TT question

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I noticed a center weight for sale in the FS section and have wondered, do these weight thingeys slow down the speed of the TT?

Trust me my TT's are not of a quality to even use a center weight, just curious about them.

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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,029
    edited July 2018
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    They won't as long as the tt's drive system has adequate power and torque to support the weight in question (which I realize is something of a Catch-22 of an answer :p ).

    There are also clamps for the less torquey platforms out there.

    Someone say torque? ;)

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    PS The value of a weight or clamp relates to the records being played not the tt (although I reckon you know that!). Better contact of the disk with the platter is generally considered to be a good thing.

    The Clearaudio/Souther "Clever Clamp" is indeed a clever little gizmo (and not too expensive as long as one doesn't think too hard about it being a little piece of clear plastic!).

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