Actually no, this table has a special feature to combat stylus drag. That stainless steel platter contains a sophisticated liquid nitrogen cooling system and water condensation generator which freezes a microfine layer of ice crystals onto your record. Then the heat of the passing needle gently melts the ice, so you get wet ice - what could be slicker!? That, combined with using the new Teflon records that are being pressed might actually make this piece of junk halfway decent.