What an elegant turntable with its precision engineering, designed by AMG (Analog Manufaktur Germany) and their first every "V12" turntable. The AMG turntable line was created by a group of audio industry experts to advance the art of vinyl playback. Here is what they said about the design:

Werner Roeschlau, designer and driving force behind AMG, works with his son and other master machinists at their bespoke multi-story Bavarian factory located north of Munich. All machining is done in house, combining the latest Computer Aided Design and CNC machines with “classic analog” tools including custom lathes and drill presses. Their factory has been manufacturing key, precision parts for some of the world's most highly regarded turntables for over a decade. This expertise in the design and manufacture of turntables led to the AMG line, premiering with the Viella 12. 

Such a beautiful turntable that would be for sure a talking point in my home; not sure of the price but I'm sure that it would be a fast seller.  Find more info about the turntable here

If you've ever wonder if a tree could make music, it can and it sounds beautiful yet haunting. In the video below a record player was modified to play slices of wood. The year rings on the wood were analyzed and then translated into music.

A tree’s year rings are analyzed for their strength, thickness and rate of growth. This data serves as basis for a generative process that outputs piano music based on the year ring data. Those are analyzed for their thickness and growth rate and are then mapped to a scale which is again defined by the overall appearance of the wood (ranging from dark to light and from strong texture to light texture). The foundation for the music is certainly found in the defined ruleset of programming and hardware setup, but the data acquired from every tree interprets this rule set very differently.

It's intriguing that each note is a season passed in the life of the tree. The smaller intervals on the wood were harder years for the tree and the longer silences filled with seasons of growth. So really when you listen to the wood record you're listening to the whole life of the tree.

The vinyl collection in your home keeps growing but your old turntable just took a crap on you. So your looking to get a new turntable to jam out to your indie styled collection. How about checking out the Pro-Ject RPM 1.3 Genie Turntable ($500) to replace your broken one. It features a very stripped down design, the Genie will turn heads with its minimal design, while it quietly runs it's synchronous motor, two-step pulley, resonance optimized platter, aluminum tonearm and external power supply combined to provide some ear dropping sounds.

Check out some of there other uniquely designed turntables.

Denon is getting ready to celebrate their 100th Anniversary on October 1, 2010. This historical event can't go without a new product to commemorate this achievement. Denon goes back to it's beginning with the new Denon 100 Turntable($2,500). This high-end turntable features the company's high-performance direct-drive turntable technology, compatibility with the new DP-A100 cartridge, a five-year warranty, 100th anniversary logo badges, and a signed certificate of authenticity from the chief production engineer who hand crafted the device. So if you got 2,500 dollars laying around and you love turntables then this baby is for you.




via: studiddope