Advances In Turntable Technology?

WogboTheFrogGod asks: "I've seen numerous postings regarding DVD, CD-R, MP3, devices, drivers, softwares, etc. No one has talked much about the old-school technology. I suspect that I'm not the only slash-dotter with a healthy collection of vinyl. What's the latest and greatest with turntables? To get you started, here is a turntable that uses a cd-style laser to read the vinyl grooves. Trouble is that it costs $20,500! I'm looking for equipment that will integrate with the newer higher-end stuff, and that will (possibly) facilitate vinyl ripping." Turntables and vinyl I still prefer over CDs in some situations. I would love to be able to grab a laser-based turntable, but unfortunately, I don't think any of us would like to deal with that price tag.

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nondistrutive playing of rare or one only vinyl

[Big Torque]

Many very old vinyl records are being played in order to get the songs down on something else before they deteriorate and are lost forever. The biggest problem is that with very old vinyl disks the vinyl is so brittle that playing them is often destructive. As one curator stated the records give up there sound only one last time and die. Some of these records are one of a kind and not replaceable. Many are extremely important in order to place music in its from and style at the turn of the century over 100 years ago. This laser Vinyl player would be a godsend.