Record Clamp for Entry-Level Music Hall TT

PPS: Hi, Armstrod (David), your reply must have been posted just before mine. I would have given you credit and edited the redundancy of my reply had I seen your answer before posting. :-)

Tom

I have the thinest herbie mat, so I presume that the regular michell (not the one made for the rega), is appropriate. I wouldn't say that there is that much spindle left above the record, but I really have no measure of what constitutes a lot or a little spindle showing.

Tom,

Two audiophiles agreeing on something? Stop the presses! :-)

Dmloring,

Somewhere I've seen specs for how much spindle you need for the regular Michell versus the Rega model. If you have the thinnest Herbie's mat you should be fine, as it's probably no thicker than the stock felt mat, and I used a felt mat and the regular Michell clamp. I didn't know any better back then; I use a Herbie's now too.

David

I don't think the Rega clamp comes with the felt washer that allows for the "reflex" action. The washer goes under the LP, btw.

It seems like there was someone selling the Michell clps on eBay for less than $50.

Thanks all. I think I'm going to head over to Music Direct and test out the clamp (I live close by). Not that $60 is a lot of $$, but I may as well see if it makes any difference in sound quality on my warped vinyl.