Michell Gyro SE...Light or Heavy style Clamp??

The first time the record slipped and the spinning platter tossed it into the tone arm was the last time I changed a record without turning the TT off.

As a rule, suspended tables take lightweight clamps because a heavy clamp would throw the suspension off.

The reason to use a heavy clamp (on an appropriate table) is not to change sides without stopping the platter. It's for superior vinyl/platter coupling and resonance control.

If you insist on the obviously risky practice of changing sides with a spinning platter, get a clampless table with a soft matt, like an LP12 or something. I still wouldn't do it myself. The_smokester's scenario is too scary and I'm a klutz, but YMMV.

Hi, I've been wanting to start a thread but since this is here. I have two Gyrodec questions, I just got one a couple of months ago.

First do you use that little felt washer that's supposed to go on the spindle between the platter and the record? Because when I do it seems to keep a lot of records from lying flat on the platter. I think I'm using the lightweight clamp.

Second, does your dc motor make any noise at all? That was the main reason for upgrading my old table (motor problem & then motor noise). At my dealer both the Tecno and the Gyro seemed absolutely silent but now at home I am getting a very tiny bit of noise from the dc motor.

Thanks,
Wes

Try to invest in a well isolated rack or turntable stand instead. The Gyro SE suspension vibrates more than any other suspended turntable I ever known. Since its spindle is threaded you are somewhat limited to use only record clamp instead of record weight so it's still a p-i-t-a. Once exception is the Thorens stabilizer which I did us it on the Gyro with very good result.

First off, if you've been wanting start a thread, then you should! It's free and hijacking an existing thread is generally frowned upon.

As to your questions, the felt washer is meant to lift the middle of the record slightly so that by pressing down when you tighten the clamp, the perimeter of the record is forced against the platter. The slight noise in the dc motor is normal.