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High Density Frosted Acrylic Platter For Fluance Reference Turntables

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Product Review (submitted on December 12, 2022):

I have the Fluance RT85 that I bought last year after deciding to get back in to vinyl. I was going to purchase this acrylic platter but decided against it, cost being the factor.I have my setup on furniture that's on a wood floor. DLK floor speakers are sitting on high density foam pads; on the floor. I noticed immediately that longer duration bass would couple itself into the turntable. Long enough, and it would reverberate (think Emerson Lake Palmer's Lucky Man). Also, anyone walking close to the cabinet would cause their footsteps on the wood floor to be picked up by the turntable.I tried several things; stick on cork pads on the bottom of the turntable's feet; made it worse. Put stick-on felt pads on the cabinet where it sits on the floor; no difference. Increased the down force on the stylus; marginal difference.I went back and re-read the reviews on the platter and decided to give it a try. It arrive last Friday. Installed it and put on ELP. I walked near my cabinet; didn't;t pick up my footstep vibrations. When the heavy bass came on the LP, no feedback whatsoever.My conclusion is that this acrylic platter made 100% difference in the playback. I don't know if I can tell if it actually increased the dynamic ranges of the bass' and trebles as some suggest, but I still think this is a great buy for what it does. I only wish that there would have been an option to purchase the RT85 with the acrylic platter up front rather than later.