Is this a disgrace to the Industry ?

My first reaction was: what an abomination! Then I noticed that the project already got funded by a quater-mil dollars and realized that I must have a Lot of insecurities (I do!).  A few months ago we discussed Levitating TT, now they have platter-less and wall-hugging TTs on Kickstart, they all look real Cool. I am all for "lifestyle" products (thats how I started my audio journey) but this contraption which looks like a cordless phone is not one of those. And it is rotating counter-clockwise which is totally bad for your  Feng Shui!! Proceed with caution ;-)

you guys mentioned that something similar was done with VW minivan? Any links or keywords so that noncompoops like me could take a look?

digitizing my vinyl collection is still a concept I canNot comprehend. Why? Just ask your kids how to join bittorent community and download anything you want. Free, quick, and you wont have the nightmares (as I had today) of a cordless phone going round and round (counterclockwise!) in front of you

sevs, I would want to digitize (small portions of) my vinyl collection for 2 reasons:

1 - Because most of my vinyl is completely different music from what I've purchased in the CD format--music that's inaccessible unless played on a TT.

2 - So I could access (a tiny portion of) that music as uncompressed  computer audio files (.wav)--which allows listening through my high-quality headphone system (which cannot connect to a TT); from a laptop while traveling; etc.

@sevs regarding the van seems you can still buy the things (but use this on your prized vinyl at your own risk

http://odditymall.com/soundwagon-portable-record-playing-hippy-van

and no nasty digitization going on here 😏

@folkfreak Thank You! That one looks fun!!!
@desktopguy Got it! These last few years I discovered soooo much new musik which I like, off ECM label and Steve Hoffmann forum (for PF fans) that the flood of new CDs, downloads, and LPs, (plus all those box sets of classical which I just have to buy!) prevents me from digitizing my "unobtanium" LPs. But I think I get the point: when I am in my "dog house" barbecuing/drinking/ listening to a boombox, I have cassettes ripped off my favorite CDs to keep me company 

this contraption, just thinking of it makes me dizzy... The Girl... She is young,... this is nice!... Not like our Bosses..., just wish she were, whats the right term... black??? so that she could dance, not just shake her hair and appendages...

*G*  The only thing the 'object of discussion' lacks is a graphic on the top that hypnotizes the user into thinking that it's 'state of the art'....which we all know is advert BS and hype...

It's just another tech toy...  I'll wish them luck, hope it sells enough for them to make their nut.  With any luck, it might introduce the few to 'real vinyl reproduction' as we know it and it's capabilities.  I don't need nor want it, and agree that for the same amount of cash I can do a lot better....

But I'm 'edgeicated an' spoilt'  *L*  Perhaps not to the degree I read here @ AG (some go off the deep end of the pool clutching a concrete block with the details IMHO, but to each...), but enough to know that the little spinner widget ain't gonna rival no multi-K$ TT with a cart that'd make most go hari-kari if dropped....

But we're having a good time dissing the thing. *L*  Beats talking 'bout the weather...;)