You keep telling yourself that, trying to delude yourself from the truth. A hearing test will probably show why you can't hear the problem. I've heard them all, except this revision, and the Pop Its.
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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@thecarpathian No, Jay. You don't understand-How is that malicious, unsubstantiated, made up, or BS? MOVs can start fires. Look it up, or not. Hiding from the truth seems to be your modus operandi. |
@thecarpathian Colored? Clarity is the word. PPT tweaks have allowed me to hear details in songs that were previously masked. An extended note, the tinkling of a background chime, whispers in a live recording....That is how you know it’s colored. You’re throwing out part of the music, making it easier to hear those details you didn’t hear before, that were always there. You can use an EQ and further color & roll off the highs & be amazed at the increase in depth you hear. That doesn’t make it any more accurate, only more colored. Psychoacoustics explains this very well: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychoacoustics Rooms do not have a black background. They all have their own individual sound. True black is the digital removal of all sound, including the room’s. https://positive-feedback.com/audio-discourse/real-sound-of-sound/ Just because you don’t understand the truth doesn’t make it malicious. The truth is educational. If you want to follow the ignorance is bliss path, it would be best to isolate yourself. |
@viber6 You hit the nail on the head. To quote myself, "If a system makes all music sound in room it means the lower level reverb and highs have been removed or obscured, in addition to the distortion. An uncolored system will reproduce both low level and high level reverb. I don't have a problem with people liking this sound, but it's a coloration. You're welcome to like what you like. The coloration just makes these products unwise to use in mixing & mastering. It's sad that many professional reviewers can't understand & explain the difference." You may like the sound and are welcome to try it, but these products throw out part of the music with the distortion. |
@viber6 P.S. While you weigh your options, here is some relevant information. I am a mastering engineer, have worked with many world famous artists, and created audiophile version masters for them. My room was designed by one of the best acousticians in the world. Despite Frank’s and now Ric’s (a salesman and a dealer.....big shock again! 😁) claims, I’ve heard most of the PPT products. On the other hand, you have Frank who is 80 something(?), with the associated hearing loss. He is a salesman, a beta tester for PPT, and refuses to admit how much if any he has paid for the PPT products he owns. He lives in a smallish mobile home with sparse room treatments. This is not a dig. "Just the facts, ma’am." I do applaud his passion for audio and music. 👏 |
I see I've missed many pages while away on business. @glupson You are right to question things. Not everything is as peachy as the PTP crew would have you believe. PPT claims of the EMAT+, "Even more of our patented 'perfect path effect'!" Patent laws state, "A patentee who makes or sells patented articles, or a person who does so for or under the patentee is required to mark the articles with the word 'patent' and the number of the patent." So either they aren't following requirements, or they have no patent and are guilty of false advertising. A patent number shouldn't be difficult to provide if there is one. |