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From: dicas@decvax.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: Well!  Finally, a 20th Century disk playing device!
Message-ID: <725@decvax.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 24-Dec-83 09:57:27 EST
Article-I.D.: decvax.725
Posted: Sat Dec 24 09:57:27 1983
Date-Received: Sun, 25-Dec-83 04:19:40 EST
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Finally!  I saw the laser record playing system about 
two years ago in a prototype form at the factory
on Rt. 128, and I thought they had given up or something.

While I haven't heard the production version, the 
prototype was really impressive.  They had, at least
in the prototype (and I can't imagine them removing it)
some circuitry that could recognize things like dust 
(since the dust doesn't occupy the whole record groove, 
just part of it) and ignore it.  I played my Sheffield Labs
Mayorga on it, and I was absolutely blown away by the lack
of background noise, it sounded like I was wearing the
vibraphone!


I wish I knew how much it cost, I think it's a MUCH better
idea than these silly digital players. (After all,
I can't see how one can turn a staircase back into a
sine wave.  I was always told that it's theoretically
impossible.)

Does anyone out there in netland have a list of
dealers, a price, or any info about where I can
see the production version?  <I was there, yes,
but Rt. 128 is a BIG place...>


Sincerely,
	Harry Dicaster
	decvax!dicas