Steampunk CD player

This gorgeous steampunk CD players started life as a mass-produced $14 CD player. But by entombing the dead medium of CD audio in a handsome, artisanal case, Prof. Zuntaras has transformed it into the kind of thing that would enliven any parlor. Check the link for lots more photos and a video of the player in action.

For the discriminating gentleman who is ready to step up from the gramophone or wax cylinders, Professor Emilio Zuntaras humbly offers the Bi-Orbital Spectral Audiometer. Superior sound quality and, at just over 50 pounds, it offers full portability.

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[#1 posted by paulatz , February 27, 2008 1:45 AM]

Well, it's a nice piece of furniture, even if it won't fit in my house; and a nicely crafted handwork too.

But, are you getting a bit obsessed with steampunk lately?

[#2 posted by Agent 86 , February 27, 2008 1:30 PM]

¿¿¿lately???

He's been obsessed since I've been reading.

[#3 posted by ndollak , February 27, 2008 6:47 PM]

Wow! Just a few days ago, I was telling someone just how cool it would be to build a housing for a CD player that resembled an old grammophone, with a decent speaker in the fancy trumpet (a second speaker would have to be placed somewhere else). It would probably be an engineering challenge to get it all to sound good while adhering to the old-fashioned design --- but it would be well worth it.