Millenium Audio Vision CD-Mat

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I wanted to report on a CD-Mat that may prove of some value to at least some of the members. This being the Millenium Audio Vision M-CD Mat.



This is a Carbon Mat that according to the manufacturer is .3mm thick with a very low weight with Discdamper features that is suited to all drives and offers ease of use and great results.

The CD-mat absorbs stray light which can be either laser or environment induced. The unique damping characteristic of Carbon allow the CD mat to absorb additional CD and DVD motor drive resonances.

The mat can be used with CD, DVD, DVD-A, SACD, and though it does not indicate, I presume also Blu-ray disks.

The disk has a retail selling price of $119 which many here would find to be a very expensive tweak. But, for those with the available money and those with the proper equipment, I highly recommend this for improving your audio reproduction.

For myself, with my heavily upgraded (modified) Denon 5910 there was a decided improvement in the audio performance of CDs, DVD-A, and SACD disks. I have yet to try the mat with Blu-ray disks on my upgraded Denon 3800 BDCI Blu-ray player (though we did try the mat with CDs when I visited Dave Schulte of the Upgrade Company).

Reviews of the mat in a number of audio magazines has been highly positive. The reviewers have observed very noticeable improvement with an assortment of machines including a $21,000 player.

I do not recommend this to those with low end CD, DVD, or Blu-ray players, however, those with medium or high end players should take note.

Rich