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How best to eliminate LP warps

I own about 2500 LPs, and I like to think they're flat.  Furthermore, I espoused the view that warped LPs ought to be discarded.  But lately I have found 2 or 3 of my LPs that do have warps but sound too good and are too precious for the music recorded on them to throw away.  So I am in the market for ideas on how to remove warps.  I am aware that there was a device on the market that looked like a large waffle maker, to be used for warp removal.  I think Furutech made it, but I never see it advertised these days.  I am also aware of the DIY method of placing an LP between two glass plates and heating the ensemble.  The question there would be how hot and for how long?  Any suggestions are welcome, especially opinions on the efficacy of the Furutech.  Thanks.  Please no comments on vacuum hold down; I think it's a great idea but none of my five turntables has that feature.

lewm
lewm OP
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edcyn baby, No vacuum hold down for me, on any of my 5 turntables. Once upon a time I did own a Star Sapphire Series III with vacuum, but no longer.

I had completely forgotten about the Vinyl Flat options, probably because warps were such a rare problem for me. Thanks for that. So far that and the Orb seem the best ways to go.

As to the Orb, they are available from a US Company; see Mijostyn’s post. 100V is no problem; just get a 120V to 100V stepdown transformer. They are cheap. I already own two of them, one for my Denon DP80 and one for my Kenwood L07D.

mr_m
1,900 posts
 

$1900 for a LP flattener from Music Direct? Ya got to be kidding...

drbond
423 posts
 

@lewm

No, if you read the print, even on @mijostyn ’s link, it says "no longer available for purchase". . . I only found it available for sale in Japan. You can find it on ebay.

@mr_m

The previously sold $1900 Orb was the cheap one! The expensive one, that’s still available for purchase in the US in the Furutech DF-2 for $3275!

big_greg
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The Orb units work.  My local record store has one and they have flattened a number of records for me with it.  I've been thinking about getting one.

Here's where to get them in the US - Record Flattener – Mockingbird Distribution LLC

 

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bslon
2,199 posts
 

Orb Disc Flattener at Acoustic Sounds recently back in stock. I couldn’t get a reply emailing Mockingbird.

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