Record Weights/Disc Stabilizers

On both my Technics SP10R and Nantais Ref II Lenco, after trying (and still owning) myriad weights and clamps, including the HRS, I found the Origin Live Gravity One to sound the best. It is also the lightest.

@badgerdms I’ve found the Waynes Audio ring fairly easy to put on and take off. The jig works pretty well. 

@badgerdms,

The only instance where a record weight might improve playback is with a dished record when playing the convex side. Otherwise they do next to nothing. With perfectly flat records you don't need anything at all. Unfortunately, that applies to less than 10% of the records we purchase. The problem is not a resonating record. It is pitch variation as the tonearm tracks up and down warps. This is way more audible than people think. Put a test record on and stick a dime under the edge of the record then play it and you will hear the tone warble at 33.3 times per minute. It is not as obvious with a complex signal but it ruins the illusion of being at a live venue. 

Peripheral rings do flatten some warps but are a PITA to use and dangerous around delicate cantilevers. They are always used in conjunction with a record weight. In the absence of vacuum clamping reflex clamping is the best solution. The Sota, JA Michell and Basis clamps are examples. They are no more difficult to use than a record weight. You just have to add a twist.

@wrm57 Thanks.  I'll try and check that out.

@mijostyn I'm not going to agree with that.  I'm rotating three different weights/stabilizers (and of course are comparing those to not using a weight at all) and my general sonic impressions are similar across all of my records, regardless of whether they are dished,  I actually have one that's somewhat dished and you definitely hear the warble, but that's not the difference that I'm hearing across the board.