It works - it doesn't work - it works sometimes. That's what I read, and what various friends who have a Mat tell me. As for me, I was given a "home-made" version of the MM by a Western friend who bought a MM and then decided to copy it. Bought carbon fiber sheet .5mm thick - shiny one side, "rough" other side. Cut them out - how, I don't know.
Anyway - I started using it on my new Oppo 83SE - and immediately noticed a "warming" quality to the sound. On my old (pre-1994) classical CDs a lot of the glare and splinter were greatly reduced. But on new SACDs, the difference is minimal.
I guess the MM is pretty simple to replicate - for a lot less than $119 - but is it the same? I just don't know. It would seem to be a legit product, although I've not yet tried the "real thing."
Anyway - I started using it on my new Oppo 83SE - and immediately noticed a "warming" quality to the sound. On my old (pre-1994) classical CDs a lot of the glare and splinter were greatly reduced. But on new SACDs, the difference is minimal.
I guess the MM is pretty simple to replicate - for a lot less than $119 - but is it the same? I just don't know. It would seem to be a legit product, although I've not yet tried the "real thing."