Turntable Mats for Technics Grand Class, "G" Series

I also use Boston Audio graphite mat on my SP10 MkII, I purchased mine from Sakura.

I also have a GAE bought when they were introduced and like you have replaced the OEM mat.  In my case: leather, acrylic, Herbies, Origin Live (favored for years) and recently the new Origin Live Strata.  The Strata is magic.  Really.  Expensive (295 pounds sterling), but worth it and it has a return privilege if you are not satisfied.  One word of caution, Origin sells the Stata in a slightly smaller diameter version specifically for all SL1200 turntables.  Since I also bought a Strata for my HW40 in the standard size, I tried both sizes and much prefer the standard size mat.  The smaller mat just looks funny to me on the GAE.  Same price, same sound, just an aesthetic thing.

I like the OEM heavy rubber platter mat that came on my JVC Victor TT81. Seems appropriately firm to provide stability without transmission. I use a center weight, sadly peripheral ring type weight I tried won’t work on this platter’s edge.

I was reading an old thread about cartridges yesterday, and I came across Chakster saying the ONLY platter mat he was using at that time, on all his TT’s was

Saec SS-300 alloy mat

I made a note to check it out, I see there was an SS-300MK2

Any comments about it from others ..........................?

Thank you guys for all the insight!  

The Oracle hard mat was recommended to me for my Technics SL1200G. I tried it but wasn’t really satisfied.  I’m back to the original rubber mat.  I no longer worry about such things.