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Review from Tweakshop.com:
For years we
haven't been shy about telling folks that VPIs standard two-piece record clamp (the frosty acrylic one with
the separate knurled knob that comes as standard with the HW-19 Jr.) was pretty much the equal, sonically, of
the costlier, one-piece deluxe version. Obviously the deluxe clamp was an improvement ergonomically, but it
was essentially six-o'-one-half-dozen-o'-the-other as far as sound.
Well, Harry finally got around to redesigning
the clamp and, pay attention now, it's a remarkable improvement over either of its predecessors. What makes
the difference? As with most of Harry's best work, it's a simple application of the rules of vibration
control, in this case the use of higher mass and dissimilar materials to kill unwanted resonance. The bottom
part (Delrin) of the clamp will look familiar to those of you with the older deluxe clamp, but the upper part
is now a sizable chunk of solid stainless steel. The result is a noticeable lowering of the overall
noisefloor, and exceptional improvements in small dynamic contrasts and low-end solidity. Bottom line: if you
own ANY of the VPI 'tables, you NEED this clamp!
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