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Michell Gyro SE...Light or Heavy style Clamp??


Just wondering which clamp you cats are using with your Michell Gyro TT. I am considering getting a heavy weight clamp for mine. Is this a BAD idea?

With the Michell designed clamp, you must stop the TT to flip the record...which is a P-I-T-A!

Any other record clamp recommendations? Thanks a bunch!
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jyprez
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First off, if you've been wanting start a thread, then you should! It's free and hijacking an existing thread is generally frowned upon.

As to your questions, the felt washer is meant to lift the middle of the record slightly so that by pressing down when you tighten the clamp, the perimeter of the record is forced against the platter. The slight noise in the dc motor is normal.
mwilson
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Audiomax - my Gyro SE spindle is not threaded. The Michell clamp I have (two of them actually) has a knob on the top that you loosen/tighten, but this knob tightens a collet inside the clamp that clamps to the smooth spindle (as opposed to threading the clamp onto the spindle, as a threaded clamp/spindle would.) I haven't seen a threaded spindle on a Gyro SE, but maybe they also exist? This table has undergone a few revisions over the years.
dirtyragamuffin
213 posts
 
I echo Mwilson, my Gyro's spindle is not threaded. I have not noticed any noise with my DC motor. Stick with the lightweight clamp on this touchy sprung turntable! I let the platter stop before taking the clamp and vinyl off. Consider it a moment of zen. If you don't have patience, then vinyl might no be for you--LOL! The Gyro is fussy but sounds great when everything is set up and running properly!

BTW, any of you cats using any kind of upgraded lightweight clamp on your Gyros? I wonder if there's something better than the basic Michell clamp, maybe for "dished" warps?
audiomax
166 posts
 
Mwilson, Dirtyragamuffin and all,
You are correct, I was mistaking Oracle spindle with Gyro SE's
when I posted my reply.Sorry for the confusion...
plato
1,543 posts
 
I used both the stock lightweight Michell clamp on my Gyro SE and also a much heavier clamp made by Basis. On most of my records I liked the sound of the Basis clamp better. It definitely had more extended bass (different suspension tuning at work). So you might want to try a good quality heavier clamp just to see how the sound changes.

And My Gyro had a smooth spindle. The Orbe SE has a threaded spindle.
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