Hi Peterdamroth, I have an Linn LP12 circa early 80s. I have the original Linn mat and the new Herbie 2 mat. I read on the forums here how most prefer the original Linn, but I decided to give the Herbie's a try anyway. Most who had tried the Herbie's had the original Herbie's mat instead of the 2. I don't know what the difference is between the original Herbie's and the new one. The Herbie's 2 seemed to lessen the bass response slighltly, but focused the mids and highs. It was a trade off, but I kept the Herbie's 2 on the table. The original Linn felt mat occasionally would stick to the lp because of static when I removed it from the table and you won't have that problem with the Herbie's. I almost put the original mat in the LP cover a couple of times because I hadn't noticed it stick to the LP!
