Pro-Ject Clamp it
Plate clamp
The sound quality of vinyl records improves significantly when unwanted resonances that occur between the record and turntable during playback are reduced. Therefore, the plate and platter should form a close connection. Conventional plate pucks try to achieve this goal by their high dead weight, which can have 2 main disadvantages:
1) The increased weight causes an increase in rumble and wear on main bearings not designed for it.
2) Instead of the intended closer contact between the record and the platter, the opposite is often achieved: due to the heavy weight in the center of the record, the record curves and the edge loses contact with the platter.
Both of these factors audibly worsen the playback precision.
Acoustic enhancement
Clamp it avoids both mistakes and represents the ideal solution. The clamping mechanism is simply plugged onto the center axis of the platter, without any increase in weight and associated rumble. The contact pressure can be finely adjusted according to the degree of curvature of the plate. To assemble within a few seconds! Due to its high quality finish, Clamp it is not only acoustically but also visually a jewel that enhances any turntable.