I’m curious about this product from Perfect Path Technologies and would like to hear from those that have experience with it. I’ve bought and used the Total Contact enhancer and like what it does for my system so I’m interested in hearing how this Omega E mat performs.
It’s definitely not an attractive look having the cheap magnets laying around but they are having an effect. I just placed two more next to my Apply Tv and the picture quality took a good step up from what it was before. This is another easily repeatable tweak. Again, I’m not sure I like them around my stereo but I’ll play with them more this week.
I forgot to mention the E-Mat affect on sound level and dynamics. The sound level increased by about 20%, two clicks of 24 on my volume control. However, the dynamic range also increased resulting in me playing music louder. Playing music louder with the enhanced clarity doesn't seem too loud, just more realistic sounding. The E-Mats are a wonderful addition to my system although I'm using six of them to achieve this result.
I'm posting this again for those you missed it.
07-19-2018 4:09pmI use a Walker Talisman to demagnetize my CDs and LPs every time I play them. The difference between a magnetized CD and a Talisman demagnetized CD is as different as using 6 E-mats when comparing a magnetized (several plays of a CD for instance) and a "Talismaned" demagnetized CD. The Talisman is just a big pair of magnets but works like a powered tape demagnetizer unit, but is non-powered, easy to hold and use and small item. I highly recommend it.
I also have an Acoustic Revive RD1 which does a so-so job and which I purchased prior to the Talisman.
The question I have remains what can 60 mil kitchen magnet mats do for E-Mats stacked under or above them? Can it enhance their effect, have no effect or have a detrimental effect?
I don’t have a definitive answer for you, as I haven’t tried magnetic mats with the Omega. However, since Tim has clearly stated that the magnet has nothing to do with the effect, but is simply there for convenience of placement, I doubt additional magnets would enhance it. If anything, I think they would be more likely to be detrimental.
I have had my matts in place now for just one week, and can also independently verify the positive claims of multiple prior users: my sound stage, micro dynamics, bass, floor noise, and most importantly, my musical enjoyment, and willingness to simply listen have all improved dramatically. I have had an annoying ground loop hum, and that has also improved, its now almost imperceptible which has also helped with PRAT and listening deeper into the music. Since I added the matts all at one time, I can't comment how it may have specifically helped my Roon Nucleus + core computer for streaming. I can say that this has been a much better tweak, and less expensive than my set of Stein Music Harmonizers, A and B and associated stones, in my room. I had been skeptical that this tweak could perform as advertised, but it does, and I'm glad. Thanks Tim, and Frank...I'll report back after I hit the magical two week mark. I have no need to order more matts for my speakers and my router, etc, until the smaller matts come out. I need to reach out to Tim and order some TC enhancer for my power cords, and new speaker cables, coming shortly, and get more of the synergy reported by others.
I did not know about the fuse tweak at all. I learned about fuses from the TC forum. I had never followed a forum prior to that one. Further, I reasoned that the TC was more cost effective and was satisfying my need in my system’s musicality (for now). Plus I wanted to fairly evaluate TC over time without major changes. Finally, I do not regret having implemented those more costly tweaks since it has made the TC and Mat tweaks act like a booster rocket on a decent system. I more than likely will try the fuse tweaks, after I am done with the Mat tweak thought my system. I like it that much.
Well I have had the Omega Mat for about 2 weeks now. This mat is placed inside the circuit panel cover over the circuit breakers. As per my original review of the mat. About 4 days ago I added a Bybee original signal enhancer to the circuit panel located at the top over the main breakers and above the Omega mat. With the added Bybee in place I did notice a stronger bass presence. Last night I removed the Bybee and this morning played the Omega mat again by itself. What I found is I prefer the Omega mat by itself, the Bybee sort of bloated the sound. But for those that need a little more bass it might help.
In the next day or two I will be removing the Omega mat completely from the circuit panel to then hear what difference the Omega mat actually contributed to the sound quality.
@ozzy I'm also curious if you'll hear the difference immediately after the removal of the mat or is it gradual and if you need to wait another 14 days to hear the full effect of the mat.
