Forget home recording or streaming music. Now you can cut your own vinyl records at home.
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Swedish musical instrument designers Teenage Engineering are selling a turntable that can both cut and play vinyl. Depending on how you look at it, the $150 PO-80 Record Factory is either a fun gimmick that makes a perfect Christmas gift or a seriously cool tool for musicians. Either way, it also gives us an excuse to look into the weird world of vinyl recording.
"With the recent release of TE's new PO-80 home vinyl cutter, people are asking if records made at home can sound as good as commercially pressed records. The answer is yes — and no," Gideon Waxman, musician and publisher of the Strong Sounds website, told Lifewire via email. "On the one hand, the PO-80 provides a high-quality cutting system that rivals commercial pressing. But on the other hand, there are some key differences that make home-pressed records sound different."
The PO-80 is a collaboration with Japanese artist, designer and musician Yuri Suzuki and is also a rebranding of Suzuki's own Record Maker, made for Japanese manufacturer Gakken.
