The sweet spot for home turntable enthusiasts on a budget seems to be the $200 mark. This might be the best of the bunch.
One can only imagine the sake-fueled club hopping that led to the development of the Seiko Frequency drum machine watch.
Convergence: Convert A Turntable To Reel-To-Reel
By bohus
It's been a long time since we've thumbed our nose at "convergence," so here's an especially old oddball idea. This came from the pages of a 50s magazine called "Practical Television". The idea is simple; drop this gimmick over the spindle of your turntable, and you've converted your record player into a reel to reel deck.
I guess it makes some sense. Harness the motive power of the family gramophone, and you could drive a number of other appliances too. How about a really slow moving blender (unless you have a 78rpm player)? Or a washing machine that hopefully doesn't skip a beat?
I guess this thing could work - the only problem is that you wouldn't be able to record the sound coming out of the record player! It's a clever idea, I only hope that it actually worked.
Boy... what will they have thought of next?
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Panasonic pop-up TV
Casio biorythm calculator
8 track/turntable with built-in fireplace
