Perfect Path Technologies: Omega E mat

I reached the two week mark today.  The evidence is clear that the E-Mat effectiveness increases over time.  I am using six E-Mats, to review, 1 on the main power panel, 1 on the audio subpanel, 1 under the Bryston BIT-20 isolation transformer, 1 under the Ear Acute CD player and 2 stacked under the pre-amp/phono pre-amp. 

I am stunned by the improvement in sound.  Just the improvement in resolution/clarity would be sufficient.  So many details and performance characteristics are illuminated that I never heard or previously paid attention to.  The music's the same but there is so much more to it to enjoy.  Actually, some recordings I thought were just okay are now fascinatingly interesting because I can hear subtle dynamic and rhythmic shifts that were previously obscured.  I thought I needed a high end new speaker to hear those details but now I don't.

Frequency extremes are better in a way that Frank describes as "a lower noise floor."  They just pop more. 

When I put my ear to the speakers, they are quieter.  I have 98db sensitive speakers and what today is considered large, hissy tube amps (well with a signal, without a signal their almost silent).  This hiss is way down in level.  From my seat 13' away, there was no hiss with a signal.

The only parameter I can't resolve is the stereo separation of early stereo recordings, especially jazz (many on Contemporary label).  My 1956 to 1958 recordings are now mostly left and right channel with a hole in the middle unless there is a soloist recorded in the middle.  Mono and more modern stereo recordings don't have this problem and completely fill the center between the speakers.  Has anyone else noticed this effect?  It maybe that those early stereo recordings or my speakers are not good at filling in the center for those recordings and E-Mats just clarify the recording technique.

Excellent @fleschler ! Thanks for sharing!

Any chance there’s somebody near you that streams their music? I’ve played around with Sonic Tonic from Tweek Geek and the Black Discus from Mad Scientist and seem to get the biggest jump in performance when these items are placed around the modem and router so I’m curious to the effect the e-mats could have with this.

fleschler,

I notice the same thing with some of the early stereo jazz recordings (Cannonball Adderley’s Somethin’ Else, for example). I suspect it is in the recording(s), or possibly the mastering.

fleschler & tommylion ...

A lot of the early stereo jazz recording were recorded in what seems like dual mono. In my experience, the early Blue Note records are the worst offenders. The Contemporary stereo recordings are some of the best records produced during the 50's & 60's. Contemporary recordings in mono have excellent SQ as well. 

t_ramey ...

I'll try an E Mat under my router later today and report back. I've pasted all connections on my computer with TC to great effect, especially on the picture and sound.

Frank

I just returned from my 94 year old Mother's apartment. "How is the sound from your streaming computer system? It became more open this morning she replied. It is sounding very good. Today is day 4 with the E Mat at the circuit breaker and another one on top of the PS Audio DAC.

For fun we tried the Mat  being front to back, side to side, and label up or down. She heard small differences with each position and settled with lettering facing down toward the DAC and the long direction of the MAT going in a front to back direction.

Tommy Dorsey was sounding good when I left. I have not tried on top of her computer or at her Router - signal is sent by hard wire to computer.

It will be interesting to hear her system at the end of next week.

David Pritchard