That turntable will fit in nicely with my plaid shirts, reading glasses, pubic hair beard, chuck taylors and IPAs
I'm not going to run out and buy one, but that's different, that's for sure. How does it skip through tracks?
Like the BSR/ADC turntable of 30 years ago it has an LED at the end of the "tonearm" that detects flat surface between tracks. Here's another winner: LOVE - The World's First Intelligent Turntable Personally, I use a little VW bus that drives along the groove.
From the Kickstarter page (includes tracking weight, 1.75 grams); note that cartridge is *not* user replaceable, and replacement styli can be ordered separately starting in December 2017.
$850 USD at retail or 472 Euros for "pre-order" is an utter non-starter for me. Not to mention that there's no way to replace the cartridge and a replaceable stylus is a modified ATN95e that is propitiatory by the company. I'm out.
I super duper wouldn't trust that thing not to chew up my records... even though it looks cool and neat.
How would you know if that thing is tracking right because ALL linear tracking turntables track linearly. Not. The hipsters are going to love it.
Has nothing to do with the linear tracking aspect. The needle is pushing up from underneath vs. resting on the surface of the record - relying on some sort of upward force vs. just weight/gravity. Add to this you'd have to trust it to disengage and re-engage cleanly when you skip tracks. Just makes me nervous.
whats wrong with the at95e? Personally I would take it over the 2m red. Not a bad cartridge for the price. Looking forward to seeing if this thing flops or not, looks like a cool concept. EDIT: Apparently the cartridge is non-removable. That sucks.
I think an under mounted linear tracking cart is kind of a great idea. If done right it would eliminate dust and keep the stylus in a very controlled environment. I know switching out carts is a big deal for most of us but that isn't common. The stupid part from my perspective is wireless connections. If I want a BT connection to music, I'll just use my phone.
This is clearly aimed towards those with e.g. a Crosley. I would not call this a 'hipster product' (what does that even mean) since 'they' have moved on from vinyl to R2R and cassette tapes.
In one way it's impressive that people are coming up with new ideas and getting funding. But yeah I have no interest in this. The Orbit guys got it right. Solid basic product. Low cost. Entry level.
