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I know everyone's going to complain about the price (which is ridiculous), but I think Teenage Engineering is the last company around that has that sleek Apple
by dvt 3y ago
I know everyone's going to complain about the price (which is ridiculous), but I think Teenage Engineering is the last company around that has that sleek Apple aesthetic and extremely premium feel. I get giddy every time I see them on the HN front page.
They've been around for a while, so I assume there's a decent professional audiophile community that is supporting them. I hope they continue doing well!
- soperj 3y agoI mean, look at the newest Sony phone: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/05/sonys-1400-xperia-1-v-hits-the-us-with-a-4k-display-textured-glass-back/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/05/sonys-1400-xperia-1-...
- hammock 3y agoWhat about it?
- amelius 3y agoUltra sleek design.
- fnordpiglet 3y agoLooks like my iPhone and every other phone since the iPhone was released - am I missing something? The minimalist slab with a screen isn’t exactly unique any more?
- dylan604 3y agoexcept it has a zoom lens. also, being able to use the phone as a screen via cable vs latency ridden wireless connection as a video screen is interesting
- fnordpiglet 3y agoThat’s not part of the design, that’s part of its capabilities.
- mattgrice 3y agoIt doesn't look like anything to me. (westwood reference, but also it does not look like anything to me)
- nebula8804 3y agoThat little microphone hole at the bottom is not lined up with the other items nor is is evenly spaced out like on the iPhones. Its bugging me.
- soperj 3y agoMaybe it works better that way. Apple's been known to put form over function.
- nebula8804 3y agoFor the price you pay? Hell no. They better make it look good and work well.
- fnordpiglet 3y agoIt doesn’t seem ridiculous if you’re a professional whose life revolves around voice recording. Seems like prosumer quality pricing.
- mandmandam 3y agoIf I saw a professional walking around with this thing, I'd avoid them like the plague. It screams "I care more about looking cool than making quality recordings" to me. Prosumer pricing for these features would be €450-500 max. €1500 for €150 of audio quality is just smh.
- omnimus 3y agoNot really fair assesment. At pro level that price really doesnt matter. Saying that its bad because it looks is stupid. What matters is if its reliable and functions well. If it does it might just mean that the premium materials make it last longer.
- mandmandam 3y agoPro level mics have a lot to say about their audio quality: Why it's good, why it's innovative, etc. This TP-7 doesn't. Not at all. Their marketing is heavily based on how cool it looks, with very little if any stuff like audio samples, frequency response, etc. In other words, their marketing materials say "it's good, because it looks good"... Teenage Engineering make shiny expensive toys, and market an 'experience'. Which is fine, if that's what you're after. But if you're after quality recording, get something twice as good and ten times cheaper.
- omnimus 3y agoI know pro musicians who love their stuff. TX-6 is great little mixer for both recording and performance. OP-1 despite the hate is portable focused audio lab that is perfect for creating little music ideas. Sure you can get something from Electron for less money but is it as portable or quirky to bring out new ideas? For some it's really important and so are the aesthetics. I think there are qualities that are important in creative process that you overlook. The mood, your environment, quality of your tools even how "cool" they look is not something secondary. Actually most good musicians i know care more about the feel of a tool (touch, how it clicks, how heavy it is) than they care about frequency response. They might even like things that sound in certain way and not always "correct". For some usecases this doesn't matter sure - like if you are some reporter - get Zoom or Sound Devices. But there are people liking and buying these and they are not just posers.
- omnimus 3y agoMore like Braun and japanese industrial design than Apple (which apple is heavily inspired by)
- javajosh 3y agoStrong disagree. I bought an OP-1 and it felt like a cheap plastic toy. It's a cool UX concept and I'm glad they exist, but I wasn't impressed. Give me a (relatively) cheap Yamaha or Roland or Nord keyboard any day of the week (and if you want ultra-portability, then put an app on an iPad).
- wahnfrieden 3y ago12 year old product. we're talking about recent ones. field improved casing quality
- jd3 3y agoI was also disappointed with my OP-1. After receiving a unit that had a broken OLED display, I received a replacement whose rotary encoder knobs were visibly askew. When I reached out about it, TE told me that it was "normal". I would expect tighter QA control on a product that is $1000+, but since it is made offshore in China, I guess they can only do so much? https://i.imgur.com/7KrxVZr.jpg https://i.imgur.com/7KrxVZr.jpg
- wmf 3y agoApple products are also made in China. You get as much quality as you pay for, which may come in the form of having your own employee in the factory.
- recursive 3y ago> cheap Nord keyboard What now?
- rglover 3y agoYou might dig these folks https://electronicmaterialsoffice.com/ https://electronicmaterialsoffice.com/
- ilyt 3y agoThere is nothing audiophile about it. It's mostly hipster musicians or people having spare cash and wanting expensive toy. Which is fine.