Technics SL-1200/10 record weights / clamps

**Nigel** · 21-09-2009, 06:43

What's the consensus of opinion regarding using record weights / clamps with the Technics SL-1200 / 1210 ? I see KAB sell a Revolver Pig type replacement which only weighs a few grammes, this looks one of the cheaper options. Any thoughts?

Cheers,

Nigel

**Dave Cawley** · 21-09-2009, 07:34

I still like the one I use/sell.

I have seen other modifiers use it too.

Regards

Dave

**The Vinyl Adventure** · 21-09-2009, 13:42

mine seems to effect the bass the most. i fear the positoning of my tt isnt ideal, that combined with the less than ideal postion of my speakers seems to sometimes make the bass a touch ott, the weight seems to lessen it slightly....

**NRG** · 21-09-2009, 14:50

I've not tried a clamp/weight on a 1200 but from my experience on other decks they only seem to work with decks designed for them IMHO IE: the Michell Gyro. YMMV though...

**The Vinyl Adventure** · 21-09-2009, 14:59

peter (stockwell), who i bought my weight off, said he felt it deadend the music a bit too much on his 1210... as i said before, in my situation, this is maybe a slight advantage... maybe its a trial and error thing, is there any dealers that would offer a try before you buy on one??

**Dave Cawley** · 21-09-2009, 15:03

With the weight I get tighter, faster bass, honest! Marco???

Dave

**Alex_UK** · 21-09-2009, 20:46

I have a screw on clamp on my pro-ject, and I definitely feel it tightens the sound - I would be worried that adding a weight to a turntable that was designed to run a certain weight might damage the bearings etc? Presumably not, Dave Cawley - how heavy is your weight? (is it a weight, or a clamp - your website mentions both - to my mind they are different, the former relying on mass, rather than a mechanical lock of the latter? This is no "authoratitive opinion" - just an amateur guess! And I'm not trying to be a smart arse, either!)

**Dave Cawley** · 21-09-2009, 21:29

It's a weight, about 1/2kg

Dave

**Magna Audio** · 22-09-2009, 11:53

good point - not tried the weight on my SL-1210. Must address that.
On the PL-71 I too felt ~0.5kg deadens the sound. To translate that: notes don't trip off the piano with the same finesse or lightness of touch with the weight.
Thin and light (=poor?) recordings (early Doors, Who etc) can sound better as the clamp gives more deaden/depth and sounds is less tinny.

**jfine** · 22-09-2009, 23:11

Originally Posted by Nigel

What's the consensus of opinion regarding using record weights / clamps with the Technics SL-1200 / 1210 ? I see KAB sell a Revolver Pig type replacement which only weighs a few grammes, this looks one of the cheaper options. Any thoughts?

Cheers,

Nigel

Hi, I've tried a couple of clamps, never tried weights. A while ago, I was playing around with cork mats, spot mats, etc., and so I thought maybe a weight shouldn't be used on these because maybe the mat would depress too much, (well depends on how heavy we're talking). Spot-type mat I was working with probably not a good idea, well it's really not a mat but cork "spots".

I think it might depend on the vinyl too, like warps. I have a very slightly dished LP. If I place it on the platter so the dish is up, meaning the edges are almost off the platter, when I hit the brake on my 1200, it ever so slightly coasts to a stop behind the platter. In this case a clamp would probably help.

IME regarding a Technics SL-1200 / 1210, I've read some hear no difference, and some do.

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