Hotaru دەستگای لێدانی ڕیکۆرد by Audio-Technica Corporation is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Xelata A' Design Award a Platîn in Dîzayna Amûrên Deng û Awazê Competition Category.
PlatînHilberên Dengî· 2025
Hotaru دەستگای لێدانی ڕیکۆرد
Client: Audio-Technica
Xelata A' Design Award a Platîn Winner in Hilberên Dengî Category
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About Hotaru دەستگای لێدانی ڕیکۆرد
شوێنەکەت بەم تێرنتەیبڵە سەرسوڕهێنەرە بگۆڕە. تەختە هەڵواسراوەکەی بە شێوەیەکی بێ کەموکوڕی دەنگ و ڕووناکی تێکەڵ دەکات و ئەزموونێکی هەستیی قووڵ دروست دەکات. کارتریج و تۆنئارمی مینیمالیستەکە دەنگێکی پاک و شکۆمەندییەکی بینراو پێشکەش دەکات، لە کاتێکدا سیستەمی بەلتی شاراوەی ژێر تەختە لەرینەوە کەم دەکاتەوە بۆ ڕوونی دەنگێکی بێگەرد. ئەم سیستەمە کە لە ئەکریلیک و ئەلومینیۆم و برنجی پلەی یەکەمەوە دروستکراوە، نەک هەر کوالیتی دەنگی نایاب پێشکەش دەکات، بەڵکو وەک پارچەیەکی سەرەکی و سەرنجڕاکێش لە هەر ژوورێکدا خزمەت دەکات.
The Recognition
About the Xelata A' Design Award a Platîn
Hotaru دەستگای لێدانی ڕیکۆرد xelatgirê Xelata A' Design Award a Platîn e, nasîneke pir bi prestîj ku ji sêwiranên bi rastî awarte, xweşik û bi heybet re tê dayîn. Xelatgirên Platînê ecêbên afirandinê ne, şahidiya sînorên afirînerîya hişî ne û pîşekarî û jêhatîbûna bêhempa ya sêwiranerên xwe nîşan didin. Tê hêvîkirin ku ev sêwiran karên herî navdar bin, yên ku bedewiya serdemekê diyar dikin, ji bo başiya civakê tevkarî dikin û sînorên huner, zanist, sêwiran û teknolojiyê fireh dikin. Hotaru دەستگای لێدانی ڕیکۆرد bilindbûna ji asta asayî derbasbûyî nîşan dide û bi taybetmendiyên xwe yên bikêr dinyayê çêtir dike. Hotaru دەستگای لێدانی ڕیکۆرد berhemeke bi Xelata A' Design Award a Platîn serketî ye ku daxwazan şiyar dike, îlham dide, kêfxweş dike û şahiyeke mezin çêdike.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- This strikingly designed turntable features a floating platter that seamlessly integrates into any space, creating an atmosphere of harmony and depth. Its innovative design fuses sound and light for a captivating sensory experience. The minimalist cartridge and tonearm, paired with a concealed belt sub-platter drive, ensure both sonic clarity and visual elegance. Crafted from premium materials like acrylic, aluminum, and brass, the system delivers an unparalleled audio experience.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 430mm x 430mm 235mm
- Tags
- analog, floating, turntable, record player, vinyl, music
- Production Technology
- The floating turntable, achieved through powerful magnetic repulsion, eliminates unwanted vibrations, unlocking the full potential of the cartridge. It also seamlessly blends function and aesthetics with a minimalist VM cartridge and carbon tonearm. Precision-crafted acrylic, a high-quality aluminum case with integrated speakers, and solid brass feet create a refined aesthetic. The meticulously engineered structure produces a depth and richness of sound that defies its compact size.
- Design Challenge
- The challenge was to make sure that the magnets used in the floating structure didn't affect the cartridge. This was especially important for cartridges, which contain strong magnets. If any magnetic energy leaked from the floating structure, it could directly lead to an unusual tracking force and sensitivity to movement. By using tools that analyze magnetic flux in product development and adding the right shielding materials to the case, we solved this problem.
- Research
- Speaker-integrated turntables typically use rubber or springs for vibration damping. But this time we considered a method of suppressing vibration by using magnetic repulsion to float the turntable from the speaker. Through repeated prototyping and signal analysis, we realized to achieve effects greater than existing structures. Generally, vibration suppression structures are internal mechanisms, but through these studies, we succeeded in sublimating this mechanism into an external design.
- Inspiration
- We envisioned a musical experience that transcends the ordinary. We believe that the moment of listening to an analog record holds the potential for more than just sound - it can be a captivating spectacle. With its floating analog record and ethereal glow, HOTARU is designed to stimulate the senses and create an immersive world where every moment becomes a cherished memory. This is our vision - to elevate the act of listening to an unforgettable sensory experience.
- Project Duration
- The project started in December 2022 in Japan and will be exhibited in Milan Design Week in April 2025.
- Operation Flow
- It is operated using three knobs.
The left knob selects the lighting mode, type, and brightness.
The center knob selects the turntable speed.
The right knob controls the speaker volume. - Team Members
- Yuma Murakami
Yosuke Koizumi
Tomohiro Shiraga - Image Credits
- Audio-Technica Corporation
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