The Mapleshade product does nothing for warps. It addresses mechanical grounding of resonances. A properly designed record clamp, periphery ring, vacuum platter or heated record flattening system are the only ways to flatten a warped record. The latter is the only way to flatten the LP and take advantage of the Mapleshade system. Such systems exist but are pricey. You can get the same effect on a budget with two pieces of heavy glass, an oven at low temperature and a few hours.
Mapleshade integrated Record COUPLING System
Anyone using this? I have a VPI Aries 1 turntable. I like the idea of the VPI Periphery ring but it is expensive and I would first have to upgrade my platter to a newer on that is compatable with the ring. Does the Mapleshade product help at all with playing mildy warped records or is it something else altogether? Are there any products other than the VPI periphery ring that help deal with warps?
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