In an effort to revive Wall Street audio snobs from the 1980s, audio company Trettitre is working on a wall-mounted audio system that’ll provoke comment, if nothing else. The setup covers several bases, from vinyl LPs to cassette tapes and compact discs, with a little modern wireless connectivity thrown in.
The only tricky bit? It’s being funded via Kickstarter, so it might never arrive. But with more than $850,000 in backing at the time of writing (the company was looking for $3,000, which is a good sign), you might just get your oddball audio setup.
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The audio system consists of four components — the LP3, DP3, CP3, and TTT-W — that are designed to operate wirelessly on any wall in your home with space. The TTT-W is the metal frame that everything else mounts on, with the TTT-LP3 being the LP player.
In a nod to design, the record player also features an adjustable LED backlight in the platform. Any picture discs in your collection will be shown to their best advantage. It can also be played horizontally, if you’re a traditionalist, but it also mounts to one end of the wall-mounted system. A range of wireless standards is included in the LP3, too. Bluetooth 5.3, SBC, aptX, aptX HD, and aptX Adaptive are supported, with a 3.5mm jack for wire-heads.
The TTT-DP3 is a compact disc player and, like its liquorice pizza sibling, is portable. It looks more like a transparent Sony Discman than anything else, with physical buttons, Bluetooth 5.4, and an internal battery. The TTT-CP3 cassette player is similarly mobile and also supports Bluetooth 5.4. Trettitre has designed both for vertical and horizontal playback.
The full system has one more space — that’s a MagSafe-capable connector for your smartphone, so it can join in on the retro fun. Trettitre’s TreSound speaker system is also compatible, in case you’d like to give the company extra money.
The full setup, at early backer prices, will set audio nutjobs back R6,600 ($400). Global shipping means you’ll actually be able to buy one from this country, too. It’s also a cheaper way of nabbing a new cassette player than shelling out for the BB-777 Boombox.
