LP12 mat -- any color you like so long as it's black?

[joe9407]

Hello all,

Dumb thread alert -- but I got tired of looking at my black LP12 mat, which faded in the sun to a kind of purplish hue. I bought a white Rega P9/10 mat as an alternative, but despite what the internets have to say, it's WAY thinner than the Linn mat. I dig the look, tho.

So, my question to you: did Linn ever make LP12 mats in different colors?

Thanks!
Joe

 

[DavidS]

I have a black Linn mat on my P9 , and it's the right way up.Never seen a coloured Linn mat.

 

[YNWOAN]

No, they only ever made black. However, the LP12 mat was thicker many years ago.

 

[Nic Robinson]

You can buy felt in a variety of thicknesses and colours. Just sayin'.

 

[graystoke4]

dye one any colour you like

 

[Wolfmancatsup]

There’s an LP12 Facebook group where they’ve made new mats in a beautiful red.

Mick

 

[joe9407]

There’s an LP12 Facebook group where they’ve made new mats in a beautiful red.

thanks, Mick. i'll have a look.

@Nic Robinson -- executing a perfect circular cut and center punch may exceed my DIY skillz.

 

[YNWOAN]

Why on earth would anyone want a red platter mat?

 

[joe9407]

@YNWOAN -- i was thinking a nice royal blue would look sharp.

 

[wylton]

To be honest though, once the record is on the platter, you can't see the colour of the mat anyhow.

 

[Wolfmancatsup]

Why on earth would anyone want a red platter mat?

Why not? I still use the regular Linn one but if someone fancies a different colour, good luck to ‘em:-

Mick

 

[Robert]

Rega produce two mat variants, a super thin version designed for the ceramic platters and the thicker versions for the other decks. The latter should be very close to a Linn mat and come in different colours.

 

[rough edges]

Why not? I still use the regular Linn one but if someone fancies a different colour, good luck to ‘em:-

Mick

Nice plinth.

 

[mickyricky]

Various colours available here .
http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/710-5...0001&campid=5338728743&icep_item=332459564193

 

[YNWOAN]

Quite hideous (IMO) - particularly the label (and acrylic, rather than felt).

 

[Wolfmancatsup]

Quite hideous (IMO) - particularly the label (and acrylic, rather than felt).

To each their own - wouldn’t suit our décor anyway. Looks too small too. Didn’t realise it was acrylic though.

EDIT: Sorry, corrected by scotty38 - didn't realise you were talking about Vinyl Passion ones, which are, erm, 'interesting'... :-o

 

[scotty38]

To each their own - wouldn’t suit our décor anyway. Looks too small too. Didn’t realise it was acrylic though.

Think he meant the Vinyl Passion one, not Colin Dent's FB mat....

 

[Wolfmancatsup]

Think he meant the Vinyl Passion one, not Colin Dent's FB mat....

Ah right - ta...

And just looked at the ebay link. Blimey.

 

[linnfomaniac83]

Why on earth would anyone want a red platter mat?

I had one on a black Rega P5, along with lots of red furnishings in the room, looked great!

If anyone wants a coloured felt mat on an LP12, Rega make a variety of colours, the mats are decent quality.

 

[linnfomaniac83]

Rega produce two mat variants, a super thin version designed for the ceramic platters and the thicker versions for the other decks. The latter should be very close to a Linn mat and come in different colours.

Three even, there is a thinner mat used on the RP1/P1, it’s pretty horrible so I put the one off my P5 on my RP1 (I have an Origin Live mat on my P5 which suits very nicely).