While we’re on the subject of expensive audio equipment, we figured we should mention a companion piece of equipment for the Hovland Stratos: ELP Corp.’s Laser Turntable. In case you’re not familiar, ...

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St. Albans, Vt. — High-end audio retailer Audio Turntable has begun marketing ELP’s Laser Turntable in the United States. The product, said to be the only non-contact phonograph player in the world, ...

If you’ve got an extra $14,000 to $18,500 sitting around, you might consider grabbing yourself one of these bad boys from Japanese manufacturer ELP. The ELP Laser Turntable promises the best in ...

Sister-site Shiny Shiny has found this great looking piece of kit that should have audiophiles weak at the knees – the Laser Turntable uses digital technology to ‘read’ your records rather than play ...

ELP's Laser Turntable plays records, but with a laser instead of a needle, so it won't cause damage or deterioration to your moldy oldies. And, because there is no needle making contact with the ...

Seriously, I remember this slab of tech from, like, twenty years ago on Tomorrow's World. It's a laser turntable for your vinyl, you sexy bearded classic audiophile – don't put up with wretched ...

I don’t care what you trendy kids say, it is still hip to use vinyl. And this damned expensive gadget makes the passion for vinyl a little easier and more modern, to boot. The ELP Laser Turntable is ...

May 3, 2005 — -- Remember phonographs and record albums? The introduction of smaller, scratch-resistant audio compact discs has made such analog music formats obscure if not obsolete. But with an ...

We are well into the age of audio recording with digital media, where MP3, MPEG and AU files are the norm. Still, the need to play back 20th-century wax cylinders, 78 RPM discs and vinyl records ...

We know, we know, $17,000 for a turntable. What’s it do, fly? Ignore the dollars for a second and listen up —this thing sounds spectacular. Using lasers, mirrors, lenses, and a lot of math, the 1XRC ...

A turntable for vinyl records from Japanese-based ELP Corporation that uses lasers instead of a needle. Introduced in 1991 and continually refined, the Laser Turntable (LT) is an amazing technology ...