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To Clamp Or Not To Clamp?

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Posted on March 25, 1999 at 15:31:35
Scott Woebcke


 
I bought my Project 6.1 for the clamp and suspension system. What are the real benefits of clamping a record, less noise I know that, record seems more stable on the platter very good! Currently I'm using a glass platter under the glass platter is a slip mat to avoid any other vibration problems, am I doing this correctly? Thanks again, someday I will sell of my Project to a young audiophile like myself, and get me that gorgeous SE Gyrdodec!

 

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Re: To Clamp Or Not To Clamp?, posted on March 25, 1999 at 20:51:17
Mick Wolfe


 
I've owned a VPI for several yrs.and the most definite advantage of its clamping system is the ability to flatten warped records. I first saw this threaded spindle type design on Oracles several yrs ago and to me , this is the only way to go. Super heavy clamps and those where you have to use extreme force to properly clamp the record seem poorly thought out by comparison.

 

Re: To Clamp Or Not To Clamp?, posted on March 25, 1999 at 22:15:33
T. Buns


 
Let me be that young audiophile! Mail when you're ready : )

 

Re: To Clamp Or Not To Clamp?, posted on March 26, 1999 at 01:05:11
Werner


 

Of course your own taste may take over, but the 6.1
is indeed intended to be used with the clamp,
glass platter on top, felt mat between glass platter
and metal platter. This way the LP is flattened,
and more or less damped (though certainly not to
the extent an acrylic platter would do the job!)
Note that the TT in the picture is wrongly configured!

Make sure to keep the glass platter always clean,
and preferably give it a brush before each play!

Alternatively, some people may prefer the less precise
Linn/Rega type of sound one gets without the clamp,
and with the felt mat on top of the glass platter.
Now the LP is only partially suported, i.e. it can
flex and move under the force of the cartridge/arm,
while the felt fibers rub against the grooves and inject
nice euphonic colourations :-)


 

Re: To Clamp Or Not To Clamp?, posted on March 26, 1999 at 22:10:41
ANM


 
The best type of clamping system is a system which uses a reflex clamp. This type of clamp prevents the outer edges of records to bow upward as can happen with a non reflex camp used on a flat platter. Many platters, such as the new Oracle MK V, are sligtly concave so that a reflex device is not necessary to be used with the clamp.

 

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