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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Due to house repairs and installation of bass traps etc. I have only recently introduced E Mats and TC into my system. Some Application of TC was done about 3 months ago and the Mats about 3 weeks ago.

The stuff certainly, beyond any doubt, makes a significant difference in my system. And not for the good!

What it does is render it over the top bright and harsh. Unlistenable to the point where my wife screws up her face while I dive for the volume control.

I have changed out interconnects and tried a permutation of different power cables and swapped between silver and copper wiring on the linestage inputs but with the sound overpoweringly bright, non of this made any difference.

In case you're wondering about my kit, I'm able to clearly hear the sound change when altering the position of a stock fuse.

I have tried bypassing my linestage 'The Truth' and going direct into a Wadia15  This DAC is normaly in no way bright, but the system becomes a screaming, screeching monster with the 9 mats I have.

The system is slowly returning to its previous state after 3 days of mat removal. These things are decidedly powerful.





I was not sure where to post this problem I have.

They were all the original mats. Also, to be clear, I removed the linestage from the path and took the analogue-out from the DAC directly to the power amp.

I hope somebody can shed some light on this as all I am left with is the empty feeling of wasting a large sum of money.
grannyring

03-02-2020 12:37pm

It did sound better, but that has changed.  Both are true at the same time. Why? No idea.

Schrödinger’s mats?
You made a lot of changes and additions recently. It can be a little difficult to pinpoint what the problems stem from. Especially when things are probably still breaking in. Even bass traps can often take some time to figure out where exactly they improve the sound, they can sometimes degrade the sound. They certainly aren’t the no brainer people oft think they are. Just my 2 centavos.