Subj : Turntables and LPs
To   : Nightfox
From : Geo
Date : Wed Sep 15 2021 10:12:28

  Re: Turntables and LPs
  By: Nightfox to All on Tue Sep 14 2021 09:05:19

It would certainly be interesting to hear from a curiosity standpoint.

But in reality it kinda missed the point of Vinyl 8-)

A good clean, Anti Static 180g LP is pretty darn quiet. 8-)


8-)



 >   Re: Turntables and LPs
 >   By: Ogg to Ed Vance on Sat Sep 11 2021 10:18 pm
 >
 > A while ago, I saw something online about this ELP laser turntable: https://www.elpj.com
 >
 > It's a record player that uses a laser (rather than a stylus) to read the grooves on the disc.  The
 > advantage would be that since it doesn't make physical contact with the record, it won't wear out the
 > record.  Also, they say the sound should be really good since there shouldn't be any hiss from a stylus
 > sliding across the record surface.  Also, I think this turntable would be a good candidate to be used for
 > digitizing records.
 >
 > I've been curious to try one, but they're so expensive.  They cost at least $10,000 (which seems a bit
 > ridiculous to me)..  Also, I've read some reviews saying the sound isn't as good as you might think, and
 > that the laser will also pick up dust and translate it to audio, which isn't really a good thing; so the
 > record would need to be very clean before being played in this player.
 >
 > If I could find a laser turntable like that for cheap, I might be tempted to buy one and get into collecting
 > records.
 >
 > Nightfox

Regards..Geo
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