VPI Classic Platter

Alun's observation makes sense, TNT is known to sound warm and classic platter might be the ticket to compensate its short coming.

it's often best to combine several different materials to achieve a balance sound, maybe that's why Scout was so successful because it combined acrylic with wood. on the other hand, Clearaudio is now moving away from all acrylic because it sounded dead.

I compared several years ago the then "new" lighter, clear acrylic platter to the "then" all black acrylic platter. My take as memory serves me, is that that the black acrylic had better bass extension but was softer through the top end. The clear platter otoh, wasn't as extended in the lows as the black platter but had more perceived extension at the top, possibly because of the loss of bass.

Myles

Myles,
Was it the actual"Super platter" or one of the earlier incarnations of black platters?

It was an earlier version--before the superplatter was around. I think it was the solid metacrylate platter.

At one point (~1 year ago) the quote I often saw (not sure if this was on VPI's site or one of the retailers) was that the "Super platter" was the ....and I paraphrase as I don't recall for certain....."best and most advanced VPI platter to date". Any one remember this and does it still hold true?