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How to pick a stylus to play a 78-rpm record
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this post was submitted on 21 Nov 2023
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I always thought it would be neat to use a laser or high resolution scanner to image a record have a computer analyze it and convert the images to audio. Not sure if this has been done, but if not it would be cool to figure out.
It has been done! https://ofersp.github.io/digital_needle/
Nice!
There is indeed a way to use lasers to read 78s without touching the surface, and the gear is availble. Though probably not at a price most of us would like. Here's one example: https://www.elpj.com/ But after decades of work, they seem to have problems ... /Laser_turntable#Performance