This is so cool: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/245727224/mag-lev-audio-the-first-levitating-turntable
 
Rocky

I love mag-lev stuff, but this return to turntables seems ridiculous to me.  Maybe I'll wait for the return of the 8-track tape next... YMMV.

craigb
I love mag-lev stuff, but this return to turntables seems ridiculous to me.  Maybe I'll wait for the return of the 8-track tape next... YMMV.

This is what you really want.
 

 
It'd look amazing right next to that KISS pinball I'm dreaming of...

 
I love how the guy puts in right in front of the dartboard too.

I don't know how that thing can work. The cartridge assembly requires fluctuations in a small magnetic field to generate very small voltages. The levitation of the platter requires massive magnetic field strength. I don't see how the two can live together without the massive magnetic field distorting the output from the cartridge.

I would assume this technology is immune from hard walking steps on a bouncy type floor (e.g., wood). I recall having to tip-toe around my turntable.

Plus you'd have to de-magnetize your records after each use.
 
Fortunately, such a device exists. 

Heh, reminds me of this:
 

bitflipper
Plus you'd have to de-magnetize your records after each use.
 
Fortunately, such a device exists. 

When you read the "logic" behind this device it reinforces my thoughts on the Mag-Lev. It's all bollocks.