MITMAT: Turntable Mat, MITMAT Foundation: stabilization and isolation platform, MITFIT: footers for devices Review by Jamie Gillies Turntables are such fascinating devices. Here we are in the mid-2020s and this technology, a very simple process of needle to groove, has dramatically grown in popularity despite a world that has shifted to digital streaming, making music more accessible and cheaper. But music is not something that is just zeroes and ones through a wifi connection. That need for a tactile connection, album art, different pressings, different record weights, defies the conventional wisdom that “newer is better”. People love vinyl. As they should, because it is the single greatest way to enjoy music, as an experience built around a series of craft-based professions, from lacquer to the lathe. But the challenge with making our hi-fi systems sound great is that not all turntables are built the same. Unless you are willing to shell out thousands of dollars for a high-end, heavy turntable, they are all prone to isolation problems. And this can be a bit of a whack-a-mole challenge as well. Is it the isolation of the turntable itself, trying to decouple it from the floor or room? Is it stabilization of [...]
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