TW Acustic Turntable Mat

My TW Acustic mat arrived yesterday. Here is the info so far:

1. Mat is around 5mm thick and one must adjust VTA accordingly

2. Improvements: lower noise floor, less static, more air, more detail

3. Things that may have not improved or worsened: dynamics, PRAT

Not sure on complete decision as I have only quickly 'ball parked' the VTA adjustment. I will fine tune VTA as I had on the Millennium Mat and report back in about a week. So far, I like the improvements and I am betting that the dynamics and PRAT improve as I dial in VTA and VTF.

Mat Update:

After more than a week with the mat, I must say it definitely is a success and worth the investment. Depth and width of soundstage have improved. More rock solid imaging well beyond the speaker boundaries is occuring. Musicality has improved. Bass is definitely more robust.

If you have a TW table, the TW mat is definitely worth investigating.

I agree 100% great upgrade in sound!!

Dip the mat into Holy Water...that is a cheap but tremendous upgrade...so much more controlled in the high frequency area with an endless soundstage ... Great Upgrade in Sound !!

Syntax, your comments sometimes are not called for on these boards. We all
have things we like and value in regards to not only sound, but equipment.
Much of it is based on opinions and sonic preferences.

For one, the TW-mat made a significant difference in sound. At first I wasn't sure
I liked it as it made my bass so robust that it thickened the sound. I this was
even after I reset the VTA to a comparable level from which the millennium mat
was set. Only after experimenting: lowering the VTF from 1.950 to 1.925g, and
decreasing the anti skate by around 30% from previous settings, did I find a
sound that was much improved over the Millennium mat.

The take home message is that the TW-mat definitely changes the sound
dramatically, and only when you re-calibrate your table do you find the sound
much improved over the Millennium (and yes, I did go back and use less anti-
skate and VTF with the Millennium prior to making these observations).

In closing, my non-solicited advice to you is be more open minded and objective
upon this hobby and what other people may see as improvements and quality
equipment. I think your system based on Micro-Seiki, Lamm and your custom
home-made loudspeakers are really cool and top notch. Not my cup of tea, but I
can certainly see why you would use it as a reference for yourself.