Turntable Mats: Rubber, Felt or Cork.

1) I can’t find the MyMat on US Audio Mart. A little help, please?

@2channel8
You’d better look HERE at the product Slaw is selling even after his listing has been removed. Does it looks like something anyone would buy even for $49 ? Up to you. I think soon we will see someone selling just a piece of paper for $50 claiming it's the best solution ever made. 

2) isn’t it the height of insanity (or arrogance) to recommend that one spend $250 on a mat for a Linn Basik? That money surely could be better spent.

Linn Basik is an awful turntable, but Sakura Systems THE MAT is an excellent mat for $250 even for turntable that cost 20 times as much. Its predecessor Boston Audio Mat has been reviewed worldwide, actually with rave reviews. And it’s not a funny looking DIY product (badly cut with scissors) like the one above, it’s a serial product sold and shipped worldwide to many audiophiles. Ain’t cheap like almost everything in high-end. Manufacturing tour is here.

Read reviews if you want to know more Boston Audio Mat (latest official version is The Mat aka BA mk3):

http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/bostonaudio/mat.html

http://www.enjoythemusic.com/magazine/equipment/0205/bostonaudio.htm

https://www.theanalogdept.com/bamat2.htm

http://www.soundstagenetwork.com/vinyl/vinyl20080515.htm

Chakster!
cut it out please!
that's just plain mean and vindictive especially as you have not even tried one.
your personal thoughts are just that.
shame on you!

2channel8--- Many thanks. Useful info

@2channel8,

Thanks for your interest in MyMat. I’ve temporarily taken the ad down. Should be back up soon. If you should have any questions in the mean time, please PM me.

Steve

@chakster 

The Linn Basik is NOT awful. Could you please try to open your mind up to those of us who are not "cost is no object" members!

There were many reviews of the Basik/LVX table paired with a Shure V15 that declared it the best value in high end (for that time) audio.

Even if the Basik was awful(NOT); the idea that a freakin mat could resolve all it's IMAGINED faults is just bull SH!t. Repeat BULL $HIT!

I still enjoy my Basik with a Shure V15 RS with a Jico SAS stylus. It fits in very well in a small room with a Nakamichi Reciever 2 and PSB Imagine XBs (If only 'She Who Must Be Obeyed' would let me bring mt Bostn Acoustics T-830s back up from the basement!!!!) It sounds very respectable. The Mats only make VERY subtle differences.

I very rarely make such strong ststements; but in this case my actual experience gives me all the courage I need.

@chakster , I was a follower; but now I know that how ever limited my experience may be compared to others; my opinion is at least as valid, to me and probably to other readers.