Cut vinyl records at home with this $149 Record Factory [PS: I want one for Christmas!]
Teenage Engineering has launched the PO-80 Record Factory, a compact, USB-powered vinyl record cutter that lets you cut your own 5” vinyl at home and play them back in lo-fi.
It looks a little like a toy, and I suppose for some, it will be, but…
Imagine taking one on the road to cut and sell a one-of-a-kind record of a fan’s favorite live song at each show?
The $149 PO-80 Record Factory is a compact portable record cutter made by Swedish-based Teenage Engineering in collaboration with Yuri Suzuki. With it, you can cut and play 5″ discs
“Simply plug in any audio device to the 3.5 mm audio input and cut your own record in an instant. “The blank vinyl costs $2 per record.
The stats:
- monophonic record cutting & playback
- recording time: 33rpm approx 4 minutes / 45rpm approx 3 minutes per disk side
- USB powered. 3.5mm mono input/output terminal
- size: 3.54″ x 6.30″ x 5.91″ / 19cm ×16cm × 15cm. weight: 1.26 lb / 570g
- in the box: PO–80 assembly kit, spare cutting needle, 6 black 5-inch blank records, USB power cable, 3.5 mm audio plug, adaptor for 7-inch records, gakken magazine
Get in line to buy one here.
Bruce Houghton is Founder and Editor of Hypebot and MusicThinkTank and serves as a Senior Advisor to Bandsintown which acquired both publications in 2019. He is the Founder and President of the Skyline Artists Agency and a professor for the Berklee College Of Music.
