- Audio-Technica Hotaru is a record player with limited edition
- Magnetically suspended liquid dish that lights up
- $ 9,999 (approximately £ 7,582 / AU $ 15,762), only 1,000 made
If you loved the idea of Brian Eno’s neon record player but couldn’t quite extend to the price of £ 20,000 / $ 20,000, Audio-Technica has some good news for you. Its magnetic levitative, music sensing, illuminated hotaru turntable is half the price.
If you want one, you need to be quick: The booking period is running until 30 May 2025 and only 1,000 turntable is planned for production. You are expected to pay in August for a delivery in October.
If you would like to watch Hotaru in all its enlightened glory, there is a funny video on the Audio-Technica website here.
Audio-Technica Hotaru: Key features
Hotaru – it is translated as “Firefly” – has a magnetically suspended acrylic swivel table, whose liquid structure isolates it from both internal and internal vibration.
And if it wasn’t visually striking enough, it also has built -in lighting with 20 different color effects and a choice of smooth gradients or more dynamic reactions to the music.
Audio-Technica promises you will love to listen to Hotaru as well as look at it. It claims “shiny heights and mids interwoven with deep, resonance bass” – as you hope, for $ 10K.
I don’t expect us to get this in for review or to hit our best turntable guide, just as I would love to test it yourself; This will certainly have sold out before it ever hits the streets. I certainly wouldn’t blame anyone who will grab this cool slice of audio-technica history as part of the sound collection.
If you want to get your hands on one, register your interest on the Hotaru website. However, if your budget is more modest, Lenco in the UK will fortunately sell you a light protection for £ 169 (about $ 223 / AU $ 351).
