Acrylic platter

If the spindle is long enough I'd be more inclined to experiment with mats like TT Weights 4mm copper, Trans-Fi ResoMat, or a combination of both. These would be portable across turntables should you decide to move to a better table. With the copper mat you will hear the combined effects of platter material and increased inertial mass. The ResoMat, which uses vinyl cones to elevate the LP, may tend to minimize the effects of varying platter materials. I use and like both.

FWIW, a few OEM designers I know prefer stainless steel to acrylic, aluminum, and brass. There's a machinist advertising on Agon who makes them and may be able to help you.

It goes around and around. The original VPI platter was aluminum. Then when it was changed to acrylic, with lead insert like the aluminum one, all the critics approved. Now VPI is back to aluminum on most of their tables, without lead I think. Why? This writer can't figure it out. My guess is that it's cheaper to manufacture. Now everyone is looking for some sort of pad to put on top of their aluminum platter. Meanwhile VPI's top of the line TT remains with acrylic. Go figure.

Maybe to keep the price down on their lower end tables .

Just a thought, but VPI has gotten away from using acrylic platters. VPI claims the aluminum platters "just sound better". That's good enough for me.

lead is an environmental hazard.