The armless PP-1 turntable is made from a solid block of aluminum

A Paris-based creative studio has announced a minimalist turntable with controls streamlined to just a play button and a volume knob. Waiting For Ideas’ PP-1 — short for Plug and Play — doesn’t even have a visible tonearm, and it’s made from a solid block of anodized aluminum requiring about 12 weeks of production time to manufacture. That makes it easier to understand why the PP-1 has a €5,800 (around $6,012) price tag.

Although companies like ELP of Japan sell turntables that swap needles and tonearms for laser pickups, the PP-1 does…