Turntable II by Brian Eno
Eno’s Turntable II is a limited-edition record player, made of translucent acrylic and LED lights that change colors as it plays. Light passes through holes drilled into the plastic of the platter and base. The colors fluctuate.
Eno updated his original 2021 model by trading a rectangular base for a circular shape. The turntable features a 2M cartridge by Ortofon, white aluminum tonearm, and belt drive motor. Play 33 RPM and 45 RPM vinyl with high-quality sound and watch the neon colors shift into psychedelic combinations.
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This is a sculpture when not playing music, a spectacular device that contributes ambience. But it will cost you… Only 150 were produced, each with Eno’s signature and the product number engraved on the base. Earlier this year the turntable was at the Paul Stolper Gallery in London, which sells it online for £24,000 (approximately $31,177).
Solar Speaker 4 Series 2 by Lodge Sound
This is the first premium wireless speaker that self-charges with solar power. With panels on the top and sides, it’s always charging in the sun, so your music source shouldn’t die outdoors.
Designed to bring mesmerizing audio outdoors, the speaker is high-quality engineering, waterproof, dustproof, and shatterproof. It includes a Bluetooth chipset, 50-watt amplifier, tuned tweeter and bass driver (and USB-C for indoor charging because, you know, the sun doesn’t always shine). The speaker has a 15-30 hour battery life, and the Bass Boost detail delivers a deep bass regardless of volume and can easily connect to an unlimited number of speakers and becomes stereo when paired with just one other.
Available from Lodge for $399.
Unity headphones by HED Technologies
Go beyond regular Bluetooth with wireless headphones that deliver completely lossless, high-resolution audio — the world’s first wireless headset to feature Full Fidelity.
Wireless pieces dominate the headphone market, but most have low-res audio compared to wired listening devices. Unity is the first set of wireless headphones to deliver audio just as high-res as wired headphones—if not more.
With a battery life between six and eight hours, the headphones can also be used as a wired headset with an adapter, and with Bluetooth. They feature height-adjustable aluminum earcups and sound-isolating memory foam ear pads with cooling gel. Again, not talking Walmart clearance prices here — buy from HED Technologies for $2,199. At least they give you the option to try the headphones risk-free for 10 days.
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