I'm sure that's true, it's more the feeling of confidence you get, or don't. For example I was always nervous about the ceramic platter on the RP10 and it could break or chip if you dropped it. OK, you weren't likely to but it was something you were conscious of. And it wasn't a baseless fear. The platter on my deck had a small chip on the edge of the hole on the underside. Probably the result of clumsy fitting over the center spindle. An LP12 platter ain't going to chip like that.Er, Well Tempereds don’t exactly fall apart when you look at them, any more than Regas do. And once set up they need zero fettling.