Fluance HiFi Vinyl Record Weight Stabilizer High Mass 760 gram Steel LP Disc Turntable Accessory with Protective Velvet Pad for Vibration Damping (RW02)

Excellent weight and the felt underside is soft and appears to be quality material. There is a noticeable change in the clarity of sound as I presume the weight causes a dampening of the vibrations. The only drawback, and it is more of a problem with the turntable, is that some turntables lack the power to accommodate the extra heft. My Fluance turntable appears perfectly suited to handle this weight, but my Denon does not. Again, this weight does what it is supposed to, it is the turntable you need to worry about

This is one of the upgrades that has made quite a bit of difference on my RT82. It is far heavier than I thought it would be, but it does not warp or damage records in any way. It does everything that is advertised by Fluance: reduces and/or eliminates any distortion or vibrations, keeps records flat and stops most wobbling, has a velvety underside to protect the label and it just looks cool as hell. It's pricier than most, but it's a quality build and it has definitely become part of my record playing routine with the only minus being that it obviously can't be used on 45s when using the adapter.

It’s got heft and it is sturdy. I feel it’s worth the cost. However, it is the heaviest weight I’ve seen and it concerns me a little that it could be too heavy and wear on the motor. I just don’t know if that’s a thing, but it’s definitely weighty.

Beautiful, heavy and functional...Get a puck for your turntable...

I have the Fluance RT85 Acrylic Platter w/ Nagaota MP110 cartridge (bought from Fluance thru Amazon) and fell in love with my 20-30 year old vinyl after I had my records in storage for at least 10 years since my old Turntable broke and CD's got popular.BUT... as I got back into vinyl for the last 6 months (bought all the new cleaning toys, sprays, brushes etc), I noticed that my records would "slip" on the acrylic platter occasionally when I lightly applied the carbon fiber brush to remove light dust and electrostatic whatever. Then, if I decided to spritz a record brush with cleaner fluid and VERY LIGHTY let it drag on the rotating record, it would almost always slip against the acrylic and the record would slide on the platter until I lifted the pressure to almost nothing.I NEW THIS IS NOT GOOD. (I normally do a GOOD spray cleaning on the counter on microfiber towels but sometimes I want to do a light cleaning while the record is spinning). A rubber platter would certainly not do this, a cork platter mat would probably not do this... but the acrylic platter looks AWESOME but it's a hard surface and the vinyl does not stick well to it. Sorry, I wish I could say it somehow is better, but no.. it just LOOKS AWESOME and that's ok.So I bought this QUALITY record weight, its hole is dead center (I measured it) and it DOES NOT inhibit closing the Fluance TT cover. It is very shallow and wide and heavy.SOUND CHANGES: I kept playing the some 30 second pieces with and without the weight and this was what I found on my good and high quality, flat records:1-NEW sounds!!! I listened to Grover Washington Jr Winelight without the weight and would pic out faint instruments that would become very clear and even pronounced with the weight.2-More "space" or "room" in the song3-The base is "tighter" NOT bigger or louder or deeper (sorry bass-heads)4-See number 1 above: I can't emphasize enough how much cleared most instruments come through and some are totally new that I didn't even hear before.REASON: I assume that the vinyl record against the hard acrylic platter had a slightly uneven contact that caused resonance that was picked up by the needle and it "warmed" or rounded the bass or lower notes and the mid sounds and other nuanced instruments got lost, or drowned out.Conclusion: If I had a cork mat or leather or some rubber, I may not have heard a difference, but I paid extra for the nice clear acrylic platter so if you have the same thing, you need this weight. It's been fun re-listening to my vinyl again with this weight on.

You'll notice if you list reviews by "recent", that many reviews, are calling out a bad batch of these record weights. It would seem all of the black models are poorly produced in this batch. Hopefully future batches will get back on track and correct these flaws.Mine like all the others has an uneven finish, and the Fluance name is only partially visible. I got lucky in the sense that I didn't have the other common problems that are showing up. The protective fell bottom is securely stuck on, and correctly centered.Also, mine exhibits no visible wobble. That means it is correctly drilled for its center hole. Many appear to be off center.Given the cosmetic blemish is relatively minor on mine (kinda looks like I've been using it a couple of years), I decided to keep it. It gives it a bit of warm character. It works great, and you can hear how the music tightens up when used on a system with an acrylic platter (or acrylic platter mat). It's almost impossible to find a low profile weight with this much mass, that doesn't cost a couple of hundred bucks. So I think it's worth the gamble in ordering one to see if you get a keeper or have to exchange it until you do. Fluance needs to do a recall of these and demand a free couple of batches from whomever is making these for them. It makes Fluance look bad because they are selling a visibly bad looking product, and they are heavy into the "lifestyle" look with their whole catalog. This just really defeats a good deal of money and effort they spend on promoting that look.

This is one solid & surprisingly heavy unit. It keeps the vinyl planted on the platter, eliminating slip and reducing some of the warp. Any it looks great whether it’s in use on a spinning LP, or just sitting on the turntable when it’s off.

It's heavy, like the heaviest turntable weight I've run across. Over 1lb! I was a bit worried of the weight but if it's OK with Fluance as I use their RT85, it's OK with me. I believe it makes a difference during playback.

Magnífica adquisición, agrega un peldaño más en la calidad del sonido del Vinyl, compraré otro más para un tornamesa de casi 20 años de audotechnika.

This is easily the best value for a turntable weight on the market. Nothing is built better or heavier at this price.There is no weight heavier than this at 760 grams, most are only 200 grams.The finish is smooth and brilliant. The mirror-finished polished surface means there is no coating to flake off. The FLUANCE logo is laser etched in so no fading or peeling.The design is wide to balance the weight. The large groove around the perimeter is perfect for grip.A low-pile felt pad on the bottom is prefect for protecting labels and the hole is deep and perfecty centered.Like all record weight this will couple the record with the platter for reduced wow and flutter. The weight increases speed consistency. Will help flatten concave records (bowed upwards in middle), warped and convex records need a different solution. Also you should have a mat with a recessed label area for best coupling.Advice: only put this on or take off the record with the platter stopped. The weight of the this puck can cause your record to slide on the platter if you drop it while spinning. Also the weight can cause stress on the platter motor or belt when already spinning.An audiophile upgrade for any turntable.

Macht auf den ersten Blick einen soliden Eindruck. Gewicht stimmt. Oberfläche spiegelblank. Logo vollständig Sichtbar. Unsauberes Reflektieren der Oberfläche auf der Oberseite. Eventuell nicht ganz plan- aber keine Unwucht. Seitliche Ansicht im Betrieb zeigt keinerlei Abweichungen der Zentrierung. Mit geeigneter Unterlage keine Verformung der LP. Keine Veränderung der Drehzahl. Deutliche Verbesserung der Tonalität. Präsenz, Bühne und Staffelung der Wiedergabe wurde noch intensiver.Erwartetes Ergebnis wurde mit Abstand übertroffen. Wenn die Rahmenbedingungen stimmen dann ist mit diesem Teil ein tolles Boostupgrade möglich.Ob es an herkömmlichen Geräten Einfluss auf Drehzahl und Gleichlaufstabilitöz, hängt sicherlich von der Qualität und Dauerleistung des Antriebsmotors ab.Ich verwende es ohne jegliche Probleme an einem Masselaufwerk.

Quality product

Nice looking piece, very heavy, no issues with turntable spped. Can't say i really notice a difference in the fidelity playback with or without it, if there is it's marginal