Vinyl Accesories
Turntables are the most tweakable bit of hifi kit. There is no shortage of things you can do to improve the performance of your deck, from isolation to gripping the disc better. Here’s some of the things that don’t fit neatly into one of the other categories.
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Acoustic Signature Grip S
As opposed to a simple weight on the platter, the Grip S precisely locks the record to the platter with less stress on the bearing and turntable.
Unlike other clamps that require a full unscrewing to take off, all that is needed with the Grip S is a simple quarter turn. Swapping sides and records becomes a lot less arduous.
Acoustic Signature also includes the silencers in the Grip S. These copper inserts that are pressed into the Grip S dampen any residual resonances on the platter for an even better performance.
With this precise way of locking down the record, cartridge tracking is improved and any uneveness in the record itself is eliminated.
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Acoustic Signature Load S
Acoustic Signature Load S comes complete with Acoustic Signature silencers. It not only flatens vinyl they may have warped over the years, it increases the audio performance by sticking the vinyl solidly down onto the platter with an inert weight.
For use with any turntable with a platter weight of 5kgs or more.
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Ortofon Hi-Fi LH-10000 Headshell
The LH-10000 is an exceptionally high quality headshell made using a high performance Aluminum alloy with Zinc as the primary alloying element. The Aluminum alloy used for LH-10000 is strong, with strength comparable to steel. It has good fatigue strength and machinability, but offers more resistance to corrosion than many other Aluminum alloys.
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Acoustic Signature Grip Mk3
The Grip Mk3 offers a clamping solution to more precisely lock down a record onto the turntable platter than something like a simple record weight.
Unlike other manufacturers that require you to completely unscrew the clamp, the Grip Mk3 only requires a quarter turn making changing sides or records a breeze.
With the Grip Mk3, you'll notice much improved cartridge tracking and eliminate the sound degradation of wavy records.
The Grip Mk3 has been designed to be used on other turntables that aren't Acoustic Signature as well.
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IsoAcoustics zaZen I Isolation Platform
As a kid growing up in a HiFi store and taking dance classes, when customers had left the store (sometimes when they were still there), I would dance around the shop stupidly. Practicing my moves, trying my pirouettes. I'm glad we didn't have smart phones back then as I'm sure there would be lots of video evidence if we did!
And the amount of times there was that skipping record sound stopped me in my tracks with the feeling of 'uh oh, now I've broken something...'
Even if you don't have quite the same urges to bust out contemporary ballet moves to Peter Gabriel, Turntable Isolation is very important! And the difference that a zaZen makes on a Rega turntable is palpable.
Increased bass, increased detail...all the good things. If you'd like a $399 upgrade for your turntable, take one of these.
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Rega Cover for Planar 8 and Planar 10
Rega Turntable cover for the Planar 8 and Planar 10. This cover is not compatible with any other models. Learn More -
Ortofon Hi-Fi LH-8000 Headshell
The LH-8000 is a high quality handmade wood-based headshell with a polished brass finger lift. The highly attractive LH-8000 is perfect for a variety of cartridges, e.g. MC Jubilee, MC Windfeld, MC Windfeld Ti, MC Anna, MC Century, 2M Bronze and 2M Black.
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Van Den Hul MCS 150 Pure Silver Internal Tonearm Wire....... 1.0m set of 4 (Green, Blue, White & Red)
This is a set of 4 x 48cm. 7 lacquer-insulated very flexible silver wires per cable. Insulation melts in the process of soldering. Unique three-dimensional resolution and sound-stage depth!
The transparent and directly solderable coating is available in 4 colours: white, blue, red and green.
The external diameter is 250 micron.
The insulation acts as a flux during the soldering.
The maximum mechanical tension the MCS - 150 M can handle is 36 gram. The maximum temperature handling is 180 °C (= 356 °F).
Typical application of the MCS - 150 M is tone-arm wire of the finest quality.
Twisting 4 lengths of The MCS - 150 M together (with clockwise conductor wiring +-+- = starquad) will produce one of the finest interconnects you can think of.
Also as internal wiring in pre and power amplifiers, the MCS - 150 M is the best choice.
The sound character is extremely smooth with a lot of very fine detail. Typically a non metallic sound.
Available in any specified length starting from 1 metre.
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Acoustic Signature Load
A high quality, perfectly machined record weight made by German manufacturer, Acoustic Signature.
This will squish down the waviest of records improving their sound quality.
At a mere 280g, it won't put pressure on the bearing.
The extra weight and dampening qualities of the Load S do, however, go further to support cartridge tracking and the overall performance improvement of your turntable.
Acoustic Signature weights and clamps are designed to be used with a range of different turntables not only Acoustic Signature models.
