Wednesday, June 16, 2010 - 3:50pm
Physical media may be all but dead, but here's one disc that has us putting down our iPods: a vinyl/CD hybrid. Jeff Mills' latest release is a 5-inch disc that can play in both CD players and turntables.
vinyl stories
Thursday, April 15, 2010 - 5:13am
The Crosley CR6002A portable record player, AKA the Revolution, is a little confusing at first. Portable records? The idea of walking around with it while scratching some vinyl doesn't really jive — with an unprotected record to boot — but...
Friday, January 15, 2010 - 10:03am
True story: My friend and her 11-year-old daughter were browsing stoop sales (like garage sales, but on building stoops) in Brooklyn when they happened upon some old vinyl albums. When my friend's little girl asked what they were she said...
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...
Sunday, April 19, 2009 - 8:04am
Most DJs create their mixes using two vinyl turntables, but the Compactdecks from designer Oliver Rubli expands the mixologist's arsenal to no less than three decks. A pair of speakers built into the front of the stand might be okay...
Saturday, January 10, 2009 - 9:12am
Richard Vandersteen is normally a meat and potatoes kind of guy, who makes some of the best value speakers out there. But for the launch of his new flagship $45,000 Model Seven, he decided to pull out all the...
Monday, September 29, 2008 - 10:37am
This awesome sculpture was created by Korean artist Jean Shin. Dubbed the "Sound Wave," it's made from a large number of melted vinyl records. It was created to show "the inevitable waves of technology that render each successive generation of...
Tuesday, July 1, 2008 - 8:42am
Here’s a variation on that tiny VW bus that rolls around and around a vinyl record, playing a scratchy tune as it navigates it circuitous route. But this Sound Chaser record player can go places, set free on a...
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...
