The Atmo Sfera Platterless Turntable Flips Conventional Design on Its Head

This platterless turntable designed by Italian start-up Audio Deva, cleverly dubbed the Atmo Sfera, is a marvel of industrial design. According to the company's Kickstarter campaign video and information, the company sought to revolutionize the turntable's relatively staid design narrative by doing away with a mat and platter, so as to give the appearance of a vinyl record floating in mid-air as it is played. This is in opposition with traditional turntable design, where the weight of the player...