Shitty Rambo Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 So this randomly popped up on my FB feed. Evidently it's a Roomba like device that magically spins around on top of your records and uses Bluetooth/WiFi to stream them to shit, essentially defeating the entire purpose of listening to a record opposed to using Spotify. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/493608538/love-the-worlds-first-intelligent-turntable?ref=61fr6y FB comment section: http://www.directupload.net/file/d/4636/jlguz2og_jpg.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrocks Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 this thing is 300 dollars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChasHawk Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 I saw this a couple weeks ago, and didn't give it a second thought. Apparently there are a lot of hipsters with $$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheComebackKid Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 9 hours ago, shamrocks said: this thing is 300 dollars $300 is the Kickstarter price, retail is $600! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deafening Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Quote LOVE maintains the intimacy and quality of vinyl records but adds modern day smart features, while keeping the crackles & pops. Sold. The crackles and pops are the only reason why I listen to records. Derek™, kjkenney and Shitty Rambo 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mourning Wood Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 you know man i saw this a week or two ago and thought it was dope. slap a record down on the coffee table, let this shit run around on it, stream it to my little bluetooth speaker on top of the fridge while i'm making a souflé. hellz yeah. if it was like $84.99 my fantasy would be a reality. but at this price ... eat me raw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjkenney Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 So it's basically this really old toy that's existed for a long time now but with Bluetooth. Nah. http://vwproject.net/the-hokie-pokie-sound-machine-vinyl-killer-sound-wagon/ Shitty Rambo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetrackt Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 I dont hate it. I may back it. I'm not a hipster but appreciate convenience these days. The thing that I'm thinking is that I can finally wirelessly stream my records to my bluetooth headphones which is a huge selling point. Or play records ANYWHERE IN MY HOUSE. Definitely interested... kind of between this or maybe an Orbit. ' Thanks for sharing, I don't really pay much attention to Kickstarter anymore so I would have missed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjkenney Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Also, not to further poo on it, but they make rca to Bluetooth transmitters which accomplish the same thing. Been thinking about getting one to use with my current setup https://www.amazon.com/Miccus-Home-RTX-Bluetooth-Transmitter/dp/B00713RSE0# Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sad Heart Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 (edited) I'll admit that the tech and design is cool, but the purpose of thing is completely useless, so therefore the whole thing is rendered dumb. People really just need to stop bothering trying to revolutionize the way you listen to records, cause there's nothing to improve. Turntable, amp, speakers, done. No vertical tables floating in the air. No devices spinning around instead of the record spinning. No Bluetooth anything (crap). No gimmicks. If you're going to revolutionize the turntable make a hi-fi table for cheaper somehow. If you can't do that then just don't bother. I really don't get how these things get backed, and backed so quickly and way over their initial goal. $600 could get you a table with a great cart. I don't get why people would buy something inferior and gimmicky for that much. I mean, I do know, cause they're stupid, but c'mon. Even the Kickstarter price or $300 could get you a great table. Not to mention the record is exposed, how do you replace the stylus, what if your record is slightly warped (which everyone comes across), how does it deal with these problems. I didn't really see it addressing with how it works minus how it analyses and transmits the sound. I don't think I really trust that thing to stay true at whatever RPM you put it at either. And I'm not just saying that cause I think the thing is dumb, I really don't see it staying constant. Also that woman dancing, what the fuck. Why. Like Rambo said, just defeats the point of listening to a record (which always seems to be the main goal of record related Kickstarter projects). People who buy this stuff don't really listen to records. It's more a conversation piece. Then they go back to streaming Spotify through their phone to their tv like we all do (when we aren't listening to records). Edited February 18, 2017 by Dave Grohl Shitty Rambo and cantdance 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bortx Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 are you fucking kidding me? I wouldn't dare to put one of my records under that thing, no way. Shitty Rambo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 1 hour ago, thetrackt said: I dont hate it. I may back it. I'm not a hipster but appreciate convenience these days. The thing that I'm thinking is that I can finally wirelessly stream my records to my bluetooth headphones which is a huge selling point. Or play records ANYWHERE IN MY HOUSE. Definitely interested... kind of between this or maybe an Orbit. ' Thanks for sharing, I don't really pay much attention to Kickstarter anymore so I would have missed it. I really hope that this is the most subtly sarcastic response in the thread and that you're actually just fucking with us all. Sad Heart and ChasHawk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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