Origin Live STRATA Multi-Layer Platter Mat

The problem with most mats is that they only work over a specific frequency range. Meaning that they do little to help absorb frequencies within other important ranges. It’s obvious that when you try different mat materials under your records, they contribute to the characteristics of the sound in very different ways. Some heighten detail at the expense of warmth and bass. Some produce a wonderfully impressive transparent sound but kick deep bass into the long grass. Others are the opposite, with great bass but a loss of clarity and a murky treble.

In the Origin Live STRATA Platter Mat multiple materials are arranged so they improve all aspects of sound quality such as detail retrieval, decay, mid-band transparency, separation, and deep dynamic bass. Producing a mat that betters other mats in every respect is not easy and has taken many years of patient and expensive research. The results have proven to be spectacular so we are now offering a new level of performance for all turntables which can accept a 5mm thick mat.

hifiplus.com/articles/origin-live-strata

theaudiophileman.com/strata-platter-mat-from-origin-live-2

the-ear.net/review-hardware/origin-live-strata-mat-all-rounder

List is now £325

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