turntables
Music
Pioneer CDJ-2000 Lets You Mix With A Big, Beautiful LCD Screen
3:30PM Adrian Covert | The Pioneer CDJ-1000 CD Turntable was revolutionary when it launched because it was among the first devices to mimic vinyl turntables without the vinyl. Now, upgraded and equipped with a huge, 6.1-inch screen, the CDJ-2000 wants to up the ante. More »
Design
Magnetic Levitating Turntable Concept Looks Impractical, Amazing
5:15AM Dan Nosowitz | Rhea Jeong’s “void” turntable concept uses what would have to be incredibly strong and precise magnet control to levitate a record above its base. That little red ball on top of the vinyl is actually the needle. More »
Games
The Scratch Deck (The Other DJ Controller)
11:35PM Mark Wilson | This is awkward. We just got a glimpse of DJ Hero’s mixer, and now we see an entirely new peripheral for an entirely different game called Scratch: The Ultimate DJ (for Xbox 360 and PS3). More »
Gadgets
Nilox NX100R Vinyl to MP3 Retro Turntable Needs a Matching Buick
1:40AM Jesus Diaz | OK, it’s official: Vinyl is definitely making a comeback, with turntables that bridge the world of analogue with digital using built-in MP3 converters. Like this italian Nilox NX100R retro model. More »
Design
Retro Wallpaper Celebrates the Golden Age of Hip Hop
2:50AM Mark Wilson | Turntables, keyboards, cassettes and boomboxes? Yes please. This designer wallpaper by Aimée Wilder costs $US140 for a diminutive 27″ x 15′ 70cm x 4.5m) roll. Then again, that’s enough probably paper to make your point. [aimeewilder via Unplggd] More »
Music
The Most Adorable Audio Component Ever
3:00AM Dan Nosowitz | We take audio very, very seriously, and so in the spirit of Listening Test, we present this video of a kitten on a turntable. [YouTube] More »
Music
How To: Calibrate Your Turntable For the Best Possible Sound
2:00AM John Mahoney | Did our Listening Test week light up the fire inside to dust off some old records and whip a turntable back into shape to start enjoying them again? It’s really easy, and cheap. Here’s how. More »
Design
CD Turntables Are Possibly the Product of the (Last) Century
10:30AM Sean Fallon | Pete Verrando has himself some CD turntables and, as you can see in the images, these beauties are patent pending. More »
Entertainment
Audiowood Turntables: Because Technics Are Too Cold and Modern
11:00AM Adrian Covert | The contrast between machines and nature is always fascinating to look at, and such is the case with Audiowood’s line of turntables, which bring a very woody aesthetic to the wheels of steel. More »
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