RE: Is this it?

Posted by Gary (A) on April 4, 2017 at 17:12:08

In Reply to: RE: Is this it? posted by magiccarpetride on April 4, 2017 at 16:47:38:

I don't think it's all that good. I haven't used it in years. When I saw your post I decided to try it again. It doesn't clamp the record tightly to the platter, which is probably while I ultimately replaced it with a VPI clamp.

Your post did make me think a little about record clamps. While I like the idea of flattening a record against the platter, clamps that fit over the spindle don't do anything about edge warps. In addition, and I know this is kind of silly, but there's something about stopping the platter after every side and reclamping the next record that can interrupt the flow of a listening session. When I was in college I certainly didn't listen that way. I just played records. I don't know. I'm probably overthinking it. Of course when I was in college I wasn't cleaning my records either. Which explains why those few that have survived sound like they've been wiped down with sandpaper.

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Topic - Record clamps - magiccarpetride 13:43:15 04/4/17 (19)

Using a record clamp is a good idea... - EdAInWestOC 05:46:37 04/6/17 (2)

RE: Using a record clamp is a good idea... - magiccarpetride 09:47:55 04/6/17 (1)

Unfortunately I cannot help you - EdAInWestOC 10:22:08 04/6/17 (0)

Is this it? - Gary 16:44:56 04/4/17 (4)

RE: Is this it? - magiccarpetride 16:47:38 04/4/17 (3)

RE: Is this it? - Todd Krieger 22:41:07 04/5/17 (1)

Well, at least it isn't a POS (nt) - briggs 14:34:19 04/6/17 (0)

RE: Is this it? - Gary 04/4/1717:12:08 04/4/17 (0)

For dish warp records it might be useful. - 3+4=5 15:06:43 04/4/17 (3)

RE: For dish warp records it might be useful. - magiccarpetride 15:13:53 04/4/17 (2)

RE: For dish warp records it might be useful. - TomWh 16:32:18 04/4/17 (1)

I have been placing Lps on a moving platter for 50 years! no problem - 3+4=5 07:03:07 04/6/17 (0)

RE: Record clamps - PAR 14:20:56 04/4/17 (0)

Does it look like this? - jusbe 14:14:17 04/4/17 (4)

That's the one I have... - briggs 05:21:19 04/6/17 (0)

RE: Does it look like this? - magiccarpetride 14:17:20 04/4/17 (2)

RE: Does it look like this? - Lew 11:49:25 04/5/17 (1)

RE: Does it look like this? - magiccarpetride 09:53:03 04/6/17 (0)

Is it black and red? - briggs 13:53:24 04/4/17 (0)

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RE: Is this it? - Gary 04/4/1717:12:08 04/4/17 (0)

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