As we all know, as a music carrier, vinyl was born in 1887, but at that time, vinyl had to turn more than 70 revolutions per minute, and each record could only store three or four minutes of sound.
It was not until 1931 that the American Radio Corporation produced a dense-grained record that turned 33 per minute, and the storage time was increased to half an hour, but it was not officially mass-produced until 1948, which is basically the vinyl record we later looked at.
Although vinyl records have a very long history, you can actually see the size of the span, and it was its golden age around 1970. However, its golden period was short, because later cassettes, CDs, MP3s were rapidly updated and iterated, and when digital music rose, all carriers seemed so weak in the face of the trend.
However, as a new generation of young people began to pursue retro trends, the charm of vinyl was reborn, including the vinyl record player.
As you can imagine, since 2007, vinyl records have begun to usher in a revival. However, this revival has not appeared in the mainland consumption circle. However, relevant authoritative data show that in the decade from 2007 to 2016, the revenue of the global vinyl industry has increased by nearly ten times.
And this data is still growing, I believe that many domestic vinyl friends also feel it. In addition to the increasing number of people paying attention to vinyl, there are also more and more related equipment.
People who have tried to listen to songs with vinyl record players can easily find its drawbacks, in addition to the difficulty of buying records, traditional vinyl is also suitable for dubbing boxes and even horns.
Recently, the audio manufacturer CoolGeek from Europe launched their first vinyl record player CS-01, and it is necessary to have a brief understanding of CoolGeek before saying this vinyl record player.
From the perspective of HIFI (high fidelity), vinyl record players are strictly not HIFI devices. It was this opportunity that allowed CoolGeek to find a balance between sound, home and art, and designed a variety of special products that integrate artistic home and practical speakers.
CS-01 is also adhering to the concept of CoolGeek, modern style it is simply as a home decoration is also very elegant, not to mention it is also a set of vinyl record player and Bluetooth speaker in one of the audio equipment.
Yes, you read that right, even if you lack vinyl resources in your hands, you can use it as a Bluetooth speaker. As a Bluetooth speaker, the CS-01 is equipped with two 15W mid-woofers, the two mid-woofers are specially designed to be runway-shaped, coupled with a large sound cavity, it is easy to obtain a surging and powerful low frequency.
In addition, the CS-01 also has two 10W tweeters and two front-mounted inverted phase holes, in addition to strong low frequencies, the high frequencies can also be clear and transparent.
CS-01's Bluetooth speaker part in addition to bluetooth speaker use, but also the vinyl record player amplifier, in short, even if you do not need to connect the amplifier and speaker, CoolGeek can also play vinyl records directly. If you want to pursue more outstanding sound quality, the CS-01 itself also supports wired output for audiophiles to connect to other speaker amplifier devices.
Despite the addition of the function of bluetooth speakers, this does not mean that the vinyl record player part of the CS-01 is mediocre.
As we all know, it is its phono head and most of the vinyl record player that determines its sound quality, and what determines its service life is its motor, in short, regardless of the overall and details, you can see the quality of a vinyl record player.
CoolGeek does not give up professionalism because it has a home attribute, on the contrary, it is very generous in the use of materials. The phono head is equipped with the original moving magnetic MM phono of the iron triangle, and its needle pressure is only 2.5 grams. The toner arm is made of one-piece carbon fiber material with light weight, high strength and strong electromagnetic shielding.
In terms of motors, CoolGeek uses a metal brush motor that is very rare in the industry, its powerful power can stably support 33/45 double speed, with a semi-automatic playback system and sandwich shock absorption structure and a large-diameter metal chassis of 28cm, the quality is also reassuring in both materials and details.
If the traditional vinyl record player caters to the retro feelings of vinyl enthusiasts, then CoolGeek's is to increase its trend attributes and home attributes. Can be equipped with a more professional active speaker, can be directly connected to its Bluetooth speaker with the mobile phone, both professional and portable dual design of CoolGeek CS-01 is undoubtedly the forerunner of the revival of the black pepper trend, worthy of the attention of the younger generation of vinyl players.