What are the audio differences you hear with turntable Mats.

@atmasphere 

The Oracle acrylic mat sounds interesting to me.  

However, when I read a description of it, it said ".....The acrylic mat is machined with a slightly concave surface which helps flattening of the record more efficiently when using the Oracle record clamp."

I don't use a record clamp with my turntable as it is not recommended (it's an LP12) so I wonder how this mat might work with it having the concave surface with out using a record clamp?  Any thoughts or ideas you could share with me?

Thank you and best wishes,

Don

I might be wrong, but my impression is you need to use a record clamp with the Oracle mat due to the concaved nature of it.  
 

Does anyone know if you need to use a record clamp with the BA The Mat?

Thank you,

Don

@wrm57, Please accept my most sincere apologies.  I have suffered 5 major strokes and there are times when I don't comprehend/understand or process thoughts very well.  It can be very frustrating to me as well as to others... so for that I am very sorry.

I have read your posts and I greatly appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts and experiences with me and others.

When I read your previous post, you had written...."It works perfectly well with weights and clamps other than the one made by Oracle. Personally, I like the Origin Live Gravity One (out of many I’ve tried), which weighs almost nothing but sounds terrific on the Lenco."   To my mind, that tells me that you have successfully used the Oracle mat perfectly well with several "weights and clamps" but you prefer the Origin Live Gravity One which weighs almost nothing ( but yet, it is still a record clamp/weight, is it not?)  I did not see anywhere in your post where you specifically said that the Oracle Mat does not need to be used with a record clamp/weight.

So, with my challenged brain... I guess I didn't understand that what you may have meant to say is that because the Gravity One weighs almost nothing, that it would be the same as not using a clamp/weight at all.  Is this what you were implying?

It is helpful to know that a record weight/clamp is also not needed to be used on the BA mat.  Thank you for that.

Please forgive my "slowness" in understanding and don't give up on sharing your thoughts and experiences with us, as I and others do indeed appreciate your contributions.

Best wishes to all,

Don

@lewm , thank you for sharing your thoughts and experiences with me and others. I think I will keep a watchful eye out for a used BA The Mat.  If I can't find one in a few weeks, I'll order a new one to give it a try 😁

Best wishes,

Don

@lewm  Yes, I hope I like the Boston Mat too 😀

It seems like you are pretty impressed by the copper mat too.  However, I'm concerned about adding too much weight to my LP12.

I like the fact that the Boston Mat only weighs roughly 1 pound, so I'm hoping that won't mess with my suspension on the LP12.

I'm curious.... what sonic improvements do you typically hear with the Boston Mat vs just using the typical Linn felt mat?

Thank you and best wishes to all,

Don