Perfect Path "Solutions" (PPS) eMat

There is one place the PPE products DO NOT work correctly-MAGNETS.  The E-Mats absolutely made a sonic difference in my system even though I didn't use them.   My system has small magnets in various locations in my system which are proprietary (no, not the HUGE in line magnets of High Fidelity cables) with paired metals.   

Due to the magnets, this is what happened when I put the the mats on the back of my speakers (I also have a second system with Legacy Signature IIIs).  On the rear bottom where the crossover is located, it elevated the bass response.   On the rear behind drivers, it elevated the mids and tweeters.   So, it did have a profound effect, just not one I wanted.   Much like using Synergistic Research HFTs.   For non-magnetic reasons, the HFT-X under my tweeters just enhance the highs too much for my system and the HFT regular in the rear enhance the mids too much (enhance meaning making prominent).  I have tried Mats on power panels, isolation transformers and other equipment.  No go but they always made a difference, quite prominently.  So I recommend trying them out to see if they enhance the sound you want.  

Why I spent a small fortune on my listening room and Hallograph/Synergistic Research tweeks for acoustics, Townshend, Stillpoints and Synergistic Research for electronic vibration control:
- No front wall reflection control  Use SR HFTs, 24 on four walls and ceiling
- No first reflection control  same answer with side wall acoustic foam damping and suspended acoustical foam damping   Bass traps built into the walls (activated charcoal panels)
- The reflections off the glass table - No furniture, one large couch
- The reflective equipment between the speakers - Nothing located between speakers, equipment is off to the side
- The lack of symmetry due to the windows on one side, and the wall/records on the other side-No openings, 2 Swinging Doors 17" thick same construction as walls, perfectly symmetrical design
- The blinds (that will rattle) - None
- The reflective pictures on the wall - None
- The reflective (curio/china cabinet?) in one corner behind the speakers, but not the other - None
The Hallographs focus the sound of the Legacy Focuses, open the soundstage and help imaging, combined with SR HFTs, improve the functionality of the speakers.

I have head Frank's system and it is substantially superior to 95% of audio show setups I've heard.   I've heard the best but it was priced at $1+ million.  It was capable of projecting the best imaging, tonality, dynamics and soundstage in a 70' X 30' X 18' room (approximate) with my music (LP&CD).  Amazing.  I have captured much of that room as has Frank in our systems; however, what I lack is the physically "realness" of the recording event.   Which is why I intend to upgrade to a much more costly speaker.  The Signature IIIs and Focuses are a huge bargain, basically built to a price point at the time which was affordable (used-a steal).  

Setting up the acoustics and vibration control pays huge dividends but is a MAJOR hassle, not as easy as paying your money and buying the equipment.  I also hate mounting and setting up a cartridge but the results are inestimable.   

audio2design My room is $150,000 with built-in activated chambered charcoal bass traps. I spent the money on the acoustics first in my new home. The electronics and cabling are not SOTA but the equipment and tweaks add up to about $75,000. Sure Legacy speakers are built to a price point. I’m getting as much as possible out of them and that’s better than the 100s of speakers I’ve heard. Only some really great speakers at much more than $10K sound better in really good systems. I’m looking to purchase Von Schweikert VR9SE MkII and hear the Evolution Acoustics MM2s or 3s. I’ve heard other speakers but the VRs I’ve heard (Ultras) have the best sound I’ve ever heard from my LPs and CDs. I can’t afford an Ultra right now. I still tell people that the older Legacy speakers are a steal for the sound one can get out of them. I had just moved in and Covid hit so that stopped me from hearing other speakers in showrooms. I intend to get back to that sometime in 2021. When I was a commercial R.E. appraiser, I appraised over 17 local sound studios in Los Angeles. Two studios used Legacy Focuses. Steve Hoffman used them for many remastered DCCs. I saw a recent NYC recording hall using new ones. Tom Port of Better Records uses them for testing for hot stampers.  These are really fine speakers. New equipment does not mean better in all ways. It is difficult to do everything better than previous engineering.