I find that the need for a record weight's make-up is due to each individual recordings' misgivings, not the TT one plays that record on.
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To: geoffkait You couldn't use this or any other clamp on a CD player because of the weight. The CD mechanism is not designed for this |
rogerabbit 7 posts 09-05-2016 2:01pm To: geoffkait "You couldn’t use this or any other clamp on a CD player because of the weight. The CD mechanism is not designed for this." I beg to differ, Mr. Rabbit. The Sony SACD player (I forget the model number) actually comes with a relatively heavy brass weight. Surely there are others. Besides all CD transports rattle like hell. They should do SOMETHING. |
Astro58go Astro58go I just saw your comment. Allow me to elaborate better. I like talking shop even though I am not in audiophile mode anymore. Would however prefer tech talk be brought to a general thread.. Lets acknowledge that with a record weight/clamp at least 2 things can be affected. 1) The TT performance itself - the gear aspect. 2) The musicians recorded performance on the lp. If your record is coupled well to the platter well (no slipping), whether you are using a weight or not, the presentation of the music should be good. Unless it is Kind of Blue :^) or other lp that has known speed issues. Prior to my communications with the manufacturer I was up to that point familiar only with traditional mechanical bearing turntables. And, in my experiences to that point the bearing type played a big part in what we hear due to its resonances - especially with a record weight/clamp that is coupled to the spindle. For example - change just the bearing type (material) the presentation changes. Change the fluid the bearing sloshes around in and again the presentation changes again. Both 1 and 2 above can be affected by this. Anyone that has changed out the bearing material or its fluid viscosity has heard this. Likewise using a good record, lets say flat to the eye and not visually off centered, does not slip based on what you hear; the use of different record weights/clamps changes the overall TT sonic presentation - with mechanical bearing TT's. Tweaking - imagine the possibilities for the audiophile. Now I did not understand what the manufacturer meant until I experienced it personally myself. Magnetic and also air bearings ( I base this on my tonearm) provide a level of isolation over a traditional mechanical bearing. So the effects of a record weight itself not as evident in the "Gears" overall sonic presentation - category 1. Using a record weight/clamp became just a process to couple a record better to the platter to realize better recorded performance in the music - category 2. Not as much to tune the overall sonic performance of the turntable. My experience. Hopefully that explains better where I was coming from with the comments. Either way enjoy your journey. |
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