Gizmodo, the venerable tech blog, ran its “Listening Test” series last week. This was a series of posts designed to focus on everything audio, from tech stuff, to nerdy posts on the first records they ever bought. This piece, however, may be of some use to the semi-audiophiles among you. Basically, they gave you step-by-step […]
World’s Most Expensive Turntable
A $50,000 turntable. It’s the Montegiro Lusso Turntable. To be fair, it’s pretty cool looking, but I’m sure it’s absolutely impractical. It’s supposed to have an ultra-precise motor and the cartridge is made out of titanium. Still, I really don’t know if it’s worth it. I may stick with my low-end tables. In my googling, […]
Turntable Art – Simon Elvins
Simon Elvins is an astonishing artist who was featured over at the blog Pretty Goes with Pretty. The creation you see pictured on the left is a fully working record player made entirely out of paper. That’s right, it actually plays vinyl. And it’s made out of paper. Now, it’s more for the artistic effects […]
4080Records Presents: Christian Marclay
Christian Marclay is a particular strange and, I think, incredible artist. He obviously uses a pretty wide variety of materials but in the documentary below, his focus is mainly on turntables and vinyl. What could be more in keeping for 4080? Nothing! Check out the video below to get a sense of his work. Marclay […]