It’s easy enough these days to build an entire music collection (legally obtained, of course) with nothing more than a laptop and an iPod, but maybe you’re the kind of guy that likes to have something to show for it other than a lack of free space on your hard drive. Maybe you’ve even begun adding on to the collection of old vinyl LPs you got out of your parents’ basement with some vinyl editions of new releases. (What, you haven’t heard that they all come with free MP3 downloads of the album these days?)
If that sounds like you, then there’s no doubt you’ve got your turntable dialed in to that home theater system you spent so much time shopping for. Whether you have a vintage turntable plucked from a garage sale and upgraded with a fresh needle, or a high-tech DJ system, your apartment is vinyl-ready. But one thing is missing – how do you share that listening experience with your unconverted friends?
That’s where this Tron-inspired design from the Linos Turntable comes in. The Linos folds up neatly to fit in your record-hauling manbag – much easier than boxing up your precious DJ deck and lugging it over to a friend’s house for a lazy afternoon of classic Neil Young albums and scotch drinking. Once at your destination, set your carefully chosen selection along with the tiny spindle on any flat surface (think: coffee table, bar, XBox). The tone arm and the meat of the device rests on top. Simply plug it in to your stereo’s auxillary input with the standard RCA jacks, hit play and you’re golden – at least until Side B.
Sure, the are other portable turntables out there, but none quite as svelte as the Linos. (Excluding the VW Bus, which was basically designed to ruin your collection.) And it also includes an added bonus: like your iPod the Linos is powered through a standard USB cable, which means you can run it directly through your computer or simply use the USB port for power.
The downside? The device’s designer, Charles Pyatt, doesn’t currently offer any details on the manufacturer or pricing so it’s stuck in Design Concept-limbo until some one snags up the rights to start churning these out for mass production. Will someone please pitch this to Anthony Sullivan?
Comments
issac
July 20th, 2009 - 11:29:44 AM
how does it spin? is there some sort of platter hidden underneath? must agree, looks pretty cool though