The TTOuter Ring 1150 gram/2.5lbs, two piece designed to break resonance and provide neutral dampening and complete record coupling.
Each TTSuperRing is manufactured from two separate, CNC machined super precision copper rings, each with special surface machining on the bottom faces to eliminate surface born sonic disturbances. The Outer Ring provides unparalleled record contact, the radial grooves break up and dissipate surface vibrations that lead to mid to high frequency disturbances, and high end extension is eliminated.
The individual rings are laminated and calibrated for concentricity and near o run out when installed with the TTConcentricity Tool.
The weight and the extreme dampening create a very black, quiet and dynamic playback experience. The center image has much improved depth; you will hear the true vinyl recording only. The copper eliminates static, will not create EMI's or any other interference with the turntable.
Material and Engineering Summary:
1.2 pc individually Nickel Plated them assembled – Bright Silver Diamond Machined Finish
2.NEW: 5 Special Tuned Dome Shaped Inserts tune the Outer Ring
3.99.99% Pure Copper/Stress Relieved and Heat Treated
4.Specially formulated aircraft clear coat designed for copper is applied for a long durable and easy to maintain surface. This is applied in our downdraft paint booth on site.
5.Will never oxidize and does not require polishing
6.1150 Gram /2.5 lb
7.Dimensions: 13.5”/342.9 mm Diameter x .240 “/ 6 mm thick.
8.Inner counter bored diameter 11.9” /302.26 mm x .110”/2.794 mm deep, the record is inset.
9.Our unique centering tool is included for easy installation, 5 second install time
Engineered to Perform
The raw blanks are machined from COPPER the most musical and stable of materials, with super precision machining of the outer lip and designed to self locate on the LP’s outer edge and a special centering disk is included for centering on smaller outside diameter and other problematic records.
It is very simple, you can build a great performing turntable but the record is the source of what you will hear, it must be coupled for true to life and realistic playback.
Benefits
The outer ring will flatten warped records and provide an enormous improvement in record control and sound quality from proper record to platter coupling. The record no longer resonates and subsequently the dynamic range and accuracy and depth of soundstage is improved dramatically.
This outer ring will fit all records and improve the playback quality of all records new and old.
Stylus Clearance
The top surface of the ring is less than .010 higher than the LP surface providing excellent clearance for the Stylus on the entry groove of the record with manual and automatic turntables.
High Density, Low Mass COPPER, Superb Dampening Capability
The Outer Ring is machined from solid COPPER with a specific weight 3 times higher than stainless steel. Stainless rings will resonate (ping/ring) while copper is very dense on a molecular level and does not share these problems. You may ask why the Outer Rings have not been produced in COPPER.
The answer is simple, COPPER 1/8 thick x 13 plus inches and extremely thin walled areas make the machining extremely difficult. To make a ring this size, perfectly flat and concentric, we use advanced water cutting CNC’s and MULTI AXIS CNC Lathes and each ring is produced by a senior Aerospace Machinist. The rings are flat and concentric within .001 maximum, average > .001 over the entire ring, not an easy task.
The Sound
The outer ring will provide dramatic improvements to the records imaging and sound staging. The Outer Ring can be used alone, but the use of a TTSuperClamp or other center weight product is highly recommended. The absolute peak performance will be gained when there is no free play or movement from the vinyl itself. The Outer ring and clamp essentially locate the vinyl directly to the mat, significantly reducing distortion even with worn record grooves. THE TTOuter Ring will reduce and remove the warp in most warped records except for the most extreme. If the record is more than 3/8 of an inch warp the ring will flatten most of the warp but they may still be unplayable. Caution is advised.
The TTOuter Ring reducing high frequency noise caused by microscopic vibration that causes the stylus to “hear” sounds that are not there, this causes listening fatigue. The true high frequencies can be extracted from the vinyl essentially cleaning up the distortion caused by a vibrating the record groove. Play only what is there in the groove. The TTOuter Ring provides smooth and accurate sound across the listening spectrum. The quiet passages are beautiful, less background noise, less tracking and VTA errors create awesome dynamics.
TTCentering Disk Included
Note: TTOuter Ring will self locate on many albums and the Disk does not always have to be used.
This device is designed to locate the TTOuter Ring Concentric to the Platter centerline with 10 thousands of an inch.
Provides a storage platform for the TTOuter Ring when not in use
Simple and very effective with problematic albums, not all albums are made equally!!
When the Outer Ring is located on the record it sits deeper than the thickness of the LP thus the maximum platter or mat diameter is 11.9 inches. If the TTMicroMat (not included) the ring can be mounted on any size platter.
Limitations: Should not be used on light suspended tables. Cannot be used on oversize platters bigger than 11.945 inches unless you install a TTMicroMat or a .080 minimum mat thickness and a diameter of less than 11.900 inches