The general consensus is that the materials in the Omega E Mats somehow "charge" up the surrounding areas and/or audio equipment in which they are put. These areas have to "discharge" after the mat is removed in order to get back to a zero effect. If you are going to do an A-B comparison, it would be best to remove both the Bybee products and the E Mat completely from the circuit breaker box for a couple of days, listen, then reinstall the E Mat, letting it "charge" back up for a day or two, then listen again.
Using the terms "charge" and "discharge" may not be accurate. I just couldn't think of another term that would be appropriate.
Really, it takes two weeks to restore the full effect of the E-Mat and hours to lose the benefit? I was able to find a better location for one E-Mat from my amps to either doubling the breaker panel and the pre-amp, of which the pre-amp was best sounding within seconds of placement. Also, at Frank’s home, once we removed half of his 12 E-Mats, we heard the very significant difference immediately (better with doubled and tripled stacking). It’s scary to think what would happen if I doubled or tripled my E-Mat placement. Unaffordable too.
Once the heatwave burns off, and we get the onshore breeze back, come back up to my place for another listening session. Things are sounding mighty, mighty fine here. :-)
Thanks for that info, but I need to know. Pulling the Omega mat after being in place for 2 weeks is the only sure way I know of to evaluate its effect.
What?? You should be able to evaluate the effects the moment you place the mats under your components ... but especially after giving them a half a day, to a day to do their thing. They continue to improve over several listening sessions.
tommylion Isn't it uncanny to have all the musicians contribute to the music. Quite amazing. Performances and music that were overlooked are now fun to listen to.
They’re on the top of the speakers, long ways front to back. The tweeters, woofers and crossovers are all within 18” below them, an advantage of a simple two-way design. My Audio Note Es are based on the Snell Es, if you’re familiar with them.
I'm going to pull the Omega mat out of the Breaker box tonight before I go to bed and put it in my car as Tom suggested. So tomorrow I should be able to determine the mat effectiveness.
ozzy- Before you pull out the mat can you say you’re enjoying the sound of your system more than what it was before the Omega mat? Is it just different or too close to call which is why you’d like to take it out to assess?
The Mat has been on the breaker panel for about two weeks and the effect has become more obvious on both office and main Systems in the last couple of days.
The 3D quality of the sound stage has become very evident in the last 2 days and has really taken a jump this evening. Even the sound through the TV has become clearer and even more musical. The clarity on my office system is incredible. PRaT, clearity of detail and soundstage. I had no real expectations that this would occur by putting a mat on the breaker panel since I do not have any dedicated lines to either system. Needless to say I am a believer now. It as if upgraded the my power-conditioners.
The main system has an even greater synergy, since the CD player has a Mat on top of the transport. Digital music has never sounded so good. CDs that sounded congested now are easier to listen to. With a wider and deeper soundstage, the music just flows without digital glare of any kind. Instruments and voices sound and “appear” so much more life like than I ever thought possible on my system.
This mat is well worth it to me. So I will be keeping the second mat and sending a check to Tim.
As I stated earlier in my first review of the Omega mat, components where I had Bybee IQSE units installed the mat had little to no effect.
I have 3 dedicated 10 ga outlets/breakers. At the end of the line is Furutech GTX nano rhodium outlets. I also have 20 of the HF MC-.05’s installed (with diy outlet strips) at the outlets prior to my Core Tech 1800’s balanced conditioners. Which also have Bybee IQSE’s inside.
With so many positive and emotional reviews of the Omega mat I believed the mat had to be doing something for the better. So why did the mat with the Bybee’s have so little effect? My guess is that the Bybee IQSE’s and the Omega somehow cancelled each other out. And after all the Bybee’s are installed inside the components and much closer to the circuitry than the Omega mat which was placed on the outside of the units.
I decided the breaker panel was the easier area to attack so I removed the (2) Bybee’s that are of the “original signal enhancers” version and the ERS cloth from my breaker panel and placed the Omega mat over the breaker(s). Then yes, I did think the Omega mat was contributing to an overall balanced improved sound. That is; an overall better frequency response with a wider and deeper soundstage. But, I wasn’t quite sure.
However, I have found that when making changes especially with tweaks initially the sound may sound impressive but over time that new sound becomes the norm and then I start to wonder if the product is as great as I once thought it to be.
So last night I removed the Omega mat from the breaker box and placed it in my car in the garage.