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Knosti Disco Antistat Record Cleaning System
Developed in Germany in 1978, the Knosti Disco-Antistat has simplified the procedure and made the task less of a grind. It has become one of the world’s most popular record cleaning tools, due to its efficiency, ease of operation and affordable price. Its success is also due to the fact that it bridges the gap between the very cheap but mainly ineffective ‘cloth and fluid’ group of record cleaners and the full-blown esoteric and expensive vacuum machines like those made by American company VPI.
The Knosti Disco Antistat has been on the market unchanged since 1978! That alone is testimony to its effectiveness. It removes the dirt and dries the record without leaving any residues. It also minimises static electricity which is a big problem affecting record performance. If you are into or back into vinyl, then you need, yes need one
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Michell Engineering Record Clamp Standard & Rega Version
A quality, great value record clamp.
Record clamps improve the sound of your records by stabilising the LP and improving tracking. Better Balance, definition & soundstage are the sorts of improvements you're likely to hear.
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Rega Tungsten Counterweight upgrade
Made From Tungsten, much smaller diameter than standard Rega counterweights improves the soundstage.
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Project Clamp It Aluminium Record Clamp
Functional and easy to use sound improvement!
Vinyl sound can be significantly improved, when unwanted resonances between record and platter can be reduced, while playback. Therefore surfaces of record and platter should connect tigthly.
Standard record pucks, that use weight to achieve this, have 2 disadvantages:
1) The weight can induce higher levels of rumble, when used with lower cost turntables which have less massive main bearings
2) Instead of tightening the records surface to the platter, heavy weight record pucks can cause the opposite: Vinyl will get shaped like a bowl with no contact of the outer edges of the record to the platter.
Both will affect the sound negatively.
Clamp it is the real solution, an accessory with a clamp mechanism around the center spindle, that will not add weight, which would induce rumble. You can fine-adjust pressure according condition of your warped records. Fitting of Clamp it is easily done within seconds. This accessory will not only please your ears, its beautifully machined diamond-cut edges will also look extremely cool on any turntable!
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Ortofon Hi-Fi LH-4000 Headshell
The LH-4000 is a basic high quality headshell designed specifically for HiFi applications. Providing a clean, minimalist aesthetic, the LH-4000 is great for a wide variety of cartridges, specially recommended for the MC Quintet series.
Special features:
- Azimuth adjustable, which is beneficial for optimal channel separation
- Ergonomic fingerlift for easy handling
Knowing the fundamental headshell dimensions will in a lot of cases make it easier to mount and align cartridge and tonearm correctly. Please find Ortofon headshells dimensions chart here.
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Rega Smoked Turntable Lid
As used on the current model Planar 6 turntable but can just as easily be put onto any other Rega Turntable except the current Planar 8 and Planar 10. Learn More -
UberLight Flex (Black)
This is a must-have accessory for anyone with a decent cartridge or anyone who doesn't have 20/20 vision...! Perfect for a gift for any vinyl loving relative or friend!
We're all about protecting vulnerable cartridges from their owners!
It sits neatly on the side of your HiFi rack and is completely run by LEDs.
You can even toggle through the different lighting mood temperatures...got a date, switch it to the warm glow setting.
Great value too and an elegant solution for a Turntable.
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Ortofon Hi-Fi Headshell Cables LW 7N
LW-7N is the hybrid lead wire made of Ultra High Purity Copper wire of 7N and 6 N. The end of wire is fastened by Rhodium plated terminal.
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As there is no foreign particle other than Copper 7N (99.99999 % purity) in the wire, music signal can be transmitted without any noise. -
Rega Clear Turntable Lid
There's no need to suffer the indignity of a broken or scuffed up dust cover on your Rega turntable! Simply replace the dust cover with a new one!
This will fit current Planar 1, 2, 3 and 6 models as well as all old model (rectangular-shaped) Rega Turntables.
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Ortofon Hi-Fi Headshell Cables LW 6N
LW-6N is the 6N lead wire made of Ultra High Purity Copper wire, the configuration is very sofisticated with different diameter of wire strand, the inside strand is right windings, the outside strand is left winding. The tight winding against each other makes the clear transmission of music signals. The end of wire is fastened by gold plated terminal. Learn More -
Pro-Ject Record Puck
This is an easy, budget-friendly way of making sure your records sit flat on your Turntable platter.
Perfect for those not-so-perfect 2nd hand records you picked up super cheap or maybe some older records that have seen better days.
Even on good condition records, the puck will help your needle track better giving you a better sound overall.
It'll work well on pretty much any Turntable that doesn't have a threaded spindle.
Learn More$109.00