Laser Vinyl Record Reader

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Laser vinyl record reader.

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 player press a play button on a remote and hear music come out of your loudspeakers. The laser only reads from black vinyl records unfortunately since lasers are made of light and transparent or colored discs tend to let light pass through. The laser turntable employs patented technology that produces phenomenal fidelity while never physically touching the record thus eliminating the deterioration to the album s surface inflicted by conventional. A record that runs for 22 minutes has 720 groves across a given radius and therefore a grove is 4800 720 or 6 66 pixels per grove.

This mechanical transmission of sound is not unlike the technique thomas edison first used to record and reproduce so. The new elp laser turntable plays records without touching them the catch. The laser turntable is still reading the vinyl in an analog format whereas a cd is read in digital format. A vinyl record has a label of typically 3 to 4 inches and it is safe to assume the groves are 4 inches on either side.

It only works with black records and it is apparently very sensitive to dirt. Unlike a traditional stylus the laser turntable achieves the highest fidelity from vinyl records with no wear on your precious collection. A 15 000 price tag. Vinyl records are played with a needle.

At 1200 dpi this corresponds to 4800 dpi. The purest music just like the master tapes you ve never heard. You like your vinyl records but don t like the fact that you re killing them.