Old Floppy Drive Becomes New Turntable

vinyl1 writes "This must be the ultimate in retro-cool hardware hacking. The floppy drive is obsolete, but the turntable is not, and that got one guy to thinking. He provides a full tutorial on how to turn that worthless old floppy drive into a most desirable piece of audio gear."

Comments

Re:That would make one *terrible* turntable

[TorKlingberg]

The grandparent did not say the story is irrelevant, or that it's a stupid project, just that it would not make a good turntable. Which is a relevant comment.

Re:Digital vs Analog(y)

[maxrate]

Let's say analogue is better than digital - I have excellent ears and pay attention to fine detail..

I still think digital is better, because no matter 'how good' vinyl is, there is always dust debris and other annoyances while trying to listen to vinyl recording.

Too much care and attention and space those old records take up too.

I think the cons definately outnumber the pros when using vinyl over digital

The turntable is indeed dead, unless...

[Retired Replicant]

you are one of those annoying uber-l33t audiophiles who thinks the sound of hissing and popping adds "warmth" to music tracks.