Record Weights/Disc Stabilizers

I have both. I got a Wayne’s Audio periphery ring. It made a difference in sound. But another benefit of a center weight and ring is how they combine to flatten a record. Just make sure the beating on your TT is stout enough to handle the weight.

@badgerdms The use of a particular material and weight of such material has without doubt an influence, when used on the LP during a replay. There are plenty of experiences had where the user reports are, that the sonic perceived as being produced is a betterment .

This is not limited to weight applied from above, the Mat used to support the LP can have equal or even more of a influence on the perceived sonic being produced.

The use of a Platter Mat in some form is pretty much ubiquitous, a piece of Natural Material like Rice or Gasket Paper, Leather. A Dot Mat, or those with an increased substance such as Metals, Ceramics, Plastics or even Uber Modern Material. Stacked configurations of the above are also known of to myself.

The material type and material weight selected as a Platter Mat will not be seen as a typical material used by others. A search will show there is a substantial variety of materials in use.

The best is achieved from weight above the LP, when the LP is rested on a material that assists with the optimisation of the interface being produced across three material types. 

+1 on the HRS 

One function of a weight is to secure the record to the platter in lieu of a mat, which in my case is bare Delrin (mats are not ubiquitous).

Another function is to deal with vibration/resonance generated by the stylus. The HRS utilizes a polymer interface between the record, spindle and weight to deal with this which I found to be a noticeable benefit when compared to others I had tried which all used a cheap felt pad.

Lastly I use the light version which is 315g vs 850g for the Heavy which "is specifically designed to be used with mid to high mass turntable designs (approximately 15 lb. platter and higher)".      

I hope that helps.

@macg19 Thanks for your thoughts.  As close as I've been able to come to auditioning the HRS weights are the MoFi versions that were developed for them by or in conjunction with HRS.  Right now I have the Pure Fidelity SS-10 record stabilizer (which is the weight on my other deck, a Pure Fidelity Harmony) coming in at 765 grams, the MoFi Super Heavyweight (ironically not really the heaviest that they have) coming in at 367 grams, and a Furetech Monza coming in at about 350 grams.

The Furutech is probably the techiest and is a combination of stainless steel, carbon fiber, and a piezoelectric damping material.  It seems to add some better instrument delineation and space without changing too much of the Technics sound.  I like this one best with something well recorded,  It adds in the right places without being too much.  The Pure Fidelity SP-10 adds more heft to the proceedings, again without robbing the table of its basic nature.  I think a lot of folks would like this weight the best of the three.  I like it best with records that are not that well recorded (think current indie records), where the added heft is very welcome and helps balance what would be the harsher edges.  The MoFi somewhat splits the difference and gives up some detail for a smoother sound.  With the Technics, I feel it gets too far away from the basic strengths of the TT and is a little too polite for my tastes.

It's been an interesting exercise so far, I hope to try a few more before I'm done.

@z32kerber I used to own a VPI with had a periphery ring.  I found that to be a giant PITA but agree that it works well.