I have my turntable sitting on a cabinet that’s bolted to a 10” thick brick wall for a reason
You mean someone buys this stuff?
How do you get this past your significant other?
https://www.audiowood.com/shop/sit-and-spin-coffee-tableturntable
Check out the other offerings. Who buys this $%t? I'll be nice.
Initally, I thought it was a goof. How about a brick, or those speakers? The proprietor is definitely a risk taker.
https://www.audiowood.com/shop/sit-and-spin-coffee-tableturntable
Check out the other offerings. Who buys this $%t? I'll be nice.
Initally, I thought it was a goof. How about a brick, or those speakers? The proprietor is definitely a risk taker.
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asvjerry- That can't be right? INSANITY. Maybe in a helicopter. I hope your nephew doesn't drive a manual! I think I'm just old enough(60)to understand the old timers "it just 20 minutes from here" default response for directions. By the time I got my license, that concept was very limited, at best-1977. "Tin Can Beach" -From stories/pics that area was a real dump during the 40/50's. It's hard to imagine much of the area was covered with oil pumps in the early 1900's. Fast forward to now, clean beaches, walk up a block million dollar+ homes that look like "normal" houses minus $750K somewhere else. More and more natives just seem fed up with the SoCal insanity. The smart ones like yourself bailed in the 80's-90's. I have a friend who's great, great grandmother took a covered wagon from Utah to SoCal! Imagine- no rest stops with a convenience store! |
Tablejock, I hear you, 5x5....*G* I return to the Grating LA area 51 periodically to visit what remains of family....bros' widow, niece in Lakewood, nephew in Redlands (who commutes daily into/out of LB....?!).... I'd have Serious Issues with his daily drive...would likely resort to some insane vehicle weaponry to cope....this is from one who only gets a speed tix once a decade, because I grew up in that morass. *L* Ah, LB....."I can get you to LAX in 'bout a half hour....just don't look out the windows....that's right, turn the radio up and contemplate the Art of Creative Driving..." Yup, remember the dairy lots in Paramount, and raw milk cream topped. Didn't die from it, but did relish it. Used to 10spd from NLB to Huntington Beach & Back. Still have the thighs from it...graduated to powered 2 wheels, which served well in the Bay Area when I escaped SoCal...moving North later to beyond the Redwood Curtain.... Recycled to Oaktown for further escapades....;) Spouse (later....lived in glorious sin for long enough....still in my company, everyone is amazed, even us for that matter *L*) wanted a SF zip code, 'K. We left in '90. Landed in HOU for a decade x 1.5. Was great until it grew back into a face-grabbing monster on many levels, none on the level... Asheville, NC....SF East, initially. But the FLidians are escaping the rising tides, the NYawrkers aren't just vaca-ing anymore.... But we've tired of surfing the curl of society's breaking waves. Our business is growing beyond our wildest explanations. No desire to retire....just back the throttle handles. and give some brighteyed bushtailed a gig they won't get elsewhere while I disturb them with Tales of the Decrepted. *L* Next time I end West, I'll be in touch. ;) Let's wander up to Blue Jay Way (It does exist, beyond the song...), burn some herb, and try to find the way home....*L* That'll get us back in time for sunrise at 'Tin Can Beach'...no doubt. ;) Natively urs, J |
"Began there in '51, grew up in Northtown LB, before the freeways turned to rivers of steel, glass and plastics..." asvjerry- You were not too far from the dairy farms of another era of LB. The stories from old timers and seeing pictures of LB convinced me this was a special area before WWII. Father served in WWII, parents settled in LB. Their house note was $50 on the westside, which is where I grew up. Like other areas, LB has changed quite a bit. More and more natives moving out of the area, as LB has joined the rest of the ridiculously priced beach ciities. Still a great location/ unbeatable weather. Demographic has changed over the last 20 years. Seems like more Gen X'ers, Millennials and younger from everywhere decided to move to LB. Also, like other metropolitan areas-gentrification in overdrive. Homeless and psych patient population is out of control. On a positive note, I have a few record stores in the neighborhood with cheap nuggets. |
Affordability aside, I could definitely see a demand for the coffee-table / turntable. Imagine sitting there with a friend or your honey going through a stack of albums with a glass of wine as you listen to your favorite cuts. It’s a favorite pastime that is convenient and charming. It tells everyone that audio is a primary entertainment for your family (bad move if you have little kids though). What does it say about someone that their living room is focused on vinyl rather than a television? Definitely a market there. |
