Why not use a non-contact stylus on a turntable?

You can use the Sweet Vinyl Sugarcube. It works quite well notwithstanding it is a digital processor. It does have a analog override when you don't need it.

Now that that's settled can we get on to the serious question of magnetically levitating and driving the platter?

Your sugar cube is nothing but a digital filter. I thought you guys/gals wanted to eschew the binary domain?

I'm suggesting some basic improvement. Your existing stylus to audio technology is no more/no less than the original Edison concept. Logical, but not earth changing.

How about magnetically levitating the stylus?

How about levitating and lubricating the stylus via rare lubricating gas?

How about spherical resolution from the grooves, instaed of a 'pointy thing'?

Do y'all EVER think outside the box?

Two tin cans and a string. It's been around a while. Your stylus is the tin can. Get over it and make linear audio via LPs what it can be!

Or, acccept its mediocrity. Your problem, not mine.

Kind regards,

Greg

Okay Greg, outside the box. Tell us all about your rare lubricating gas.

The bummer about the "mediocrity" is that when it's good, it's better than "binary."