Air Tight is coming out with a record flattener device. Not sure how well it works or anything, but the construction looks top notch and it sure seems like a great idea... Took a picture of it at CES 2004: http://www.audiofederation.com/catalog/show-reports/CES-January-2004/day3/record-flattener.jpg Enjoy! -Mike. |
Hi 4yanx, Well, you daredevil you, you did actually dare to ask.... In todays rapidly changing international audio market, it is as one might expect these days: it is around $1700.00. What really hurts is: now that we know of the flattener's (Disc Flatter Record Press) existance, every time we play a LP with a little warp in it, we think about this machine... All the best, Mike |
I hear ya, 4yanx. We do not have a heckuva lot of warped records either, but Neli wants one of these (they ARE kind of cool). If we do get one we will likely end up flattening warps out of LPs for everybody around here who knows we have one, lol. So, you are right, it makes a lot of sense for people who can easily afford it, for record stores, and for friendly dealers. Though, you know, it would be interesting to see if MOST records sounded better after being flattened: a lot of records bounce that diamond around and awful lot... and maybe this bouncing is more damaging to the quality of the sound than it seems to be? If we get one we will have to do some experimenting..., lol. Enjoy! Mike. |
