In a similar mode..I replaced the standard Rega subplatter on my RP6 with the Groovetracer precision subplatter....Big improvement...On any TT, if the platter turns as friction free as possible and the tonearm is as friction free as possible in both horizontal and vertical movement, you can get the max data off the LP....Analogue playback is a VERY highly refined mechanical process....As Art Dudley would point out, vinyl playback is the only type of domestic audio that does not need electricity to "read" the data off the LP....Of course, your speakers or headphones couldn't reproduce it without electricity/amplification but the data can be picked up off the "software" without plugging it in....consider that and the importance of getting the main bearing and tonearm to work as friction free as possible and you are on the way to understanding how to help optimize vinyl playback.
Balls.....
Who here has upgraded their turntable platter bearing with a ceramic ball? What were your impressions of the upgrade? Worth it, not worth it? I have a VPI non-inverted unit. It appears there is a gentleman in New Jersey that performs the upgrade.