A new mat for my Linn LP12

Hi Peterdamroth,  I have an Linn LP12 circa early 80s.  I have the original Linn mat and the new Herbie 2 mat.  I read on the forums here how most prefer the original Linn, but I decided to give the Herbie's a try anyway.   Most who had tried the Herbie's had the original Herbie's mat instead of the 2.  I don't know what the difference is between the original Herbie's and the new one.   The Herbie's 2 seemed to lessen the bass response slighltly, but focused the mids and highs.  It was a trade off, but I kept the Herbie's 2 on the table.  The original Linn felt mat occasionally would stick to the lp because of static when I removed it from the table and you won't have that problem with the Herbie's.  I almost put the original mat in the LP cover a couple of times because I hadn't noticed it stick to the LP!  

Thank you for your thoughts. I think I'll go for the Linn product....next week, in case someone throws out some new info.:-)

Ivor T. told me to try the felt mat on both sides. Apparently there is a preferred side.

If the Linn felt mat is sticking to the LP; use a Zerostat, Mapleshade Antistat or Fureteck D'Stat. Should solve that problem and less dust attracted to LP too.

Best Wishes to all on this Journey.
Happy Holidays!

Does anyone have a preferred company that sells the Linn mat for a reasonable price? ...on the web...