Good turntables w/o record clamps

What are the decent turntables out there, used or new in the 2k - 3k range, that do not use or need record clamps?

gfto12-17-2007 5:11am

dcstep Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,518 posts 12-18-2007 at 04:03pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete 12-17-07: Lewm said: "The clamp is kind of a "tweak". As with all tweaks, there will be some who swear by it and some who hate it or are indifferent to its use. So, in the end with any table, it will be a matter of your own opinion based on your own listening." OT response: True, for the most part, but some ceramic, mattless platters are pretty slick and really need a clamp to couple the disc with the platter. Dave
chadnliz Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,736 posts 12-18-2007 at 06:25pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete My SOTA sounds great just with the Vac outer hold down system, I use the reflex clamp for records with a bit of warp.
lewm Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 12,993 posts 12-18-2007 at 08:32pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Dcstep, Then you would agree with my inference that the decision to use a clamp will be in part determined by the nature of the record mat (or the absence of one in your case). More controversial to me is the advent of ring clamps used to hold LPs down at their periphery. Seems like a great idea for really taming warps, but I am sure I would destroy my cartridge in very short order by snagging the stylus on the metal ring.