Model has acrylic platter ortofon om5e and arm lifter.
Uturn orbit acrylic no mat.
Acrylic s high density and low stiffness helps the platter trap and dissipate vibrat.
The orbit s tonearm is optimized for use with a thick platter mat.
I used their cork mat for a long time but could discern a muffling of certain frequencies with it as opposed to no mat.
Upgrade your orbit s mdf platter to acrylic for improved speed consistency and detail.
I would recommend the cork mat for no other reason that it supposedly helps with static.
Built to order to your specifications.
That said many folks prefer using no mat with the acrylic platter.
Listened to a u turn orbit at my son in law s tonight.
Highly recommend doing that until u turn comes out with a 3mm thicker.
Our acrylic platter is a full pound heavier which translates into improved speed consistency 0 125 wow flutter compared to 0 175 for mdf.
I purchased a hudson hifi acrylic mat which fixed all of my issues at once.
90 add to cart.
When i had an orbit the felt mat sounded worse than just the acrylic platter.
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The orbit comes with the choice of either a basic mdf platter or an acrylic platter.
But it looks amazing.
I contacted uturn audio about the need for a mat with my acrylic platter and this was their response.
If you have a pre amp you don t need another though u turn s preamp does appear to be very well regarded.
When i bought a u turn orbit recently i grabbed a 1 8 cork mat to place on the acrylic platter thinking that it would sound good protect the acrylic from dust and scratching and be less likely than a felt mat to stick to records because of static.
That said the at91b isn t bad.
Some folks with acrylic platters prefer to forego the mat and instead place their records directly on the acrylic which is totally fine.
The orbit s arm is optimized for use with a 1 8 thick mat.
If you want a good mat check out the gemdandy rcc mat and the herbie s audio lab way excellent mat.
Acrylic is a solid transparent plastic often known by brand names like plexiglass.
If you do upgrade something the cartridge is a good place to start.
Choose your finish cartridge platter and more.
I recommend trying both and going with whichever sounds best to you i ended up preferring using a mat with mine.
Mdf medium density fiberboard is a wood composite material made by binding wood fibers together with heat and pressure.
