Platter upgrade for VPI MkIV?

Well... years later and much more experience later...

( I can't count on my many fingers, how many times I've read the phrase, "((someone)) at VPI said", ("You have one of the best platters we've ever made.) So, this phrase has little meaning anymore. In fact, it has no meaning because Harry has made SO many changes in such a small time frame,... how in the hell is an end-user suppose to know what they have.. or at the very least, how, what they have sound like, by comparson to what the hell ever that VPI decides to make public???

Since this thread arose, it turns out that upon my experience, Frogman was wrong! He stated the difference between a non-inverted bearing and an inverted bearing will not be the main difference. Wrong, wrong wrong!!!

I had a super platter on my VPI Superscoutmaster.....the changing to the Classic platter was a significant step upward...you didn't need super-hearing to hear the difference.  The soundstage opened up,  looking back,  highs sounded like they were non-existant with the Superplatter in comparison, the Superplatter was turgid, thick, and dead. The Classic platter's highs are not at all bright, just silky smoothe and fast. Get the Classic platter...I haven't heard the mag-lev platter, but I strongly suspect the difference between that and the Classic is not nearly as great as between the Super platter and Classic.

stringreen:,  has the great ability to (glom) on to another's post and somehow, maker it HIS own. Do not be fooled! He is the TRUMP of Audiogon!

I want it to be known, now... that I, in no way, have any relationship or even the slightest  inclination of in any way.. a notion of being involved with stringreen's posts!

He/she, a while ago, stated... "get the mag-lev platter". What the #@#%&ck!

stringeen, just because you have under 3700 posts, does not mean that WE aren't listening.

By the way... Now, he/she is promoting the Classic platter. Not too long ago, he/she was promoting the ceramic platter.

stringreen... TELL US, NO, SHOW US your system? I challenge you to come up with an (original) post.

Slaw...what got into you today....I tell it like it is.  I only comment on equipment I personally touch and work with.  I am not a salesperson...just a pro violinist who loves music and knows what instruments sound like.  I have and am using the ceramic platter which is nothing more than a classic platter that has a ceramic coating.  After comparing them both...I could not tell the difference between the 2 of them.  The next time you see one of my posts and if it upsets you so much...just move along without looking. Make your listening great again.

stringreen:,

I don't, as rule, follow others' history here. I'm old school with regards to "taking people to their word". (I find it somewhat disconcerting that you, by your response, seem to put me on the hook as to explaining, (your posts) and how they may be perceived). One other reason, I find this (my time) spent explaining this, objectionable.

What I've noticed, in regards to the threads we have common interest in is this:

(1) You seem to advise in a way that can only be described as neutral, while at the same time, given your history hear,... (others'/new posters may take as gospel.) IE: One factor is your long posting history. Newbies look at this as a somewhat, deciding factor in what they may look to in terms of their (further/ongoing? research. What we post is relevant to these people we are hoping to draw in to this hobby.

(2) You have recently posted in another thread that, I believe, you started, about the basic need for record cleaning... going on to explain why it may not be needed, Then, you posted on a different thread, (in your own way) out-of hand) recommending steaming as way of cleaning lps.

(So, tell me/us, what are we suppose to conclude from YOUR POSTS regarding tis one issue?)

(3) You have a history of chiming in on anything VPI related.

(4) You posted recently, in your normal manner, in this context, get the Mag-level platter. Now, we learn, you haven't heard it.  So, tell us all now, Have you heard it, if so, why are you now saying you've never heard it, and, why are you seemingly trying to transfer the responsibilty of your posts, onto me, since I've now called you out on them?

Is this enough to elicit a responsible answer from you?? I hope so.