Record weights, mats & dust covers?

Thanks so much, Dagd!

HI Rick

I just got my own Shun Mook Record clamp, from Shun Mook. It is more a weight and not a true clamp even though you do tighten it down on the spindle.

The TW is so simple to set up, a joy in fact. NO questions left in your mind if it is right or wrong. Put oil in the bearing after it has be fastened to the plinth, drop the platter on, level it up, and your done.

Jeff at HIgh Water Sound has been great, I went there to hear the Tron Syren and ended up with both. Everything he has offered or recommended has been a great improvement for me.

I did wish I lived closer to NY. I am near Detroit MI, in Canada near Windsor ON.

Paul

Rick,

I've recently come full circle on the use of a weight.

I've used clamps in the past and was mostly happy with the results. The nice thing about a clamp is that you can control how much pressure is exerted on the vinyl and thus the amount of dampening you end up hearing. I would not recommend using either a weight or clamp with a soft mat.

When I purchased my Galibier I was very skeptical of the Anvil weight that Thom supplies. I tried it a few times but never really thought much about the sound. Since then I have corrected other deficiencies in my system and now am getting much more resolution than when I first setup the Gavia. In the last week or so I've tried many listening experiments with using the Anvil and I'm now much more impressed with what I'm hearing. The bass has more impact and even the resolution in the higher frequencies are much improved. There is a trade-off in the way of a slightly damped mid-range. Overall I'm very happy using the Anvil.

So, you're just going to have to experiment for yourself and find out what sounds best for you. You should probably find out from TW how much weight the bearing can safely support, but otherwise there can't be any harm in trying different things.