While at CES, did anyone hear the ELP laser turntable...?

There is a review in the german "Stereo" magazine, a recent 30th anniversary edition, which has reprinted an 1998 article on the ELP LT1XA.

It says that the sound is on par with the best traditional turntables on the market (not "electronic" at all), but that the laser is ultrasensitive to dust in the grooves, and the player becomes unusable with records that are not in excellent condition. It comes with a VPI record cleaning machine.

 

I missed it. I don't believe it was at the Alexis Park, that is, at CES. I think saw a sign for it at the San Tropez (T.H.E. Show) and thought "I have to check that out", but somehow it slipped my mind. There were many excellent sounding turntables at CES and T.H.E. Show.

I have to say, as a first-timer at CES, that it's really hard to take it all in. I will have a better approach next year.

 

Just talk to the chicks, man!

'Hi there. I want to know everything about whatever it is you're selling. '

 

Can't you buy one of those $100 service contracts from the Appliance store when you get it Same As Cash for 90 days?

 

Love those legs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Heh.. who wouldn't . There must be an insurance policy on those.

 

I'd buy $500 MoFi's from those chicks!!!

 

That was one of the distractions.

 

Waaaay too much spackle on those ladies. Blecch.

 

Let me know when you kick them out of your bed.. I'll PM you my address.

Gorts, this thread title has become irrelevant.. can you change it to 'Wimmin at CES'?

 

Er, spackle or sparkle? Yrs. for home improvement...

 

It's like my mother used to say every year: I was going down to the Auto Show to look at the new models...and some cars, too!

 

I like how no one complains about a "Thread crap" when there are sexy ladies involved. I mean, who's going to say "Hey, the thread is about a laser TT, get those sexy ladies outta here!"

Not me!!

 

I apologize for starting things with the Love Those Legs comment

 

You can't say cr** in front of the ladies, man!

Actually I'm the one at fault.. sorry guys. ('talk to the chicks!')

 

I've been interested in these for a long time...
What I most want to know is how they do on worn records.
The company's literature claims the tt doesn't register scratches lateral to the groove and I've also read the lasers (I think it uses five beams) can read areas of the groove wall that haven't been subject to wear, and that gives old, used records a "new" or "near mint" quality.

I'd love to know if that is true or not. I mean, how much money would collectors stand to save if they didn't have to upgrade their beloved, but beat records? I remember a Japanese owner of one of these said he was thrilled with the thing becauses abused records he bought in junior high school 30 or 40 years ago sounded new. If that were true...

Dale

 

Damnit! I just bought one of those!