...just wondering

Dear Stringreen: Certainly I don't know nothing about that VPI ceramic platter and its specific design so I can't say anothing about, in the other side I would like to share my experiences with ceramic:

Audio technica and Audiocraft ( between other companies. ) marketed ceramic TT mats that were with high build quality and ( like almost all in audio with " new " products. ) had high success. I owned both and I used for a few months and after that I sold it because did not improve the quality performance experience.

Ceramic is way resonant contrary on what many of us can think. I had SAEC and Victor very expensive headshells ( beautiful made. ) with the same result and any one of you could remember that Graham used once ceramic as arm wand and " suddenly " they took out of production. I own and owned cartridges with full ceramic cartridge body and not the best out there: as I said ceramic at the cartridge needs is way resonant.

Btw, to fragile too.

Regards and enjoy the music,
R.

I have to say I am skeptical of many of VPI's upgrades, many seem to contradict their previous upgrade revelations. Maybe Im just bitter, I was never satisfied with my Aeries and spending more on upgrades never solved my problems.

Raul....Harry tells me that the ceramic platter is really the current aluminum platter, with a bonded shell of ceramic material. I will have both to compare, and will post my findings (just my taste...others might disagree)

oh..Harry also tells me that the new arm is jaw dropping better than anything made....no resonances at all... I will post when I get the new arm and provide my thoughts.

Stringreen,
How much is the new platter?