Turntable Mats: Rubber, Felt or Cork.

Well @chakster, thankfully I’m not selling these to make a living or to make a profit. It is a labor of love for those of us who can appreciate a superior sounding product for what it is. Sorry you feel a need to tear it down without giving it a chance.

I tried a Boston Mat2 on my 401 years ago and sent it back. I have comments in another thread. Basically, while it did quiet things down by removing background grunge and offered what I'd call a stable panorama, it also removed the life and soul of the music to the point of my disbelief.

I also tried Slaws MyMat. Some non-scientific notes below from memory. VTA was adjusted for thickness.
Musicality/Detail/Soundstage/Quietness
Boston Mat - 5/5/6/10
Rubber - 7/6/7/7
Cork - 6/6/7/8
Vinyl 10" EP - 9/9/9/6
Bare PAC aluminum platter 10/10/10/7
MyMat 9/8/7/8

@noromance,

That's a pretty detailed way of remembering. 

Thanks for chiming in.

Steve

I think @noromance comment is a very fair way of saying how MyMat’ effectiveness can be had for a wide range of different tt/systems.

What would be interesting, a price/performance by a user.