Is this a disgrace to the Industry ?

Please take a look at this crap:

http://mashable.com/2017/02/02/new-spin-for-old-vinyl-records/#qMNh6PZumiqV

kapa1102-02-2017 7:01pm

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kapa11 OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 19 posts 02-03-2017 at 02:42am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete tpreaves: Not insecure, I am old school, I have a GARRARD 401 with THOMAS SCHICK 12" Tonearm and ORTOFON SPU and the rest of the system is accordingly to juice the Vinyl to its máximum potencial, I just dont really see the point to use this new device to play Vinyl, Its some how a contradcition in itself, using digital-bluetooth Technology to Extract the sound of Vinyl, It just doesn’t make sense. It missing the whole point of using Vinyl.
hifiman5 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,832 posts 02-03-2017 at 04:42am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete +1 @kapa11 If you love vinyl you would want to hear it played on your table with tonearm and cartridge of choice, yes? Agree with martykl that it is a lifestyle product not one to be fancied by vinylphiles.
asvjerry Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,628 posts 02-03-2017 at 05:12am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete L As a tangential tracking 'fan' for decades, I'll at least applaud the approach. Watching work is amusing and I remember the VW van version. Now that was a piece of trash... Now, Kappa, please. Sit down, take a deep breath, just chill for a moment. This won't be the last 'audio heresy' we'll be subjected to. At least it's a product that exposes the new generation to vinyl, something we love despite it's inherent flaws and drawbacks. C'mon, it does have some that we know well. But consider the trove of existing discs 'out there'...all the 'used' albums in all the stores that carry them, all the stashes in attics and basements waiting to sing yet again.... The grandchild that places that player on one of late gran dads collection, found in that box under the stair. The discovery of what made the old guy smile when they sat on his lap so long ago. A romantic notion, Yes. But long after the tech beloved by us has fallen into disrepair, something like this may bring our music into the future. Consider the latest Star Trek movie, featuring the Beastie Boys. One never knows the warp and weft of the future, and what may move us yet again.... Consider putting a 'care and handling' note in with the sleeves. ;)
mgreen27 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 147 posts 02-03-2017 at 07:59am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete "Now, Kappa, please. Sit down, take a deep breath, just chill for a moment. This won't be the last 'audio heresy' we'll be subjected to. At least it's a product that exposes the new generation to vinyl, something we love despite it's inherent flaws and drawbacks. C'mon, it does have some that we know well. But consider the trove of existing discs 'out there'...all the 'used' albums in all the stores that carry them, all the stashes in attics and basements waiting to sing yet again...." He's right on this. It's not a matter of exposing vinyl to a new generation. It can't expose vinyl to a new generation. In order to do that, you need to listen to a record being played back in analog. If you take the wow factor out of the equation, this thing is nothing more than an iPod. But what makes matters even worse, is if you look at how the product is advertised, along with the opinions of the publications that were "reviewing" the TT, they don't even understand what it is they're looking at. (Its not a turntable by the way. In order for a turntable to be a turntable, the table has to turn.) "LOVE maintains the intimacy and quality of vinyl records but adds modern day smart features, while keeping the crackles & pops." This has to be an industry first. When was the last time someone advertised "keeping the crackles & pops", like it was a good thing? "LOVE maintains the intimacy of vinyl and the organic, natural melodies specific to analog sound that we all love." If we all loved vinyl, this product would never have been invented. "We chose the best materials, making sure the soul of the vinyl would be kept intact when read by LOVE." I take it all back. Why didn't they just say so from the beginning?
bdp24 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 9,803 posts 02-03-2017 at 02:33pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete $599?! Nice margin. For that price you can get a real record player, not this toy.

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