Music is always playing here in the shop and a lot of the time is playing on our old Acoustic Research ES-1 turntable. Ehhh, of course sometimes we put the streaming stuff on when it's super busy but vinyl is preferred in this shop.
There's just something about the tactile ritual of pulling a record from its sleeve, setting on the platter and lowering the needle into that first groove. Of course, even with our old setup that has pretty halfway decent sound, we want to do everything within our power to make it sound as good as possible.
Always being curious about record weights, I set off to buy one... I found none that would match the beauty and style of my particular stereo setup.. They're all in the Tech-y vein which is fine for a lot of people but not for me. It was evident I'd have to try to design my own.Â
Record weights help solidify the connection of the record to the platter.. with that comes a reduction in the micro vibrations that can exist, leading to a cleaner sound. Depending on your turntable, the heavier weight can also make the rotation smoother reducing the "wow and flutter" effect. They can also help flatten slightly warped records. (no its not going to help that copy of Songs For Beginners you left standing up vertical in you hot car)Â
This weight is designed as a two part mechanism... the 45 adapter nested inside can drop down into the larger, 1.5" hole so you can use the weight with your 7" records as well.
Designed by Mike Elias and expertly machined in Japan by Okamoto machine works.
Details
• Solid brass - Machined in Japan to 5/100mm tolerances.
• 505 grams
• Will fit all standard spindle diameters
• 1.5" 45 adapter will fit all 7" records Â
• 3" outside overall diameterÂ
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