Perimeter Ring Clamps: Yay?, Nay?, Sources??

It is sooo good to benefit from your collective experiences. I always do,

thanks to everyone who responded,

Elliott

lewm,

I am going slowly thru halcro's old thread about JVC TT101. from 2011.

JP Jones, ought to be John Paul Jones, i.e. DEEP SIX the Beasts!

Six Leagues Under the Sea is where they belong.

What a masochistic club, you only need merge with Jaguar V12 owners to be completely happy.

There must be a survivor mentality, however short lived.

twoleftears

you just put bleach on my itch for a ring, thanks, it's a no go for me after reading that.

everyone,

I wasn't thinking about warps, more about holding ALL LP's more solidly, get more juice into the Stylus. 

I wasn't considering keeping it perfectly centered, forget that, forget it.

thanks, I knew I'd get answers to help me decide

NAY!!!!!!

lewm,

you just don’t get my sense of humor. JP Jones name was the inspiration.

I am suggesting EVERY TT101, and EVERY Jag V12 powered XJS, ever made, be Deep Sixed!!!!

A monstrous sigh of relief.

I believe, after many years od that discussion it was Halcro who wrote:

An alternative would be to buy a TT-81 for $400 on HiFiDo and live happily ever after 😁👍

My hand was damaged in an auto accident, I don't have the greatest dexterity to perfectly center it every time, or stand watching to see if properly centered, or extreme caution with stylus drops.

I drop close to the outer edge, gives me time to get back, sit, lift beer glass to ear!, sounds annoying, keep it where ...

Fact is: I thought I would get many who said:, oh hell yes, better sound, do it, do it do it.

Instead, most mentioned warps, not my concern.

Like the center weight, I assumed a perimeter weight would provide more stability to the lp on the platter as the stylus works against it.

What I need, is for someone who has a Perimeter Ring Clamp to come visit, mess/listen, decide!

Plainfield, nj

07062

you are right, and I am having a hard time believing Wayne that one of his will work on my TT81.

pindac

thanks for the reference, but both the Denon’s and JVC Victor's were flying saucer designs, have a look at my TT81

http://www.thevintageknob.org/jvc-TT-81.html

Wayne says one of his ringswill fit, hard to believe, but he should know.

What is your experience with getting it properly centered?

lewm,

I think it was you and a few others that led me to the TT81 and made me aware of the potential trouble with a TT101 or 801. It was then that the 101 became synonymous with Jag V12 in my mind. (I owned and loved 1994 Jag XJS Slant 6, a wonderful car).

I am happy, remember the ’NOS" TT81 I found and thought about buying. reaction was: TT81 very reliable, plentiful, don’t worry.

I just got to page 33 or so, halcro linked his video showing TT81 maintained speed with 3 tonearms creating Stylus drag.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3WeNPtfLBc

maybe I will finish today, 36 pages, is it a record length?

mijostyn

On lightweight TT, where instinct says 'not too much weight' I use the small and very light rubber puck that holds reels on R2R tape decks,

same diameter as turntable spindle. press down, they stay put holding the center, self clamping rubber, pull off easy.

I need some friends over to listen for any difference between that and the heavy AT center weight I have been using.