Ringmat vs. Linn felt mat

contraire to Ncarv's post, with opposite findings.
the extreme is a musical mat, but i found the felt clarity in general richer than the extreme donut mat.
also the felt is used in static discharging, hence the sticking to the vinyl (its a good thing)
can the rubber mat replace the felts job with the static drain?
linn and felt is like bacon and eggs, sausage will work but......kurt

Interesting observation, Rcreations. I have the opposite experience -- the extreme donut mat sticks, the felt doesn't. Perhaps this is why my listening experience is opposite to yours?
I wonder if it has to do with the relative humidity? I'm in South Florida, where static is not a huge problem because of high relative humidity. Though there is less humidity indoors because of air conditioning, static is still not an issue most of the year, as in other areas of the country.
I guess I'll have to see what happens if we ever have winter again, when the relative humidity can drop and static electricity becomes noticeable. (We haven't had even a Florida winter the past couple of years. Global warming?)

Having had the great Linn LP 12 ...I tried the "RingMat"...but went back to the origional felt math. For some strange reason...the simple stuff works best on the Linn?

The Linn platter rings like a bell. The felt damps the ringing in just the right way. Other materials are not as effective at this.

Felt gets my vote. Still waiting for a response to the question in the post: where is the best place to buy a new original Linn felt mat (?).