Quote Originally Posted by Rare Bird View Post
Dunno if im being a tad behind the door but the whole idea of putting even more weight onto a bearing let alone stress on the motor is something ive never contemplating doing! ive always gone the lightweight Michell type clamp route (Even though im fuming at the min as i have a NOS Michell 'Focus One' clamp boxed that i cannot find anywhere in the house for he life of me)
I hope you find it Andre! In theory you're right about heavy weights IMO but as Marco's been saying, does it really matter? Maybe the benefit is so great on some decks that the downsides aren't relevant. Then again on other decks if rumble is excited to such a degree clearly it's the wrong route for those decks.

What I will say is that I don't believe most TT manufacturers calculate the platter weight and bearing load. Some even offer heavier optional platters whilst using the same bearing.