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The $64,000 Turntable

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The new Gabriel turntable will likely cause as stir at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next month. The turntable is made by Italian company Angelis Labor and has been manufactured in an Italian Ferrari parts manufacturing factory in Modena, Italy. it is a a magnetic suspension record player constructed by overlapping bronze over aluminum and is composed of three parts - the table and base for one to four arms; the 13-inch arm; and the cartridge. It costs between $27,000 and $64,000.

[via Wired]

Gallery: Gabriel Turntable

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Spin That Vinyl For $150,000

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Now that all of you audiophile hipsters are throwing your iPods away for fancy schmancy turntables, super-upscale manufacturers like the German engineers at Transrotor are starting to catch on. The Artus is their flagship turntable, a $150,000 behemoth. And yes, there are digital ins and outs, so you can throw your vintage White Album LP on your new blinged up KRZR. Check out more at the Transrotor page if you read German.

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