[Audiogalore]

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Any of you analog woo'ers use a turntable clamp? Just curious.

Yes!
 

 

[john57]

I have used record clamps in the past that are light weight and clamps tightly on the turntable spindle plus a sticky rubber type of mat. It made quite a big difference in sound.

 

[jerico]

Any of you analog woo'ers use a turntable clamp? Just curious.

Yep, I go with both a perimeter clamp and a center clamp. I don't have any seriously warped records, but hey... why not.

 

[PanamaRed]

Hehe. Thanks for all your responses fellas. I love this thread. Now, it's time to look for a clamp for a Rega P5. Don't suppose you gents have any suggestions

 

[Eee Pee]

PanamaRed, I suggest you read a bunch about Rega tables and record clamps.  Rega has a different design approach and/or philosophy than (for instance) jerico's VPI Classic player.
 
You'd think Rega would include a record clamp with at the very least their flagship P9 table, but they don't.  $5k doesn't even get you a record clamp?  Maybe there's a reason?  
 
 

 

[john57]

It takes a special clamp for the Regal P5 since the spindle is so short. There is a special Michell clamp just made for that turntable at  http://www.musicdirect.com/p-7308-michell-reflex-record-clamp-for-rega-turntables.aspx
 
I have used the sorbogel mat which was very effective in helping to produce a cleaner sound that was very noticeable. The drawback was that the mat sticks to the record and you would have to peel the mat off the record. I never use felt mats and it causes more issues with me.

 

 

[jerico]

PanamaRed, I suggest you read a bunch about Rega tables and record clamps.  Rega has a different design approach and/or philosophy than (for instance) jerico's VPI Classic player.

You'd think Rega would include a record clamp with at the very least their flagship P9 table, but they don't.  $5k doesn't even get you a record clamp?  Maybe there's a reason?  

Good point, Eee Pee. Something to consider.

As an aside, I have been running my deck into my Woo more often the last week or so - it is a seriously awesome experience. I thought the Woo sounded great with my DAC2 but it REALLY shines with vinyl. I picked up a copy of Keith Jarrett's Sun Bear concerts on (10LPs for $65 on eBay) and had been going through them one by one - astounding.

 

[musicman59]

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Tungsram 6SN7GT
 

That is correct.
 

 

[Silent One]

EML 5U4G~
 
Call your friends up... it's a Pot Luck! 

 Just got off the phone with danska - he's agreed to release the EML Glass to me. It's Friday Night and I'm feeling festive. But, how to explain the folks that are starting to gather outside the listening room's window, Twitter?

 

[PanamaRed]

Thanks for the advise fellas. I did some reading up tonight on using a clamp with the P5. At this point I think i'll opt out of using one due to cautionary tales by certain folks. Better to be safe than sorry I suppose. Well, thanks again and have a great night. Now to end the evening on a high note: "Dizzy Gillespie - The Giant" is on tap for the evening. Good night all

 

[Silent One]

Just noticed your new avatar. A couple of hours ago I enjoyed Donald Byrd - "Flight Time." 

  Good luck with your TT efforts!

 

[Oskari]

 
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Tungsram 6SN7GT

Very odd (in place of ECC33).
 

 

[jerico]

An offhand observation here: last night, I switched out my W4S DAC2 for my Wavelength Brick (which usually does duties in my speaker rig). I prefer the W4S with the WA22 quite a lot (the Brick shines in the speaker rig, though the differences between it and the DAC2 are harder to notice in that setup).

Maybe because the W4S runs balanced into the Woo, whereas the Brick goes single ended? I bring this up, as I made a mention last weekend here that I thought single ended sources sounded great into the Woo (using my analog rig as evidence) - but in this case it seems that the balanced is better, all else equal.

Anyone here running a Wavelength DAC into a Woo? I'm curious what impressions such folk might have.

 

[PanamaRed]

 
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Agreed. My libraries in both Los Angeles County & Alameda County have a lot in store for me. Retrieved my Anoushka from same. 

  Got a late start by several hours tonight - just now getting in session with my beloved WA 6 Special Edition. Briefly threw iTunes into 32-bit mode w/Amarra+Lion - sounds much better than it has since Lion install out of the box. The 64-bit plug-in is the suspect!
 
Next hour will trash preferences; plug-in and then run iTunes properly (preferably) in 64-bit kernel & extensions and see what the payoff is. If necessary, will uninstall/re-install Amarra.
 
 

Really interested in these results. My dedicated music computer is an iMac that I run windows off of to use J. River. This would be an interesting option
 
Edit: Have you ever gone to the Glendale Brand Library Branch? They have a pretty good selection and you can take up to 20 CDs out at a time. 

 

[Eee Pee]

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Good point, Eee Pee. Something to consider.

  

 
I have a VPI HW-19 with a clamp (as shown in my avatar).  I'm curious how the Regas deal with warped records, because I consider the clamp pretty much essential for that reason alone.  I'm interested in the new RP6, just to try it.


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Better to be safe than sorry I suppose. 

You can experiment with a heavy glass, like a big beer tumbler for instance.  Something with some weight to it.  Place it upside down on the record as centered as possible.  I used to do that before I got my VPI with a SOTA deck I had.