Sony's sleek turntable converts vinyl into hi-res digital audio files

LAS VEGAS — Sony didn't have many new products to announce during its CES press conference this year

There was a 4K camcorder (meh) and a couple of pairs of high-resolution headphones and earbuds (also meh). The most interesting new product was probably the PS-HX500 stereo turntable system, which converts vinyl into high-resolution digital audio files.

The turntable looks like a retro record player, but plug it into a computer and it'll rip your vinyls into high-res audio tracks, much like those that play on Neil Young's PonoPlayer. The PS-HX500 can convert vinyl into either Sony's proprietary DSR audio file or 24-bit high-res wav files. Read more...