VPI Classic Platter

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?

Well I think the point is kinda moot...HW had been complaining for a long time about the problems with machining the methacrylate platters--and that they can only be done at certain times of the year because of the material's sensitivity to temperature and humidity. No such problems with the new platter.

What's interesting though is that the first VPI tables released now some what 20 years ago (?) used an Al platter? HP panned the early VPI tables with metal platters(and Linn owners will remember what the platter sounded like without the mat); now HW has come back to the metal platters again and must have solved the issues of the early tables!

Myles