New Omega E Mat from Perfect Path Technologies


Many of you own or have read of the highly-regarded PPT Omega E Mat, one of Tim Mrock’s revolutionary signal-enhancing accessories. Just prior to his untimely passing, Tim had finished developing a new generation of his Omega mat, soon to be available. Krissy Mrock has asked a few of us to introduce this new mat, here given the working title of The Double Omega.

In distinguishing the Double Omega, we know the original Omega, herein called the single, as a 7.5” by 10”, rather heavy and somewhat pliable mat, a bit more than 1/8” thick and with a vinyl-like feel. One face is glossy white, displaying the PPT logo and Omega name, while the other is black, smooth and magnetized. Sandwiched between these faces is the active material that causes components to reject the EMI that saturates everything in our surroundings. The Double Omega is much the same, with one important difference: the magnetized face has the finely-textured feel of around, say, 220-grit sandpaper. This texture, it is presumed, comprises yet a second active layer of EMI rejection. Presumed—because working details of the Double Omega are not well understood—better yet to know how to apply it.

With the understanding that the single Omega E mats generate field effects from both faces, mats have typically been placed under and over components and vertically over circuit breakers. How you apply the Double Omega will depend on best use and experimentation. In my case, I have removed two single mats, lying side-by-side, from the top of my large Wadia CDP and have replaced those with two Double Omegas. The Wadia is a one-box player that contains a pre-amp, so I wanted that second, strong field effect exerting downward as well as upward. I also have several singles placed underneath, just as before. Going straight to amps, this player is my only source, so I want it fully protected from EMI. Your priorities will differ.

As of this writing, I am only thirty-hours in on placing these Double Omegas, and I can already tell you they are powerful in their prevention of EMI within my digital source. Yet another veil has been lifted—all instruments and voices are even more sorted out in the aural space with new information heard within that space. There is much more decay heard against a new silence behind and between the musicians. I am already so pleased and excited about what the Double Omega E mats are doing. As Krissy told me, Tim was really stoked to have these new mats available. Rather than wait for the the fourteen-day window of improvement, I want to get this intro out so others can relay their experiences sooner.


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Marigo Audio doesn't have the TC anymore. Would someone know where I could find it?

Michael
Thanks for the tips, Millercarbon - i'll report my findings and results.

Michael_be.  I'm happy my post led to you finding a Gate, and a sale for Ron at Marigo Audio.  

Like you, sometimes my system sounds very good - usually late at night, and more often when it's the off-season and my small town in FL is half its winter-time population.   I'm hoping the PPT products can help get closer to that level of SQ on a more consistent basis. 

 Did you ever rent the Goal Zero power station?

@veroguy...  The Goal Zero will be available at the end of February. Ideally I would  have liked to get the PPT products directly from PPT with the 90 day return policy and do the comparison with the Goal Zero during that period. However the closure of PPT kind of 'forced' me to pull the trigger right away on the few PPT parts that are still available, even without the return possibility.

Neverthe less I will do that comparison testing with the Goal Zero and report my findings. 

Michael
Ron at Marigo Audio also makes some of the world's finest vibration control devices (shelves and footers).
I removed two of the Plus mats from my breaker and placed one on my conditioner and the other on my amp. Much, much better resulting sound. The breaker box location caused a bit of edge/hardness in the highs. The sound is much better now.  I was told to do this by another mat owner who experienced this same reality. Breaker box location just tipped the level of highs over the top and my system’s smoothness level suffered. 

In fact 4 of us mat owners have all heard the same sonic results when we pulled them out of the breaker box.  Owners please try it and see.  It will take about an hour to start hearing the impact. Just worth trying guys.  Just place the mats elsewhere and compare.