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    Default Scanning Microscope Record Player

    http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...oryId=11851842

    ELP Laser Turntable Mk2? But this one is for 78s and broken records . . .

    Not sure if I like the results but at least the hiss can be taken out with a notch filter if needed.

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    The Finial (IIRC) was a laser LP reader way back and it suffered hugely by not distinguishing dust etc for the music signal in the grooves. If the record was clinically clean, it sounded fantastic I recall from reports at the time...
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    The Finial & the ELP are the same machine, I think.....

    ........from the AoS library - http://theartofsound.net/forum/showthread.php?t=3328

    The ELP laser turntable
    No stylus or physical contact with the playing surface necessary!

    http://elpj.com/

    Basic technical description:
    http://www.elpj.com/about/index.html

    Stereo Times review:
    http://www.stereotimes.com/turn030300.shtml

    http://hometheaterreview.com/the-fin...able-reviewed/
    Ken Kessler review of the Finial laser TT (the predecessor of the ELP) from Home Theater Review.com:

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