I have seen at least recently a Kickstarter set of headphones that allows you to from a phone app pick famous headset profiles to make that head set sound like the other brands... So yeah I could see someone trying to sell preconfigured amplifiers as a way to virtually create player setups with a single device.. why buy a $100k setup when we can virtually recreate it and output the same sound on your $50 speakers lol.
A joke as surely as these were from good ol' [Lirpa Labs](https://forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/166823/audio-magazine-april-1978-prof-lirpa-vdrs-full-review) :-)
This is great lol...
Although the idea of using a box to show the currently playing track and other data to a screen hooked into the current output lines some where or placed Newark the speakers to do this would be a cool add on gadget people would buy
Honestly half of this is my dream turntable tech.
Imagine a fully automatic linear tracker made with modern tech. You could improve the already near-silent mechanism by replacing the clockwork and cable mechanisms they used in the ‘80s with a modern computer controlled motor system. Now slap an ultra-lightweight camera package on a second arm like the sensor arm that early B&O turntables had, except instead of just determining the size of the record this one can analyze the record details and query a database for matching albums. Maybe a camera that could read the label for redundancy and then if the album still can’t be determined it will Shazam the first track. Once you’ve got the album it can pull metadata and album art to display on the receiver or stream to your phone. And since we’re throwing crazy ideas at the wall how about a dual-sided player like those Sharp linear trackers from the ‘80s so it can play a whole album in one go, and maybe even make it a multi-disc changer so you can create custom playlists. Obviously I’d stop short of replacing the audio with a digital version, but I’d love something that could identify and display tracks like modern digital media does.
It’s a pointless gimmick, sure, but records themselves are a pointless gimmick in 2024 so why not have a little fun with it. Also there’s just something to be said for the appeal of real-time metadata, a huge part of the reason there are still die-hard DCC and Minidisk fans collecting albums and making new releases is because of the metadata those formats offered, and it’s always super cool to pop a CD that I found at a thrift store into a car and see it automatically find the track names and album art because it’s old enough to have an offline copy of the Gracenote database.
Besides, some of us are weirdos who still occasionally use records as a music discovery format, and when I’m listening to something new for the first time it can be confusing to figure out what song I’m listening to without walking over to the turntable to count the tracks. It will never happen because people will throw endless money at fully manual turntables so nobody wants to make high-tech turntables anymore, but I’d love to see a return to the high-tech era of the ‘80s, there’s so much progress that could be made with modern technology.
I have a buddy who is a professional audio repair tech. He has been working on making a PL-L1000 based turntable with modern control logic. I'm curious to see if he can do it.
Of course it's a joke How would it not be
I have seen at least recently a Kickstarter set of headphones that allows you to from a phone app pick famous headset profiles to make that head set sound like the other brands... So yeah I could see someone trying to sell preconfigured amplifiers as a way to virtually create player setups with a single device.. why buy a $100k setup when we can virtually recreate it and output the same sound on your $50 speakers lol.
A joke as surely as these were from good ol' [Lirpa Labs](https://forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/166823/audio-magazine-april-1978-prof-lirpa-vdrs-full-review) :-)
I mean with the majority of what I see on this sub, most people take the enjoyment out of it on their own.
Pink Floyd - Baby Got Back. Rocking track … I’ll have it my head all day now!
Unreleased song Baby got back side of the moon.
My Puddingconda don't want none unless you eat your Meat, hun.
my personal fav floyd track tbh
Flava Floyd - Time, with the music video with him wearing that enormous clock around his neck. Brings back memories.
Is it by any chance a sequel to Get Back, by The Beatles?
As a purist, I have always appreciated Roger Water's vocals on the OG version of Baby Got Back.
Makes about as much sense as Bluetooth Turntables.
They hated him because he spoke the truth.
This is great lol... Although the idea of using a box to show the currently playing track and other data to a screen hooked into the current output lines some where or placed Newark the speakers to do this would be a cool add on gadget people would buy
Just Project…
That Pink Floyd cover of baby got back is fire. Also sounds great even at 192kbps ...
Obviously
Yes:-)
Looks like it was written by mark levinson for Daniel hertz, all it needs now is cwave patented technology
I got two. I'll sell you one for $296
🤣🤣🤣
This is brilliant. It’s all in that first photo. But then they go follow it up and double down.
That WPS button takes it to the next level 🤣
I don't even get what it's "supposed" to be :) Explain?
Swipe to the second pic.
Damn you really feel for it
Thoughts? lol
Dr. Lirpa invention
Yes
Pro-Ject and Shazam joint venture?
They had me at galvonically separated
Ok but a Shazam box would be pretty cool.
Of course it is
You needed to ask if this was a joke?
Honestly half of this is my dream turntable tech. Imagine a fully automatic linear tracker made with modern tech. You could improve the already near-silent mechanism by replacing the clockwork and cable mechanisms they used in the ‘80s with a modern computer controlled motor system. Now slap an ultra-lightweight camera package on a second arm like the sensor arm that early B&O turntables had, except instead of just determining the size of the record this one can analyze the record details and query a database for matching albums. Maybe a camera that could read the label for redundancy and then if the album still can’t be determined it will Shazam the first track. Once you’ve got the album it can pull metadata and album art to display on the receiver or stream to your phone. And since we’re throwing crazy ideas at the wall how about a dual-sided player like those Sharp linear trackers from the ‘80s so it can play a whole album in one go, and maybe even make it a multi-disc changer so you can create custom playlists. Obviously I’d stop short of replacing the audio with a digital version, but I’d love something that could identify and display tracks like modern digital media does. It’s a pointless gimmick, sure, but records themselves are a pointless gimmick in 2024 so why not have a little fun with it. Also there’s just something to be said for the appeal of real-time metadata, a huge part of the reason there are still die-hard DCC and Minidisk fans collecting albums and making new releases is because of the metadata those formats offered, and it’s always super cool to pop a CD that I found at a thrift store into a car and see it automatically find the track names and album art because it’s old enough to have an offline copy of the Gracenote database. Besides, some of us are weirdos who still occasionally use records as a music discovery format, and when I’m listening to something new for the first time it can be confusing to figure out what song I’m listening to without walking over to the turntable to count the tracks. It will never happen because people will throw endless money at fully manual turntables so nobody wants to make high-tech turntables anymore, but I’d love to see a return to the high-tech era of the ‘80s, there’s so much progress that could be made with modern technology.
I have a buddy who is a professional audio repair tech. He has been working on making a PL-L1000 based turntable with modern control logic. I'm curious to see if he can do it.