The Floating Platter

[Wombat]

Kicsktart

IT'S ALIVE


Seriously, I wonder how vertical, and horizontal, wow and flutter is managed and how cartridges are shielded from magnetic levitation flux?

Any real technical info available?

 

[JJB70]

Another answer looking for a question.

 

[Frank Dernie]

"Visually enhances the experience of listening to music"
Glad they major on that and not on some imagined technical superiority.

 

[MattHooper]

Gotta admit, looks damned cool. And I can see why some would feel the cool factor is worth paying for.

 

[Cosmik]

A good job the record deck exists so there was something stationary, electrical and 'lifestyle' they could suspend a rotating something over. The world needs levitating rotating somethings.

 

[RayDunzl]

It's kinda wobbly, which detracts from the experience...

 

[MattHooper]

There was another video review of the Mag-Lev, and in the comments section a former Mag-Lev owner leaves a scathing review of all the problems he encountered before giving up on it.

 

[RayDunzl]

It's a toy... Nothing more...

Waiting for room temperature superconductors, myself...

 

[Wombat]

It's a toy... Nothing more...

Waiting for room temperature superconductors, myself...

Waiting for a new model Mag-Lev to appear with inbuilt cryogenic treatment of vinyl. The sound might be 'brittle', though.

 

[Kal Rubinson]

I once had a Stanton IsoPoise turntable which had a magnetically suspended platter and, as far as that goes, it did it well. Unfortunately, the tonearm mounting was not similarly supported and, as a result, the two reacted differently to external forces...............................and that's not good.

 

[restorer-john]

The wow from the platter moving up and down as it rotates will be phenomenal. Flutter could be low, depending on how they have driven the platter.

It clearly is more about the look and the 'fun' of it. Would make a great visual display in the front window of a HiFi store (if you can find a B&M store)

 

[Zerimas]

I've always been suspicious of this thing. Yes, it does look cool, but I feel like the wobbling isn't going to do you any favours if your goal is "accurate" reproduction.