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://w
ww.elpj.com
>
> It's a record player that uses a laser (rather than a stylus) to read the gro
oves on the disc. The
> advantage would be that since it doesn't make physical contact with the recor
d, 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 g
ood 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 g
ood 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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