Delphi owners- BDR carbon clamp

My most excellent local dealer, Mike Oddie of Alternative Audio in Dundas Ontario just lent me a replacement record clamp. The Oracle clamp is a new product from Black Diamond Racing, like their VPI version but designed to fit the Oracle. Although it isn't nearly as pretty as the stock clamp, you are going to need one moments after putting one on your table. It is made of machined carbon fiber like the various cones, pucks, and shelves that this company builds that all seem to do such a great job of damping and attenuating vibration.

What it did was along the same lines as what all the BDR products installed in my system seem to do. It cuts down on aural confusion. Placement of artists in the soundspace is made more more clear. I think some high frequency ringing has disappeared leaving a more real sounding trailing edge to cymbals, plucked strings and other percussive instruments. The lower mids/upper bass is better defined and a little warmer at the same time. The space beween instruments seems blacker...blah, blah, blah. The interesting thing is that it was a more immediately obvious improvement than any of my previously purchased BDR stuff. By now you must have gotten the picture. Own an Oracle? Then you need one of these!