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Clamp or no?

There have been scores of discussions through years regarding clamps and weights. I don't make it a ritual, but I do have a clamp with a chuck with a fine thread that draws it down as tightly as wanted. I almost always use it, at least clamped very lightly. Too tight and it can make the record cup-warp. That's in part why I wouldn't use a weight. I don't like added load on the bearing either.

A clamp seems essential for records with enlarged holes, as a minimum.

The theoretical notion of coupling the disc to the platter mat is a good one, however it seems some discs sound a little sweeter with no clamp. Like many structural-dynamic issues, results are counterintuitive.


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  • Clamp or no? - mr.bear 20:26:13 10/23/16 (0)

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