Durand record weight ha ha ha ha - and other crazy thing

It might be a good idea at this point to mention that certain materials - such as ebony -act as resonators and therefore mechanically gripping the ebony weight to the record kind of defeats the whole purpose. Ebony should be allowed to resonate. It’s a natural material. It breathes. I actually used to sell ebony turntable weights way back when.

I find that the need for a record weight's make-up is due to each individual recordings' misgivings, not the TT one plays that record on.

astro58go
185 posts
09-04-2016 2:34pm
I find that the need for a record weight's make-up is due to each individual recordings' misgivings, not the TT one plays that record on.

Interesting.  

To: geoffkait

You couldn't use this or any other clamp on a CD player because of the weight.

The CD mechanism is not designed for this

rogerabbit
7 posts
09-05-2016 2:01pm
To: geoffkait

"You couldn’t use this or any other clamp on a CD player because of the weight.

The CD mechanism is not designed for this."

I beg to differ, Mr. Rabbit. The Sony SACD player (I forget the model number) actually comes with a relatively heavy brass weight. Surely there are others. Besides all CD transports rattle like hell. They should do SOMETHING.