Make your own lo-fi records with this new device from Teenage Engineering. $149
PO-80 record factory is a compact and portable record cutter,
made in collaboration with yuri suzuki. engrave and playback 5" discs
with ultra-analog lo-fi sound - simply plug in any audio device to the 3.5 mm
audio input and cut your own record in an instant. yep, it’s really that simple.
On the product page there is also a “Mastering Machine” that will apply an EQ curve to your track for best results.
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Available from £ 149!? Sure this is TE!
The price is right and this just looks like too much fun. I am definitely getting one.
this was my first thought, but I think you can get the same thing without Teenage Engineering written on for less than 2/3rds the price IIRC… definitely saw a youtube video of someone using a very similar device…
Looks amazing. Re-enforces the idea that they are design company - they make products with a purpose and audience in mind, and price accordingly.
That’s wild!
actually not much cheaper, I tell a lie
Not too bad a markup for a te product.
The gakken one it copies is about £120 so that’s a fair price I say
Wonder how many plays you get from each record before degrading
Interesting, so did they clone it? Get it remade for them?
If it is the same thing it could just be a re-brand with a small markup.
I like that at the end of this vid he tries just cutting with the bottom of a plastic plate…
Same collaborator.
ah there we go.
I stil want one obvs.
£20 for 10 blank disks not too bad either…
Interesting. I had it in my cart, but I’ll pass for now. Good to see different options out there, being a rebrand.
Very lofi indeed.
But how about Wax Cylinder!
