Vibracobra wrote: Tue Oct 12, 2021 8:06 am The debut carbon indeed may show hum and shit.

My previous system showed no traces of hum or noise so it has to be the tt or something related, not the installation.

After tryin stuff, I realised problem were the original Project cables that go from the back of the tt to the Phono source of the receiver. They were too large and probably damaged in some way. With an old pair of standard and not-too-long red and white ones it was fixed.

Wood Goblin wrote: Sat Oct 09, 2021 10:33 am Currently, I use the felt one that came with my turntable (a Rega). Are there any advantages to switching to cork or some other material? Is it even necessary to use a slipmat?

My only complaint with the felt slipmat is that it comes off when I’m removing a record. Since I’ve never simply put the record right on the platter, I don’t know whether the felt affects static or anything else. I’ve just assumed that it’s useful for vinyl protection.