New Omega E Mat from Perfect Path Technologies


Many of you own or have read of the highly-regarded PPT Omega E Mat, one of Tim Mrock’s revolutionary signal-enhancing accessories. Just prior to his untimely passing, Tim had finished developing a new generation of his Omega mat, soon to be available. Krissy Mrock has asked a few of us to introduce this new mat, here given the working title of The Double Omega.

In distinguishing the Double Omega, we know the original Omega, herein called the single, as a 7.5” by 10”, rather heavy and somewhat pliable mat, a bit more than 1/8” thick and with a vinyl-like feel. One face is glossy white, displaying the PPT logo and Omega name, while the other is black, smooth and magnetized. Sandwiched between these faces is the active material that causes components to reject the EMI that saturates everything in our surroundings. The Double Omega is much the same, with one important difference: the magnetized face has the finely-textured feel of around, say, 220-grit sandpaper. This texture, it is presumed, comprises yet a second active layer of EMI rejection. Presumed—because working details of the Double Omega are not well understood—better yet to know how to apply it.

With the understanding that the single Omega E mats generate field effects from both faces, mats have typically been placed under and over components and vertically over circuit breakers. How you apply the Double Omega will depend on best use and experimentation. In my case, I have removed two single mats, lying side-by-side, from the top of my large Wadia CDP and have replaced those with two Double Omegas. The Wadia is a one-box player that contains a pre-amp, so I wanted that second, strong field effect exerting downward as well as upward. I also have several singles placed underneath, just as before. Going straight to amps, this player is my only source, so I want it fully protected from EMI. Your priorities will differ.

As of this writing, I am only thirty-hours in on placing these Double Omegas, and I can already tell you they are powerful in their prevention of EMI within my digital source. Yet another veil has been lifted—all instruments and voices are even more sorted out in the aural space with new information heard within that space. There is much more decay heard against a new silence behind and between the musicians. I am already so pleased and excited about what the Double Omega E mats are doing. As Krissy told me, Tim was really stoked to have these new mats available. Rather than wait for the the fourteen-day window of improvement, I want to get this intro out so others can relay their experiences sooner.


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Most of the time music is from SONY Walkman via earphones.
I believed a number of years ago I would never be able to buy the system I wanted, so went portable.
RWA iMod iPod, into Mini 3 portable amp and Sennheiser HD25, or Grado RS1.

Have since changed to:
RWAK100s
Triad Audio L3
RSA SR-71A
RSA SR-71-B

Home system has improved, so less time on the portable system.
oregonpapa,

"Or, maybe you can give him some tips."
Well, I did a few months ago. I taught him about ESP on his Discman, CD Walkman as he calls it. Not much teaching, I just let him know he has it. That was from memory.

I prefer to travel light so no cards for me.
jerrybj,

That is some sophisticated portable set-up. However, were Sennheiser HD25 for real portable use and Grado for home? Without ever hearing any of the things you mention, Sennheisers seem to be in a much different/lower category, if one goes by price.
The HD25-1 are DJ headphones.
Very robust. Being closed helped too.
ALO Ref 8 cable.
Added cables and uber mods from Customcans.

My three daughters and wife all have their own HD25s.
I also have a pair of Signature IIIs in my living room 2nd audio system.  My primary system has Focus speakers which replaced ML Monolith IIIs in 2001.  Their price does not equate to their current musical value-they are a spectacular used equipment bargain.  I am thinking of upgrading to Von Schweikert VR55k which sell for $60K to $75K ultras when I can afford them and move them to one of my video systems.  Otherwise, the Focus have been a standard for recording studios that I appraised back in the 90s and early 2000s as well as one recent installation in a recording hall in NYC (I saw the pic recently).  Also Tom Port of Better Records relies on them for his intimate LP quality knowledge.  So, they maybe old and less than SOTA, but they are truly capable of being superior speakers.