Perfect Path Technologies: Omega E mat

ronrags,

From my posting on this thread on July 26, 2018.

"So last night I removed the Omega mat from the breaker box and placed it in my car in the garage.

12 hours later I turned my system back on and did some deep listening. Primarily to evaluate the sound quality without all the previous items in the breaker box including now without the Omega mat. As I write this, I find that the frequency extremes are still the same. Perhaps the soundstage is a little flatter as is not as deep. However, not as much change as I thought there would be. Very interesting and confusing. Why did I think the mat initially provided an increase in the sound quality?

So once again I reintroduced the Omega mat over the breakers. About 6 hours later I again sat down to listen. I found that… there was indeed a more satisfying sound. Huh? How? There was no frequency change, and not much change in the soundstage. Not anything that I could point specifically at. But the Omega mat did contribute to an overall deeper music appreciation.

It is now my opinion that the Omega mat excites an emotional feeling. It is sort of a feeling of a live presence that was lacking in the recorded sound. I don’t know how or why but it was easy to hear once it was reinserted."

I hope this helps.

ozzy

Ozzy ...

You’ve discovered one of the the mysteries of the Omega E Mats.

As I stated in a previous post, initially, the mat actually degraded the sound of my system. That lasted for about a half day or so. Then the improvements started to appear.

In discussing this with Tim Mrock, he concluded that it was because I had used an inordinate amount of TC throughout the system and elsewhere inside and outside of the house. It took time for both the TC and the Mats to gel with each other.

I believe that there is some type of energy being thrown off by the Omega E Mats and that they somehow "charge up" the components that they rest under. Its kind of like pasting every part of a component with TC including the chassis, transistors, capacitors, and even circuit boards. Doubling or tripling up of the E mats increases the phenomenon.

I believe that when the Omega E Mats, or in your case the one mat, is removed, the "charge" remains for awhile, then slowly dissipates. This would account for the initial improvement you heard in your circuit box with the mat in, and then not noticing much of a difference when the mat was removed, only to find a return to improvement when you returned the mat to the circuit box again.

Call me crazy ... but I think these Omega E Mats have life. Same for the TC. I think Tim has hit upon a product/invention that will go way beyond the limited use we audiophiles will be putting it through.

At this point, the improvements in the SQ of my system with the TC applications and the six Omega E Mats, have brought the system to the point that I have absolutely no desire to upgrade any electronics or speakers from now on.

The system plays music that gets me totally involved in the performance ... and its as close to "live" music as I’ve heard from 99% of systems out there, including mega-buck systems. Its limited of course by scale ... but only by scale.

By many accounts, my system is fairly modest price wise for "high end." I put a pencil to it the other night. Had I bought everything in the system new, with no discounts, the retail value would be in the $70,000 range, not including the TC and the Omega E Mats. 

Frank

@ozzy Sorry I must have missed your post from 7/26. I believe what you heard by reintroducing the mat was hearing more into the music. TC initially lowered the noise floor which increased the macro and micro-dynamics along with the soundstage. The mats increased those features even further at least in my system. I was just listening to Diana Krall and her voice was much more distinct, clearer and as if she was in my room! The sound of the instruments are more focused and positioned. The soundstage now appears to envelope my room as if I still had my surround system. 

Frank

I agree with everything you have stated.

In my work with real acoustic instruments I have found that when a new adjustment or device is introduced into their system path way there is a period of acceptance and also of expansion of soundscape and dynamics.

While this expansion of sound is like filling a tub with water or a balloon with air when the valve is released the sonic impression lingers until over a period of time it is gone. I have found the same of many audio devices and the same is true of the E Mats particularly in this comparison.

Unless your fully aware and patient this ebb and flow of energy within a device or system or in the confines of an audio room  may be difficult at first to absorb and understand. Many times its not just what you hear but what you see and feel in the musicians motions and expressions and this is best related in my room with both TC and the Emats. Tom