turntable mats: should I use one?

I reviewed the Boston Mat2 in my system post.

It is usually recommended that a clamp is used with acrylic platters. I have a clearaudio clever clamp that I don't need anymore after going to a rega rp6. Email me if interested.

The Sota is certainly a better sounding table than my Thorens but they both incorporate spring suspension. I use a Herbies Way Excellent II mat for my TD 160 aluminum platter and I'm happy with the sonic improvement that its made.
Herbies makes a variety of mats dependent on the design of both the table and platter. I can't say that this would be the best mat for a Sota however there is a 90 day return policy and it's considerably cheaper than the Boston or any of the other carbon fiber mats.
I wish I had the Sota with a 9 inch Thomas Schick tonearm.

No way. Don´t waste your time & money on mats whatever they are. They change the sound, sometimes may improve it in some extent but not improve it as whole.
Buy a Reso-Mat instead. Vinyl sits on acetate spikes allowing resonances vanish into air and not bouching back from platter´s surface to cartridge smearing the original sound from your stylus. It just works. ;)

Harold...I just ordered the Resomat to add to my collection. I'd never heard of it before but cheers for the heads up m8 :)
I'll be comparing it to my existing (undamped) mat.
If I like it, it could become permanent. :)

The idea of parking the LP on a bed of nails is a wee bit unnerving but the only thing that concerns me is the proximity of my platter's label cutout. How close are those cones to the label area?