Turntable Mat question

No offense meant to the OP...

There are MANY threads dedicated to TT mats/clamps. I'm wondering why we have to keep re-writing our similar responses when, IMO, the people who have interest in this should be investigating for themselves. I mean, come on!...... mats/clamps?......this is fairly easy if one is willing to actually spend their own time and little money on it? In actuality, it may come down to one's own personal listening bias anyway.

There, I said it.

I moved away from a felt mat. Too much static electricity developed and questionable isolation. Now I just use a cork mat with a VPI record weight and Wayne’s outer ring. 

I am using an Oracle record mat and HRS record weight on my Technics SL1200G.  Sounds much better than the stock mat and no weight.  There is more air, an intoxicating sound that makes me want to keep listening and playing more records.  another Audiogoner deserves the credit to what I am now using as he is using it as well and advised me.

All record mats sound different from each other....you can make your own easily by cutting a disc from cardboard, linoleum, anything.  If you like the results fine, if not, keep listening.

I'm taking some heat for my 10" vinyl record mat. It sounds better on most material than many other mats I've listened to and that's all that matters.