Alternate screw down clamp for VPI Aries

The job it does is not the job it should be doing. This is something I learned only recently. My carbon fiber clamp was better than anything I ever compared with. Basically the BDR clamp, made from the same material. The Origin Live Gravity One is better in every way. Not even close. Just get it. Get the mat too while you’re at it. And the belt.

You can thank me later.

I have a VPI weight (not screw).   I put 2 dimes under it with the heads facing the spindle (yes there is a difference) Big wide open soundstage.

Buy the VPI stainless steel clamp.

Heavier than the Derain clamp and sounds better.

It is a screw down clamp.

Gee,  I’ve played a few records without a clamp and they sound just fine.  Of course I’m not an audiophile.