In my experience that depends a lot on the actually turntable platter...all mats, clamps/weights,alter the sound to a degree...I have been mainly using the Goldmund mat and the Goldmund clamp,they appear,to my old ears,be adding or subtracting less than the others I have...it is a bit of a trial and error...the Boston Audio mat is also very good...I am getting some copper,bronze and maybe some stainless mats made,which should be better on direct drives ... in general I like carbon fibre,the BRD cones for instance are one of my favourite's,but did not like the carbon mat I tried,that is why I have a collection of platter mats...IMO there is always one who works better on this turntable ,but not so well on another...hope this helps a bit...Enjoy the music ...
