What are the benefits of an acrylic platter on your turntable? Which record player platter is best

Why would you want to put use an acrylic platter on your turntable? Other than looking great, acrylic offers a number of benefits to the sound, from the dense material, to the low resonances. In this video, we'll go over those benefits.
The acrylic platter comes with the RT85 Reference Turntable, but you can easily upgrade on your RT82, RT83 or RT84 turntable.
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TRANSCRIPT:
A heavy, dense, sonically exception piece of frosted acrylic could be what your turntable needs. These are the benefits of an acrylic platter.
There are all sorts of different platters and mats that can be used on our turntable. Felt, rubber, cork, leather, metal, even glass, and they all have their own pro's, con's, and peccadilloes that make them unique. But one of our favourites is an acrylic platter.
The RT85 Reference turntables come with an acrylic platter, but it is very simple to upgrade the platter on the RT82, RT83, or RT84. You cannot upgrade to the acrylic platter on the RT80 and RT81 because of the location of the motor.
These are the two reasons why you want an acrylic platter.
The first is that it's heavy, and dense, weighing in at 3 pounds. The weight helps contribute to a more consistent speed, and improved wow and flutter. Think of a rotating door at the front of a big office building. It's hard to get going, but when it does, inertia kicks in and it spins consistently, reducing wow and flutter.
This density also makes it great at minimizing vibrations. It is extremely dense, so things like vehicles passing, people walking by, or other environmental factors, are greatly reduced, or eliminated, because of the platter. The high density damps reverberations by trapping and dissipating energy.
Second, the material. Acrylic is closer to vinyl than other platter types. As a result, acrylic has an analogous resonant frequency to vinyl records, which cuts down on vibrations and reverberations. The material sounds so good that there are even platter mats made out of acrylic.
To demonstrate this, this is a metal platter. This ringing will be picked up by the stylus as your record plays. Granted, it will be very faint, but when it is reduced, all of those subtleties in the music come alive. Bass is more defined, midrange is richer, and signal clarity is greater. And this is acrylic.

[@drewphillips400]

Just put record on the acrylic platter. Another benefit is it greatly reduces static on your records.

[@realtannairy]

Do I need to adjust cueing lever height when putting this on or no?

[@manolokonosko2868]

I bought the TR85 with the Ortofon Blue and the acrylic plater so that I wouldn't have to regret buying the cheap and wanting to upgrade later. Love my TT.

[@BPToneReview]

Just got my acrylic platter in today and have been using it. I’ve watched a video of before and after and was absolutely astonish of the difference it made so I was pretty excited. Unfortunately, after making my own before and after video I don’t hear the same difference. It looks classy though.

[@TD402dd]

Something is wrong with your setup if it was good at the beginning, but not after extended use. Acrylic platters don't change with age.

[@BPToneReview]

@@TD402dd not following. I didn’t say anything like that actually. Maybe commenting to the wrong comment?

[@joesshows6793]

Do you recommend putting the record directly on the acrylic or use a mat?

[@AndresSalazararthub]

I've heard both, but most people put it on without a mat.

[@FluanceSpeakers]

Hi there! The acrylic platter is designed to be used without a mat, that being said, you can use a mat if you wish!

[@joesshows6793]

@@FluanceSpeakers hmmm I never tried that.

[@quikspecv4d]

Keep in mind that if you use a mat then the record will be higher than it should. If you don’t have a hight adjustment on the tone arm it may effect the sound and wear on the stylus.

[@joesshows6793]

@@quikspecv4d oh my lord I never thought of that. The angle of the dangle!

[@TD402dd]

I'm sure your acrylic is good or you wouldn't be selling it. However, the English made acrylic platter for the Rega turntables is different. It is turned, not molded into its final shape. The quietness during the record play is very noticeable. The midrange clarity is excellent, as is the bass and highs. Once you have an acrylic platter, you will always have one. The acrylic platter mats do a very good job, but not as well as the platter itself.

[@patryk4323]

Is acrilic mat is good for playing shellac 78.rpm Records?

[@masonjar9571]

When upgrading to an acrylic platter do I have to make any tonearm/cartridge adjustments or just can swap them out with ease?

[@FluanceSpeakers]

Hi Mason Jar! No adjustments needed!

[@1950jimmyg]

Love this

[@OzSteve]

Do you need a mat to go under this or a puck?

[@TLS_RECORDS]

no mat needed

[@cam-asherbond5316]

I regret getting the RT81 so much, because I can't upgrade to acrylic.

[@FluanceSpeakers]

We've recently released an acrylic platter mat that's compatible with all of our turntables including the RT81! While it doesn't have the weight of the platter, you will still benefit from the improved audio clarity, as well as a reduction in static and vibrations that comes with acrylic.

[@machiel5888]

You said each one comes with it's pros and cons and then only listed the pros for acrylic :'(

[@PatrickHenryLibertyorDeath]

Love my RT85...

[@jayvalentine2046]

Is it harder on the motor though

[@manolokonosko2868]

I'll let you know in a few years if the motor breaks down.

[@PatrickHenryLibertyorDeath]

How do you feel about record weights?

[@rockhead11]

@@PatrickHenryLibertyorDeath Good point, but I've never heard of an LP weighing 3 Lbs. Actually I wish I had bought the 85 like you.

[@r.n6775]

Lol....okaaay

[@BrigadoonZyphoon]

Ah yes! How could I forget that my "stylus" that reads literally the grooves on a record also "knocks" on the platter while playing! How could I have not noticed? This is literally snake oil. A gajillion million turntables have metal platters, it makes no difference what price range they're in or what decade they were sold. There is no argument that a piece of material that sits above the legs of a turntable "picks up" any unwanted sounds except for whatever is in-between the grooves of the record and the stylus. What a joke of a video. You wouldn't catch me paying a 120 dollars for a phony after market platter that Fluance sells to re-coup the costs from customers who don't buy anything about the RT-82 tables.