12 hours later I turned my system back on and did some deep listening. Primarily to evaluate the sound quality without all the previous items in the breaker box including now without the Omega mat. As I write this, I find that the frequency extremes are still the same. Perhaps the soundstage is a little flatter as is not as deep. However, not as much change as I thought there would be. Very interesting and confusing. Why did I think the mat initially provided an increase in the sound quality?
So once again I reintroduced the Omega mat over the breakers. About 6 hours later I again sat down to listen. I found that… there was indeed a more satisfying sound. Huh? How? There was no frequency change, and not much change in the soundstage. Not anything that I could point specifically at. But the Omega mat did contribute to an overall deeper music appreciation.
It is now my opinion that the Omega mat excites an emotional feeling. It is sort of a feeling of a live presence that was lacking in the recorded sound. I don’t know how or why but it was easy to hear once it was reinserted.
So, after all of this, I believe that the one Omega mat I have is a definite plus to my system and music enjoyment. Now I need to get a few more of the Omega mats to try inside the external crossovers of my Bob Carver Amazing Line Source speakers. And somewhere down the line I would like to place the Omega mat inside my components after removing the Bybee IQSE’s.
Try leaving the Omega E Mat undisturbed for two weeks and see what happens. If you can swing it, get one more E Mat for each component in your system. Remove the Bybee devises and install the Mats. Again, leave them alone for two weeks. If you do this, you will have this in spades ...vvv
"It is now my opinion that the Omega mat excites an emotional feeling. It is sort of a feeling of a live presence that was lacking in the recorded sound. I don’t know how or why but it was easy to hear once it was reinserted."
By the way, did you listen to your car stereo while the mat was in the car?? :-)
I'm not certain of what's in a Bybee or why it works and we don't know anything about the E-Mat. With only a single E-Mat trial on such a system, it maybe difficult to define a difference.
However, without Bybees and using six E-Mats, the results are instantly apparent and after two weeks, greatly superior. I'm having so much fun listening to recordings I thought were inferior. I thought that the Quartetto Italiano Philips recordings (especially the Beethoven Quartets) were too distant and reverberant. After the E-Mat installation and two weeks, the sound is more direct, more resolving of each instrument and more dynamic. Great performances as well.
I have an Emat on the breaker with good effect as some of you descibed better than I could do. In the Torus AVR16 I also have a Bybee IQSE ans some Synergistic Research ECT inside near the mains. Do you think I should remove all this for having a better efficiency of the Mat in my system ? The Torus is a little beast that weight a mere 56 kg.
Question on the Emat. I will be trying the smaller ones once they are ready. I plan to place one in each of the crossover compartments located in the bottom of my speakers. Can I use some small pieces of double sided tape to hold these in place? I assume this is a non-issue. I just don’t want these loose in the cab. Also, I assume these mats are not conductive?
Can someone who has the mat answer a couple of basic questions? When you look at the mat and hold it, what does it look and feel like is the base material? Foam rubber, cloth, other? Does it appear to work like TC, which as I understand it, the "working" end of TC is grapheme or some other material that is suspended in the paste material? Is the mat material that works or something intertwined within the mat material?
Just really wondering because the picture on the ad is just a close up of the label and really hard to tell.
I removed the Bybee from inside the Core Tech. I don’t currently have a mat on, or under, the unit, but I think it’s a good candidate for one.
The Bybee was the last one in my system, I had sort of forgotten about it. After removing it, I realized that it was adding a “dark” coloration. I definitely prefer the sound without it.
I thought that the Quartetto Italiano Philips recordings (especially the Beethoven Quartets) were too distant and reverberant. After the E-Mat installation and two weeks, the sound is more direct, more resolving of each instrument and more dynamic.
Thank you! This confirms my suspicion of this product. Another noise reducer to throw out the baby with the bath water. The majority of these companies know what sells.
Another jump in musical clarity from yesterday to today. Notes are definitely more focused. For example, Cymbals have a much more realistic shimmer and guitar notes are better defined. The music also has a quicker and more realistic pace. The dynamics are even more powerful. I could go on but suffice it to say, I thought that the Mat was done improving but was I wrong.
By the way all this improvement has come without any negatives.
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