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Portable vinyl player

Reply #1 –
Ha! Not what I thought you meant at first, though...

  Back in high-school, my economics professor had a shock-mounted turntable in his car. (As far as could be determined, the thing never skipped, either!) Now that's my idea of a "portable vinyl player." 

    - M.

Portable vinyl player

Reply #2 –
Haha that'll totally destroy a record in seconds flat. (that is I assume they use the needle inside the groove to actually steer (read: DRAG) the car around the record.)

Not to mention damaging records by running 4 plastic wheels over it.

Anyway it is what you said it is.. Portable vinyl player.

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Quite probably the coolest item we've ever sold and is essential for anybody who takes collecting vinyl seriously.

Not THAT seriously

Oh and they call it "VINYL KILLER RECORD PLAYING VW VAN"

Killer indeed...

Portable vinyl player

Reply #3 –
Completely different from what I expected, but cool nonetheless.  B)

I remember back in the '80s that some of the Japanese electronics companies made these devices that were effectively vinyl walkmans. They had a clamping arrangement that held the record in place, with a linear tracking pick up within the clamp. There were units by Technics and Pioneer if I recall correctly.

The downside was that while the whole thing was portable, and was quite resilient to movement, bumps, etc, the record itself was exposed. It wasn't so bad with singles, but an LP would stick out, and so if you were carrying this thing and brushed up against something, the record would slow down, and then speed up again. Talk about Wow & Flutter! 

Battery life was also pretty ordinary as well.

I like how the ad talks about these vans being useful when buying second hand records. If I was running a second hand record shop, and I saw someone putting one of those things on my records, they would be escorted out of the shop at gun point! 

Portable vinyl player

Reply #4 –
Ahh yes, those... 

Pricey vinyl-wreckers, for sure.  Might make a cute gift to someone with an already-trashed collection of records, but no turntable.

As far as something to carry along to audition records, there are far better options... unfortunately I never saved any links, but there are battery operated portables available (new) that take headphones, and might be a little bit easier on records.

Portable vinyl player

Reply #5 –
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I remember back in the '80s that some of the Japanese electronics companies made these devices that were effectively vinyl walkmans. They had a clamping arrangement that held the record in place, with a linear tracking pick up within the clamp. There were units by Technics and Pioneer if I recall correctly.

Ah yes... the "Sound Burger" by Audio-Technica. (One of these eBay auctions is for a mint set of three!)

    - M.

Portable vinyl player

Reply #6 –
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I remember back in the '80s that some of the Japanese electronics companies made these devices that were effectively vinyl walkmans. They had a clamping arrangement that held the record in place, with a linear tracking pick up within the clamp. There were units by Technics and Pioneer if I recall correctly.

Ah yes... the "Sound Burger" by Audio-Technica. (One of these eBay auctions is for a mint set of three!)

    - M.

There was another similar model called "Mister Disc" (I think), same idea...