So yesterday, we looked at the uber-hipster Urban Outfitters portable vinyl player. While it may have some old school charm, you can’t help but be impressed by this sleek and super simple design by designer Charles Pyott. This portable vinyl player is called “Linos” and is so much more modern than any vinyl player I think I’ve ever seen. It conserves space, is muchly mobile and looks very, very cool. You load the record to the lower spindle element, lock it into place and push power. It then releases the tonearm and spins up the record. You can hook it up through your computer’s USB port for sound (and power), or use the USB power adapter with standard stereo jack output. The diagram explains it better… Et voila, mes amis!
Small & smart
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Via Analog Apartment (via Toxel.com).
#1 by anna - July 2nd, 2009 at 04:48
How can I buy this wonderful thing?
#2 by admin - July 2nd, 2009 at 08:42
I guess it makes sense that all the coolest things are the hardest to find (and buy)…. It’s a working model, but I can’t find this vinyl player being sold anywhere. Hopefully soon it will have a price tag!
#3 by deadlylow - July 2nd, 2009 at 10:36
yeah nice rendering (and idea) but it obviously cannot work properly
#4 by Lone - July 2nd, 2009 at 11:33
Agreed. If it looks awesome its either not available or its beyond a reasonable price range.
Only thing Id be concerned about it wobble at the far edges.
#5 by trolomatic - July 2nd, 2009 at 16:12
wouldn’t work. the needle would not be able to apply enough tracking force to properly follow the record grove and playback the track without bending/wobbling the record. Also without a bottom plate having the needle suspend over the record like this would produce so much rumble (from the record vibrating from having the needle rubbing on it) the music would be inaudible
#6 by trolomatic - July 2nd, 2009 at 16:19
I also just noticed there is no room for the belt-drive, nor anything big enough to have a direct drive motor fit (never seen a direct drive record motor that can run on 5 volts)
also a non-original concept.
http://www.soulexpressradio.com/MrDisc.htm
this model you can see the technical differences that allow it to work (full fledged tone arm with proper weight balance + having a C clap would stabilized the record…actual room for a proper working belt drive system)
oh man I AM TROLL KING TODAY!
#7 by macromedia - July 6th, 2009 at 22:16
Gut!
#8 by trummer - July 9th, 2009 at 12:25
complete hipster garbage.
#9 by Ryan - July 12th, 2009 at 19:11
It has the same color combo and shape of a Wii Mote
#10 by some guy - July 14th, 2009 at 09:30
You are the king.
I think the problem with this design is that its not intended to work in the full gravitational pull at the surface of the earth. I bet it works awesome in space.
#11 by Katya - July 16th, 2009 at 07:40
#12 by Гонга - July 17th, 2009 at 06:32
ha ))
#13 by GoodOK - July 18th, 2009 at 15:13
ha ))
#14 by demonboy - July 25th, 2009 at 03:00
What if your vinyl is warped??
#15 by admin - July 27th, 2009 at 08:40
Yeah, I figure that could be a problem… I wonder if the Sound Burger (same portable concept – http://www.addictivedjdesigns.com/dj/blog/?p=622) would be any more reliable for that.
#16 by Dude - September 3rd, 2009 at 04:13
Er… this is TRASH!
Why has no-one pointed out that the tonearm pivot point to spindle centre has just been totally ignored?
There’s NO WAY that the arm could track the inner groove!
This is a bunch of crap. If you REALLY want to listen to records on the move, why not just get one of those Vestax or Numark numbers? Even then I wouldn’t even waste my time.
#17 by koko - September 7th, 2009 at 21:44
The only reason to play records nowadays is to experience the music in a more “real” fashion, and I’m not sure this thing is built for audiophiles.
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#19 by koko - December 22nd, 2009 at 02:45
Great post ~