Turntable Mats: Rubber, Felt or Cork.

if you want to try out an inexpensive interesting  mat try the washi mat by Teac, currently on sale on parts connection in CA , I,m getting good results with it on my Roksan Xerxes 20 , not staic like felt mats, its made oft thin  japanese papyrus. YMMV but at least is around 20 bucks.

I was re-reading the comments above.... It seems that @chakster prizes looks & price over effectiveness.

Design is definitely very important for me when it comes to any high-end gear (turntable or mat, speakers of amps).

But do you think that Sakura The MAT, SAEC SS-300 and Micro Seiki CU-180 and CU-500 are all inferior in comparison to your mat ?

If you never tried those mats i recommend you to try.
If you already tried please comment

@chakster ,

You were the "instigator", by dismissing MyMat based upon a picture. Several MyMat users chimed in. Given the construction of MyMat, it’s flexible nature, it’s 1mm thick design, it’s ability to dampen motor noise and still decouple a record from a platter in a 1mm thick mat, is incredible!. I have all positive users’ posts. It seems to me, I have nothing to prove. Actually, one MyMat user said he didn’t like the Boston Mat (Sakura) at all in his system. Which brings me to another point...all of my customers , with different TTs, have all reported good things. Again, I have nothing to prove.

This is with just one MyMat, ...I have had one repeat customer. Two MyMats are better than one, and two are just 2mm thick, perfectly connected to your  platter.

No you will not. Using a reflex clamp like the Michell should make a difference. 

@mijostyn,

Please tell us all how, by using a clamp that connects to a mechanical bearing makes a (positive) difference?