A Paris-based artistic studio has introduced a minimalist turntable with controls streamlined to only a play button and a quantity knob. Waiting For Ideas’ PP-1 — quick for Plug and Play — doesn’t also have a seen tonearm, and it’s created from a strong block of anodized aluminum requiring about 12 weeks of manufacturing time to fabricate. That makes it simpler to know why the PP-1 has a €5,800 (round $6,012) price ticket.
Though firms like ELP of Japan promote turntables that swap needles and tonearms for laser pickups, the PP-1 does characteristic extra conventional document participant {hardware}. The studio labored with an organization referred to as Miniot that created a similarly minimal turntable missing a visual tonearm. Ready for Concepts tailored Miniot’s expertise in order that the PP-1’s inverted cartridge and stylus are hidden behind a closing door system and saved out of sight when there’s no document sitting on its platter.
There’s additionally no pace management dial on the PP-1. Miniot’s expertise can routinely detect if a document must be performed at 33 or 45 RPM, and continually recalculates the pace of the motor to make sure optimum playback always.
It’s not solely a hanging piece of design, it’s additionally a high-quality turntable. However should you’re a vinyl fanatic, you’ll want to recollect to position your data the wrong way up on the PP-1 to listen to the tracks you need.
Energy is equipped by a single 5V USB-C port, and the PP-1 options only a single 3.5-millimeter audio jack for connecting it to both lively or passive audio system that require a further amplifier.
In case you’re searching for a whole sound system, Ready For Concepts has additionally created a set of passive 85-decibel 80W audio system matching the scale of the PP-1. They’re now available for preorder for €3,200 (round $3,320) and can take 12 weeks to make. You’ll simply have to funds for a separate amplifier as a result of the studio sadly doesn’t make an identical a type of.