Laser Vinyl Turntables

Because of the use of lasers these turntables can only play black vinyl not a huge shortcoming.

Laser vinyl turntables.

The first functioning laser turntable the lt 1 was made by finial technology and had a projected street price of 3750. Amounts shown in italicized text are for items listed in currency other than canadian dollars and are approximate conversions to canadian. Though the idea for using a laser beam to trace the data engraved in a phonograph record s grooves dates back to the early 1980s it still seems a bit sci fi to put an lp in the drawer of what looks like an old fashioned laserdisc. Find great deals on ebay for laser turntable and laser record player.

It was developed by the japanese company bsr. A pop i doubt too many people will get one. A laser turntable or optical turntable is a phonograph that plays standard lp records and other gramophone records using laser beams as the pickup instead of using a stylus as in conventional turntables. For many turntables are the way to play back music.

Unlike a traditional stylus the laser turntable achieves the highest fidelity from vinyl records with no wear on your precious collection. Lasers were first introduced for reading vinyl groove information almost 40 years ago. I remember the laser disc s of the 80 s. And there s much more of a interesting retro factor.

You can t replicate the sound of analogue as well in a digital format.