This leather mat provides an inexpensive way to upgrade the sound quality of your turntable. Resonances are damped more effectively than felt, they keep dust away and they have also enough contactivity to avoid static. What is better depends on taste and the actual platter design. A very cost effective way to improve the sound and have less noise by static and dust. You can hear a difference!
Alternative platter mats with special sound characteristcs
Substitutes felt mats
Damping of resonances from metal turntable platters
