needleless laser record player

[Wolfe]

And here's the Caliburn. Pretty widely regarded as among the best turntable systems (minus cartridge) being sold today.

The price? If you have to ask...

http://www.ultimateavmag.com/content/co ... -turntable

[phonophan79]

It's interesting that you should inquire about the availability of hi-bux analog turntables today. If there was any doubt that golden ears have become any more rational in the last coupla decades, we can rest assured that they are still as delusional as ever. Check out these eBay offerings:


This one takes the prize for the most preposterously over-the-top waste of time, money, and resources:

eBay Item #300475975562

Words really fail to convey the utter silliness of this thing.

WOW... words really do fail... never seen, or even imagined anything like it.

[Starkton]

The Thorens Reference was my dream turntable 25 years ago when I left school. The price then was about $25,000. Today the Thorens is a collector's item with a near fourfold value.



PS: I checked again. Original purchase price in 1982 was "only" about $10,000 (without tonearms). This makes it an even better investment.

[AllWoundUp]

I also like how on the first 2 ebay auctions, he says don't bother him with questions about them if you haven't read the "ads", and yet there's no description of the turntables beyond the make & model.

[Wolfe]

Thorens Reference dream turntable.

Talk about massive. If that thing weighs 200 pounds, I wouldn't be the least surprised.

Makes that l'il old laser record player look pretty flimsy by comparison.

[Starkton]

Talk about massive. If that thing weighs 200 pounds, I wouldn't be the least surprised.

It is 180 pounds which is only a little more than the gramophone of 1908 I just got which is 130 pounds net weight.

[antique1973]

My $200 Audio Technica paired with vintage Bose speakers is fancy
enough for me.

[frenchmarky]

This one takes the prize for the most preposterously over-the-top waste of time, money, and resources:
eBay Item #300475975562

Hah, you sure that isn't the Genesis Device from "Star Trek II The Wrath of Khan"?? Is that price just a mistake or out of thin air, or is that the actual going price for these contraptions I wonder.