In Reply to: It's still around posted by Rob Doorack on July 8, 2014 at 09:40:03:
... of the laser turntable still being around about a month or so ago. This re-jogged that memory!Looks like it is still being made, and it a beautiful concept, but for sure a laser won't quite ever be the same as a needle. THough it sounds like the cleanliness issue isn't as bad as it once was in their various refinements, I got fascinated by their control system (using a couple of lasters to track the groove and then having the lasers do the actual playback.
One thing I love about the audio electornics world is the sheer variety of approaches and technologies.
I suspect that since the laster turntable is sold from Japan, it likely has its strongest sales base in Asia (though I think much in the audio world can say that these days).
Boy, thanks for bringing that up! Fun times!
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