Perfect Path Technologies: Omega E mat

Thanks to all of you who were early adopters of the Omega E Mats.  I read all of your postings here and over time the consistency of the comments began to convince me of the Mat's efficacy.  I was very skeptical of the Mat early on as I could not make sense of how it would affect the electricity to the degree that it does.  Remarkable!

There are so many fine people here who love listening to their music as much as I do but without at least a couple Mats treating your home's electrical service, you simply are denying yourself of hearing the true beauty of music on your system

Hey, I know dropping $599 per Mat sounds like a lot to invest in what you may think of as a non-component.  What we may have here is a new classification of a component.  "Electrical Optimization Component"??

Last evening as I couldn't seem to end my listening, what the Mats do for the music, in my system at least, became apparent.  Many have opined that it lowers the noise floor of your system and with that, I concur. (Remember that in optimizing your electrical service it lowers the noise floor of your video equipment as well)  Yes, you will notice a smoother, more saturated picture where depth of image is enhanced.  Beautiful.

So what really hit me last night?  It was the effortlessness of the sound.  I played discs that pre-Mat would present a loud section of music and I would reach for the remote to turn down the sound.  What I am now having to be wary of is that I don't listen to the music at too high a level.  Those loud passages just get loud.  There is no "glassiness" or "coarseness" to the sound.  

@oregonpapa  recently posted "With the Omega E Mats installed, the sound had become much more intimate, relaxed and real."..  BINGO!  @oregonpapa also mentioned the focus of singer's voices.  And how.  I listened to Kandace Springs' "Soul Eyes" last evening and again as I type this.  She is in the room singing for me.  It is my addiction!  I am happy to have it.🎼

Much thanks to Perfect Path Technologies for producing the Mats and all of you who helped me to take the leap.  I owe you!

I almost forgot.. The mini Mats are coming soon.  That will help more folks to give electrical optimization a try.  Nice.😀

@hifiman5 - Thanks for mentioning Kandace Springs. Never heard of her, and it's great when someone shares a talented, not so commercially well known artist (well, to me anyway). Good stuff! I see her songs in my future....

hifiman5 sez ...

• "So what really hit me last night? It was the effortlessness of the sound. I played discs that pre-Mat would present a loud section of music and I would reach for the remote to turn down the sound. What I am now having to be wary of is that I don’t listen to the music at too high a level. Those loud passages just get loud. There is no "glassiness" or "coarseness" to the sound."
  

I totally agree. There is no longer a "cringe" factor on loud sections of the music. These sections are particularly important on classical music, especially symphonic music. They convey a lot of the emotion of the music and they’re supposed to be loud.

Another benefit of the Mats is what they do for percussion instruments. Examples are ... kettle drums at the rear of the orchestra, the natural timber of a lightly struck triangle, the natural metallic tones of vibraphones, the beautiful mahogany wood sound of marimbas, even the contact of the skin of the hands meeting the taught leather on bongos and conga drums, not to mention rim shots on snares. Percussion is simply amazing on my system now.

hifiman5 ... you’re not the only one losing sleep. I think there’s a lot of us with black circles under our eyes these days. *lol*

Frank

I am not looking to upgrade my Legacy Focus speakers although I had been contemplating $50-$60K speakers to replace them.  This is due to a combination of the recent upgrades to my system.  The first was the installation of a dozen Omega E-Mats.  Now, at a similar cost, I replaced my 13+ year speaker cable, my phono, CD and pre-amp ICs with GroverHuffman's new Pharoah cabling.  It's like doubling or tripling the Omega E-Mats.  Like the E-Mats, the first three items which dramatically improved were clarity, dynamics and imaging.  The sound is more open, especially the highs with more musical details and timbral enhancement.  Performances are riveting.  Many of my mono recordings which sounded boxy are now open and have rich tonal colors.  I'm talking jazz, classical and even electronic rock like Yello.  I wouldn't say that there is blacker background but there is less distortion of the signal.  Pure musical delight.  

So, if you want the possible advantages of tripling Omega E-Mats but are unsure that will equate to a big improvement over a dozen of them, try out GroverHuffman cables.  They work together synergistically.  

I had to pay for my upgraded cables so I am not receiving them as gifts just as I paid for the Omega E-Mats.