Saturday, February 26, 2011 - 8:02am
This sculptural looking beauty is actually an audio system concept called the Dala, that combines the old school tech of a vinyl turntable, with cutting edge speakers that use thin membrane drivers....
record player stories
Tuesday, August 18, 2009 - 6:53am
What do you get for someone who's both a sci-fi nerd as well as an audio nerd? This USS Enterprise record player seems pretty close to the perfect choice, no? The huge model of the famous starship plays records and...
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 - 4:12am
When archaeologists dig up the current layer of civilization a million years from now, they'll stumble upon anvil-heavy discs of silver and gold, delicate Lucite sculptures, strange materials juxtaposed with spindly arm-like tendrils — all sporting a wheel-like centerpiece. Were...
Tuesday, June 23, 2009 - 3:46pm
Inspired by the Vinyl Killer, which is currently the smallest record player in the world, Korean designer Rhea Jeong's "Void" LP player would have records spinning in midair above it. Here's the plan, according to Designboom, who Jeong sent the...
Wednesday, February 11, 2009 - 7:47am
No, it isn't some XXL origami project — the Neo Gramaphone (sic) is a modern take on the classic phonograph. Discarding wood and brass for simple lines and "high-quality materials" (plastic, probably), the minimalist design looks more like a plant...
Thursday, October 16, 2008 - 2:02pm
If you look at the front of the Brionvega RR226, pictured above, you can make out what looks like a robotic face with the dials and displays and speaker layout. That's how both the RR226 and its '65 predecessor,...
Wednesday, June 4, 2008 - 9:57am
An interesting thing is happening in music business. CD sales are down (40% since 2000, according to the RIAA), but sales of vinyl records (remember those?) are up big-time, especially in the high-end market. That might explain the Acutus...
