turntable mat : boston mat, audioquest sorbogel ma


I spoke to some turntable dealers regarding tweaking there turntable with the above mat. Some are positive about it and some felt that the original platter mat sound characteristic is what the designer intended it to be. what is your opinion?
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I can only speak from my own experience. I had replaced the stock mat (The Groove Isolater)on my Oracle some years back with an Audioquest sorbatane mat. I purchased a The Mystic Mat two months agoand it really opened up the extension on my analog front end. They say not to use it with a clamp unless the record slips while playing it and so i didn't clamp it. After a couple of days I said what the hell and clamped it and it added more bass to my Oracle.So you see you do what sounds good in Your system. Whomever you buy from see if they have a LOAN mat to try before you buy.
go to music direct on line when your ready to buy a mat. They will ship you both the Boston Mat and The Mystic Mat for a head to head shootout. You send them back the one you don't want and pay for the one you keep. You have 30 days to find out which one suits your turntable the best. So clean yours ears out mejo and get to work.