New mat for Rega P6?


I don’t like the mat that came with the Rega P6, lots of static and that’s even with a zero stat and carbon fiber brush. I’d like to hear from any Rega owners on what they use. Other voices are welcome, just be aware the Rega is not very adjustable, so any suggestions should replace the Rega mat one for one.Thanks in advance!  

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I use a Herbie’s Way Excellent mat on my P10’s ceramic platter. I know the P6 has a different platter so your results may be different. I actually bought the Grungebuster and the Way Excellent mat to compare them knowing that I could return one or both. I liked the Way Excellent for sound quality much better than the stock and Grungebuster mats. The Grungebuster mat sounded flat and dead. Even though the P6 has a different platter from my P10, I recommend trying the Way Excellent mat and return it if doesn’t work out. Other mats that I’ve tried incude the Audio Technica Japanese paper mat, and a white leather mat.

The Herbie's Way Excellent mat did reduce static for my P10 setup and it didn't affect VTA.  This mat is much less expensive and better to my ears for sound quality than the Herbie's Grungebuster mat that sucked the life out of the music.  Between the WE mat and ultrasonic cleaning my LPs, static is no longer a problem.  IMO, this mat is a nice replacement for the felt mat on Rega TTs.  Other brand TTs may provide different results.

Double sided tape will fix the clinging issue but it won't eliminate or reduce static.