Finally, for us vinyl enthusiasts!

[Shadow_Ferret]

A no-touch laser turntable.

No wear. Our irriplaceable albums will last forever.

Take that, you CD people!

 

[Buckeyefan 1]

Esoteric, Exotic, you name it

Shadow,

Cool unit. Wonder how it sounds?

You may like some of these high-end exotic turntables, too. Great site.

www.exoticaudio.org/index.html

 

[Xargos]

Only one problem that I have with that turntable. Unless things have changed within the last few months, as I recall it cost in the neighborhood of $10,000 US!

So at least some of us, myself included, will have to continue to suffer the wear. Either that or deal with archiving the recordings to CD and listening without the full original sound quality.

 

[Rock&Roll Ninja]

Free demo CD (Well, I think its funny)

 

[Shadow_Ferret]

I ordered the CD just for the heluvit.

 

[ruadmaa]

Our Irriplaceable Albums Will Last Forever

A no-touch laser turntable.

No wear. Our irriplaceable albums will last forever.

Take that, you CD people!

I hate to disillusion you but, NO your vinyl albums have a limited lifespan, they will not last forever. The reason for this being that vinyl decomposes over time. Any plastic does. Even motion picture film decomposes over time and gets a vinegar smell. Mostly the longevity of any plastic is dependent on the quality of the chemicals that the vinyl was made up of in the first place and of course, storage conditions. I have some vinyl albums that look perfectly pristine, yet when played are loaded with surface noise. I attribute this to the vinyl decomposing. It is not visible but it occurs nonetheless.

 

[Shadow_Ferret]

I haven't run into that problem, yet. Not even from my Dad's collection of 78s. The vinyl that I have that sound that way are from when I was a kid playing those things on a cheapo Realistic record player (not even a turntable).

 

[JohnA]

Pricing

LT-1LRC Plays 45's and LP's US$14,999
LT-1XRC Plays 45's, LP's & 78's $16,999
LT-2XRC Plays 45's, 78's & any size LP $18,999

$15,000 for a record player....I don't think so....time to come into the digital realm

 

[ruadmaa]

Most 78 RPM records (modern era electrical cut) were shellac coated and not made of vinyl. Only a few manufactured toward the end of the 78 RPM record era were made of vinyl. An example of a vinyl 78 rmp record is MGM Metrolite. You can tell which records were shellac because they break very easily, especially as old and brittle as they are now. You don't have to take my word for it, do some research, vinyl does decompose and is most likely not suitable for archival storage.

 

[Sleestack]

LT-1LRC Plays 45's and LP's US$14,999
LT-1XRC Plays 45's, LP's & 78's $16,999
LT-2XRC Plays 45's, 78's & any size LP $18,999

$15,000 for a record player....I don't think so....time to come into the digital realm

I'd just as soon pay $15K for a record player as I would for a digital device. As much as I love the world of digital for my Home Theater setup, when it comes to 2 channel music, nothing beats a good vinyl setup. Unfortunately the hassle and expense of vinyl makes it a easier to flip on a CD.

 

[Shadow_Ferret]

LT-1LRC Plays 45's and LP's US$14,999
LT-1XRC Plays 45's, LP's & 78's $16,999
LT-2XRC Plays 45's, 78's & any size LP $18,999

$15,000 for a record player....I don't think so....time to come into the digital realm

I am in the digital realm. Problem is many many many MANY of the vinyl I have will never never never NEVER be available on CD. Therefore, I want to preserve them as best I can while still listening to them.

But I'm not spending $15 grand for that opportunity.

 

[mtrycrafts]

A no-touch laser turntable.

No wear. Our irriplaceable albums will last forever.

Take that, you CD people!

Not a problem. The vinyl is still there, the limiting factor

 

[Shadow_Ferret]

Not a problem. The vinyl is still there, the limiting factor

A pristine copy of vinyl and a clean CD on hi-end equipment. I doubt you can tell the difference.

 

[ruadmaa]

The CD Is Much Better

A pristine copy of vinyl and a clean CD on hi-end equipment. I doubt you can tell the difference.

When you are listening to Vinyl you are listening to a 5th or 6th generation analog dupe from the master tapes.

If the CD were made directly from the same master tape as the vinyl disk it would be much better. Not only cleaner but not compressed as a vinyl disk would be. Sorry, it's a fact.

 

[RJB]

Now for something really high end...

If anyone gets Popular Science magazine, there is a turntable in their May issue under the what's new section ( page 26 ). It's machined out of solid magnesium and the price range is around $55,400 US

The vendor site is: www.continuumaudiolabs.com

For that price it should make a great addition to my Bose "cube" speaker system!

 

[Shadow_Ferret]

When you are listening to Vinyl you are listening to a 5th or 6th generation analog dupe from the master tapes.

If the CD were made directly from the same master tape as the vinyl disk it would be much better. Not only cleaner but not compressed as a vinyl disk would be. Sorry, it's a fact.

Actually, CDs are compressed. Happens in the sampling. Sorry, it's a fact.

And what about the vinyl albums made directly from the master tape?

 

[WmAx]

Actually, CDs are compressed. Happens in the sampling. Sorry, it's a fact.

And what about the vinyl albums made directly from the master tape?

Compressed in the sampling? Explain.

-Chris

 

[Shadow_Ferret]

It's sampled. Therefore it isn't all there. Vinyl you get all the music, all the sound, all the peaks and valleys, the decay of the note.

CDs is sampled, therefore, chopped, it's bits and pieces of the music.

And I had a winkie there.

 

[ruadmaa]

Wmax Sorry, the audio signal is compressed when it is placed onto a vinyl record. If it weren't your stylus would jump out of the groove when extremely loud bass passages were played such as the "digital cannons on the Telarc 1812 overture. Vinyl is most certainly not an exact copy of the original sound. Digital sound misses nothing when it is sampled. This was gone over time and again when digital audio first came out. IF you like analog sound, great just don't say it is better than digital sound, it isn't. The new high resolution audio disks such as DVD Audio and SACD blow vinyl away, not to mention the multi channel sound capabilities.

 

[WmAx]

It's sampled. Therefore it isn't all there. Vinyl you get all the music, all the sound, all the peaks and valleys, the decay of the note.

CDs is sampled, therefore, chopped, it's bits and pieces of the music.

And I had a winkie there.

So, you erroneously used the word 'compressed' -- as I suspected.

-Chris