Linn users, what is your preference for your platter mat?

To my ear, the Herbie's Audio Way Excellent turntable mat is a clear upgrade to the felt mat. I now use a graphite mat on my #1 table and just ordered the Origin Live Strata mat. Both are more expensive than the Herbie's which, is the "bang for the buck" choice.

@billpete 

Sorry for the long delay in responding. Re: the difference between the felt mat and the Herbie's mat. To my ear, everything is better with the Herbie's mat. It has been way too long since I have listened to the felt mat that I can't give you more detail.

If you are in the US and want to try my Herbie's mat, I will send it to you no charge.

If you want, look me up on the other audiophile site under acman51 to make connection about this.

Re: the question about a jig, yes I do have one. It is really necessary to work on the LP12.

I'm trying to tiptoe here to avoid tripping the algorithm on this site that will block any mention of anything that they deem inappropriate, or any attempt to circumvent their billing system etc., etc. The site I'm referring to is the one that starts with audio and ends with mart. I'm trying to give you an opportunity to hear it for yourself and make your own decision about the validity of my contention rather than relying on hearsay. Also, you could pose the question on ChatGPT or Gemini if you still need more convincing.