Yup, someone somewhere will sometime buy this 'stuff', much like the 'floating platter' TT and things beyond the rational regards of the readers here... An ad for 'conformable ear buds'....You remove the ear bud itself, heat the ear piece itself, stick it into your ears, and wait for them to cool. How hot? Wasn't specific on that detail.... If you needed restraint in the molding phase, likely too hot...*G* |
"El Chunko" looks quite solid. https://www.audiowood.com/shop/el-chunko Keeping inline with the mass loading camp. Perhaps there is a discount at checkout if you provide your contractor license #? |
I once recommended it to a co-worker that wanted something Scary..... The 'review' started with: "WTF is That 'baby' all about ?!" Comic relief... ...his mind flew away like dandelion seeds....*ffooommm*...*s* @tablejockey ....Long Beach, huh? Began there in '51, grew up in Northtown LB, before the freeways turned to rivers of steel, glass and plastics... ...but it's home. Harder to wade around of late...wave to the Pacific for me. No place like...the beaches, back then, still now? |
"I, fool;...and his money are soon parted". ....better, but the original ’A’ is less personal...*L* 1st thought...."SOHO vibe in Nawlinz..yeah, ’bout right.." #2...buyer of that table does not have pets other than fish. 3...bought for coolfactor only, first party invites spilt drink on spinning lp.. 4... hyperallergic to dust...lives Alone, no phone, no pool, no pests, ain’t up for....🐱👤s...... Opt for an inset disc player with an ’outboard drive’, inlaid into that limb burl with a touchscreen next to..... Me? *S* Rather have a 4 axis router...I have that sort of lumber loafing about....denser, harder, heavier, laughs @ carbides. I’d also thought of a ’bow-tie’ at the end with that split in an ’audio theme’, but they invite inquires..... ....if you absolutely Must have It...;{) I don’t like speakers that stare at me. I think a pair of the BSTs’ backed by a gaggle of LSTs’ could be fun. Give the LTs’ a sheep-like coat of acoustic foam. The BTs’ foamed in such way that they look like "Shepard Ts’ ", with the whole company performing nothing but chorus pieces.... "Performance Art Audio....On Stage....Yours." ;) The Cookie Slab TTs’....eh, not impressed, but the Customs could be ’lovely PerfArtA....given the Right Things. Fun stuff...but not my stuff, no. Good Luck to them, tho’ |
Perfectly normal speakers, for the right sort of person. They would go perfect with this guys turntable. https://youtu.be/3CyKi1MLq6s?t=8 |
$4400 for a $900 Rega planar 3 built into a coffee table?... this is not for the audiophile community. This is for those who can't DIY and don't ultimately care about the sound. A Planar 3 for the layperson is probably all they will ever need. The raw edge custom coffee table is prefect for someones Aspen penthouse. Not for me but no judgment on the buyer or seller. Just not the kind of product that resonates with this forum. |
Hilarious reading the replies. I was surprised no one mentioned one key word: children? BTW @millercarbon et al, I'm suspicious that those "speakers" are actually baby aliens from the 1953 "War of the Worlds" movie. After all, the truth is out there and some think Area 51 will be open to the public soon. Hey, maybe it's full of great audio equipment! |
@thecarpathian “… The milkman with his tin actuaria??”Ah, ’actuaria’ ! That, is a whole lot clearer. You have ’aquaria’ written in your original post. I was pondering all day the meaning of why a milkman was carrying around a fish bowl.... It wasn’t a total loss, I learned there exists a milkfish, and I tried to tie the two together until I got a headache and had to take an aspirin and lie down. |
@thecarpathian “… The milkman with his tin actuaria??” Yep. This metaphor initially confused me too . It was explained to me that this was old-time lexicon for the shady, bottom-feeder milkman getting his milk to market made of the cheapest-you-can-find materials jugs such as tin …. This apparently is a past-era phrase of now verboten containers that leached toxic and higher levels of a number of potentially toxic metals. |
You asked who buys this stuff? Who sells this stuff? As far as “risk-taker” sellers go:
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I'm thinking this kind of "expression" would be a hit in my area-downtown Long Beach, Ca. We have a huge GenX, millennial and Z demographic that buy "vinyl" here. Plenty of disposable income. "Holy crap table jockey where do you find this stuff?" Millercarbon I thought that thing was a sub at first! Imagine 4 of those for a swarm configuration? Looks like something fromPee Wee's playhouse. I can't believe the company is also a Rega dealer. Someone willing to buy a P8(which is a decent table) decides to shop there? Well, I will give the guy a thumbs up for doing his own thing. Some of those pieces must be in demand? |
