Pro-Ject Record Puck Classic - Record Clamp - Black

800 Grams With Felt Underneath, for a Turntable With a Plain Spindle

The Pro-Ject Record Puck is sold each, one per turntable. It weighs approximately 800 grams — 1.7 pounds — and drops over the spindle rather than clamping to it. The body is metal with a powder-coated black finish, and a layer of felt underneath meets the record label.

A record that is not fully against the platter has nowhere to send the energy a stylus puts into it. Real mass over the label closes that contact and keeps it closed, which is the argument for a heavy puck over a light one.

Real Mass, a Felt Face, and No Thread Anywhere

Fit, Load and Materials

The puck weighs about 800 grams, so it adds 1.7 pounds to the platter bearing. It measures 3 inches across and 1 inch tall, which is compact for the mass and low enough to sit under most dust covers.

The body is metal with a powder-coated black finish. The felt layer on the underside is what touches the record, so the label never meets bare metal and the puck does not slide once it is down.

Pro-Ject states that it suits almost any turntable that does not have a threaded spindle. A deck whose spindle is threaded for its own screw-on clamp is the exception, so check yours before ordering. On a sprung or light-platter turntable, check what the maker allows first.

Who Is the Record Puck Best For?

• Your turntable is rigid with a substantial bearing — 1.7 pounds is real mass and wants a platter built to carry it
• Your dust cover sits close to the platter — 1 inch tall is low for this much weight
• You want mass rather than a mechanism — it drops on and lifts off, with nothing to wind and nothing to over-tighten
• You care about your labels — felt against the record rather than metal, and it does not creep once it is seated
• Your turntable has a threaded spindle — Pro-Ject builds this for plain spindles, so a threaded deck needs its own screw-on clamp from record clamps and weights

How Do You Use It?

Set the record on the platter and let it settle flat. Hold the puck level, line the bore up with the spindle and lower it until the felt is resting on the label. Let go rather than pressing. Lift it straight up before turning the record over — 1.7 pounds tilted off at an angle can scuff a label.

Pairs Well With

What most Record Puck owners shop next.

• Turntable mats — the puck presses the record onto whatever is underneath it
• Record brushes — a dry sweep each side, with the record held flat
• Record cleaning solutions — for the grime a brush leaves behind
• Stylus force gauges — the other five-minute setup job that changes how a record tracks

Frequently Asked Questions

How many do I need?

One. The Record Puck is sold each and a turntable takes a single puck.

Will it fit my turntable?

Pro-Ject says it suits almost any turntable without a threaded spindle. If your spindle is threaded for a screw-on clamp, this puck is not the one — that deck wants its own clamp.

Is 800 grams too much for my platter?

It depends on the deck. A rigid turntable with a substantial main bearing carries 1.7 pounds without complaint; a sprung or light-platter deck may not, so check what the maker allows.

What stops it marking the label?

A felt layer across the underside. It also stops the puck creeping once it is seated, so the mass stays where you put it.

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