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If Apple Designed a Turntable, This Is Probably What It Would Look Like
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Ive's obsession with opulence and luxury is kind of sickening. Used to love the guy until I read 'After Steve'. He's way too up his own backside and fixated on the most premium of premium design for the few. Design for the real world again, Jony.
Suddenly Vision Pro seems like a steal at just $3499. Apple should start taking pre-orders now.
And the clear lid would be $12,000 option. Probably adjustable feet for extra also. There would be three cartridge options, each separated by $2,000.
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Maybe the world needs a $25,000 8-track player too? Hmmm....the nostalgia experience is priceless, right?
It does need to be mentioned, just because former Apple product designer Sir Jony Ive designed this turntable it does not mean by any shape or form that if Apple wanted a turntable to be designed that this is the design we would see because what we are seeing is a classic Linn design based on past LP turntables. If Apple wanted a turntable I have no doubt Ive would design something completely different looking.
The solid gold S0 Apple Watches were, in hindsight, the first very obvious sign that Ive was bored with designing „affordable luxury“ items (which are what defines Apple) and longed to give in to his snobbish tendencies and get into full-blown luxury. While Apple prices are relatively high, you still usually do get what you pay for, i.e. best-in-class consumer tech. 60.000 $ for a turntable, OTOH, is just like a random number pulled from thin air without any relation to the inherent worth of the product (which is what defines „real“ luxury, I guess).
Cheapest Linn option I'm seeing on their website starts at $5k. The Linn Klimax LP12 (they call it their flagship model) sells for $30,970.00. Though Not sure how Ive's design contributions push that price to $60K. Perhaps the thinking is it's a limited addition and will become more valuable as a collectors item? For people in this market demographic, $1000 is like a dollar to us.
No problem, you just have to take their back covers off. And run them on an ice pack.
So he designed the new iMac, no wonder it's so thin that it can't even have an ethernet port on it. Hope that's the last time he designed anything at Apple.
Has nothing to do with nostalgia. Vinyl can be—when done well—the best way to listen to music in my opinion. 8-track offers nothing superior over other mediums.
What happened to people reading comprehension? This is an anniversary edition that's destined to be a collector item, not a mass market product, thus the price. Also, Ive made it for free for a company that then set the price for the reasons above. Modest refers to the fact they made the project pro bono, not the product itself, it's not about being out of touch and stuff like that.
When I win the lottery, I'm buying this for my brother. He has a ton of 45's and 35's. I remember playing the heck out of his Michael Jackson Thriller record on it.
I'd wager:
- This is the only company who's ever hired his company
- He had to beg for this project
- The only reason they let him do it was because it was free
- His ego set the price tag
- This is the only company who's ever hired his company
- He had to beg for this project
- The only reason they let him do it was because it was free
- His ego set the price tag
Jony did NOT design this turntable.
The headline and the entire article is very misleading and incredibly shoddy journalism.
The only parts that Jony Ive was involved with are the hinges and the switch. The LP-12 is a fifty year old design that he's added a very small part to.
Had my vintage 1980 Hitachi HT-40s turntable and 85 record collection thru August 2012, then I gave them away. They've been burned to digital already.
Funny, I did not use the turntable since late 1990’s, hence got rid of it.
Why now do I regret it??
But, $60k for a turntable??
That’s “money privilege” pure and simple. No way the R&D needed and amortized into pc cost justifies that.
Funny, I did not use the turntable since late 1990’s, hence got rid of it.
Why now do I regret it??
But, $60k for a turntable??
That’s “money privilege” pure and simple. No way the R&D needed and amortized into pc cost justifies that.
Have to say, being in a position where you can do what you LOVE to do (while the bills are paid elsewhere) IS an awesome gig.
Well, yes, but this is in a different league of "expensive toy". Frankly, Apple are outclassed here. For the price of that turntable you could choose between:
* 8 and a half 2023 Mac Pros
* 60 studio display stands
* 85 sets of Mac Pro wheels
* Vision Pro goggles for 17 people
* 3000 Apple polishing cloths (wonder if they work on vinyl?)
I beg to differ. Show me a turntable I can use in my car (where I listen to most of my music).
I do enjoy listening to vinyl, but my £250 Pro-Ject essential is more than good enough for me!
I have a LP-12 have owned it for over 20 years. They are just a fantastic and classic turntable. If I won the lottery, I would buy this.. It's really a unique iconic piece and there is little more joyful in life than music... The LP-12 is one of the more significant and storied devices in the history of the LP... It's something you buy for a lifetime..
But why does Ethernet need to plug into the computer?