whitemage Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 http://www.elpj.com/ It's only $15,400 "ELP Laser Turntable: plays vinyl records with CD quality sound." I always thought that LP's were supposed to sound better than CD's, with the right setup and everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebear Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 I imagine the 'CD quality' would have less to do with actual quality and more to do with no 'scratching' noises when you would play records on this. Anyone have 15 grand lying around? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shenanigans Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 would the laser not eventually wear out the record? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goombagod Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 but i like my needle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st3f Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 you don't even see the disc turning... which is part of the beauty of a turntable... + i like to put myself the needle on my records, and if there are a few "scratching" noises, well to me it's no big deal! if i had 15000$ i'd rather spend it buying hundreds of lp's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarirec Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 right on... st3f. there's also a standard model for $7150.00. still... the intimacy of vinyl is kaput. rather spend my yankee dollars on records. wonder if that endorsement from "s. chiba" is mister street fighter- sonny chiba. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattalica17 Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 shit i just bought 3 flaming lips 24 hour song skulls now i can't buy this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostinspectrum Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 Put the laser to the record just does not sound right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tittus Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 So..it's a laser that reads media. That sounds like it's been done before.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derek123 Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 you don't even see the disc turning... which is part of the beauty of a turntable... + i like to put myself the needle on my records, and if there are a few "scratching" noises, well to me it's no big deal! if i had 15000$ i'd rather spend it buying hundreds of lp's Yup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melvinscam Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 I'm like a record player I keep goin' round with a needle laser in my arm making someone else's sound and lately I've been dreaming of blue and empty skies but nothing like that ever crosses red and weary eyes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harryq Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 I'm like a record playerI keep goin' round with a needle laser in my arm making someone else's sound and lately I've been dreaming of blue and empty skies but nothing like that ever crosses red and weary eyes for some reason, this makes me think of samus... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewlucas Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 Put the laser to the record just does not sound right. And hit me with your style... ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recordhound1002 Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 I like My teac too much. The Needle, the record spinning, the whole deal. Ill keep it old school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrrom92 Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 People on this board would have a heart attack if they had this record player, it doesn't do colored vinyl. I'm sure it's a step up from the crappy turntables most have here, but I'd rather spend 15 grand on a much better performing turntable. I've had one demoed a few times. The internal electronics are kinda crappy, so the sound is just meh. It's all outdated tech too. The chip is the same one they've been making since the 1980's (yes this has been around for a while) If they put some money into R&D and made the chip smaller, more modern, and less costly to produce, and then offered the technology to a major electronics corporation (Sony), You could expect to see these sell for less than $1500 Maybe in the future. Oh, and the records sound bad if there is even a light speck of dust undetectable to the human eye, so an RCM is a must have with this turntable. It's good for archives, and Stevie Wonder has one. But that's about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nico Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 The idea has been around since 1977, first working copy was made in the mid 80's. But high expenses in R&D made the initial company go bankrupt in 1989 and some other company bought the rights and slowly developed this current Laser Turntable, which is for sale since 1997. Ranging from 10,000 to 20,000 dollars, depending on the discount you are getting from your salesperson. I am surprised, no other company tried to manufacture their own for a more reasonable price, since the patents expired a few years ago. But maybe with the current rise of record sales and fast amount of audiophile pressings being made and sold, some company will start developing one that can deal with the different formats, speeds and color vinyl, because that version of ELP Japan is impressive but far from user friendly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nico Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 If anyone wants to build one at home: http://www.freepatentsonline.com/3992593.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vardcore Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 Give ME the $15 grand and I will kick you in the nuts. Same result. And no, I am not being sexist: no lady would ever drop $15k on something so stupid; that takes a dude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nico Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 I just noticed they released a new model, looks nice and probably less hurtful than a kick in the nuts from Vard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidamnesiac Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 There's an article I read somewhere completely debunking these types of tables as a viable option for serious collectors. Basically because there is nothing analog about this, it's very similar to listening to a CD. Most of the "warmth" and "character" that comes from listening to a record on an analog setup is lost because of the conversion to digital. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nico Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 Is it digital? I think not. Q: Does the LT digitize the audio signal from the record? A: There is no digitization. The LT maintains a constant analog audio signal. I understand the confusion, but it's analog. I think it is based on the fact that a laser beam reads the pits on a cd, and a laser beam is reading the irregularities in the sides of the lp groove. Keep in mind the laser is not pulsed, it is on continuously. The etched pits in the metal layer of a cd represent the physical digital representation of the digital sampling of the music. The continuously "on" laser reads the continuously varying irregularities in the lp groove, which represent the continuously varying waveforms of the music. So it's still analog, even though it's being read by a laser. There may be digital systems for tracking and control of the system, but the signal path is still analog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinyljunkie Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 i wish the only option of turntables were laser ones. That way no one could make colored vinyl and everyone would have black. You either like the record/music or you dont. but then i guess someone would just make limited covers or something to turn it back into a hobby "collection" anyway. so nevermind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krisakarcher Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 THE LASER ON MY RECORD PLAYER HAS BEEN WEARING THIN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 I'm 12 what is this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kriss Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 i wish the only option of turntables were laser ones. That way no one could make colored vinyl and everyone would have black. You either like the record/music or you dont. but then i guess someone would just make limited covers or something to turn it back into a hobby "collection" anyway. so nevermind. Dang. This is good. Dang. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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