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A $300-$400 turntable tweak

This is guaranteed to put a smile on your face.
Buy yourself a turntable outer rim-weight.........brand doesn't matter.
These are the metal ring-type weights intended to keep the vinyl flat at the edges just as a centre clamp or weight is intended to keep the record flat at the centre.
Now use it religiously on every record for 3 weeks.
After that time, throw it away and listen to all your records again.
The transparency, space and depth will all have now returned and you will once again remember why you love vinyl.
halcro

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dean358
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Halcro, thanks for starting this thread. Very ear-opening. It never occurred to me to try my VPI HRX without the periphery clamp as it came with the turntable. Based on one weekend of listening the table seems to sound better without it -- slightly bigger sound stage, more open and lively. This was with the Airtight PC-1 cart and 2 drops of damping fluid in the JMW 21.7 arm Tnx again!

P.S. - When comparing having the ring on or off I found it required a 0.04 Hz frequency change on the SDS to get speed to match. YMMV.
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