Etymology of "you don't know shit from Shinola":
A colloquialism which dates back to the early 1940s in the United States, sometimes ended with "that's why your shoes don't shine". Shinola was a popular brand of shoe polish, which had a color and texture not unlike feces.
like Schiit, Shinola is a US company (from Detroit) building its cred on 'american made', from sourced materials to labor .
they started with watches.
their latest venture is turn tables.
specifically, the Runwell Turntable
well, i would hope it does.....
fact is they do not know shit from Shinola when it comes to designing analog spinners.
another fact is that they where smart enough to realize it when they decided to jump on the current analog-resurgence bandwagon.
so they went to VPI for design help along with advice on "local" outsourcing of subcontractors & materials.
the end result is what i will call a re-badged VPI turn table that appears different from anything else VPI offers, at least on the outside.
at $2.5k, it actually may deliver equivalency at its price point.
but that is just a guess for now.....
maybe i will get to hear one some day?
i will be seeing (drinking) with VPI president Mat Weisfeld at this year's Capital Audiofest, so i will get the full story then.
A colloquialism which dates back to the early 1940s in the United States, sometimes ended with "that's why your shoes don't shine". Shinola was a popular brand of shoe polish, which had a color and texture not unlike feces.
like Schiit, Shinola is a US company (from Detroit) building its cred on 'american made', from sourced materials to labor .
they started with watches.
their latest venture is turn tables.
specifically, the Runwell Turntable
well, i would hope it does.....
fact is they do not know shit from Shinola when it comes to designing analog spinners.
another fact is that they where smart enough to realize it when they decided to jump on the current analog-resurgence bandwagon.
so they went to VPI for design help along with advice on "local" outsourcing of subcontractors & materials.
the end result is what i will call a re-badged VPI turn table that appears different from anything else VPI offers, at least on the outside.
at $2.5k, it actually may deliver equivalency at its price point.
but that is just a guess for now.....
maybe i will get to hear one some day?
i will be seeing (drinking) with VPI president Mat Weisfeld at this year's Capital Audiofest, so i will get the full story then.
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