Wurlitzer's 21st century jukebox gets a radical makeover
The latest incarnation of the famous jukebox, the Lyra, is a radical departure from its more traditional 'bubbler' designs.
Costing from £2995, the Wurlitzer Lyra uses touchscreen technology to stream and download music from the internet, including web radio stations.
Inside there's a 200W amplifier, and a 320GB hard drive gives space for up to 60,000 MP3s which can be uploaded via USB from CDs, DVDs or mobile devices.
It's also equipped with a CD/DVD burner, SD-MMC card reader and 10in subwoofer.
Opinions on the new design may differ, but Wurlitzer says "the wooden veneer finish, smooth lines and sleek look give the Lyra curve appeal".
Paddy Murphy, managing director of distributor Jukeboxes Direct, adds: "The Lyra is a classic for the 21st century... I am confident it will appeal to a younger generation."
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Difficult to show on the photo but the finish is actually a very smart silver/aluminium colour. Paddy Murphy
It is a listening device and not a video or graphics player so we think the hard drive capacity is more than adequate. Paddy Murphy
Yes, the Wurltizer is here. No jiving reported in building yet!
Wurlitzer arrived? All staff now doing the jitterbug...
Our review unit arrives tomorrow...(Friday 13th!)
Not a huge fan of Wurlitzer's and this doesn't appeal at all - If i wanted a touch screen i'd wall mount one running PC jukebox interface with a good stereo (not AV) amp and speakers.
If you want a juke box, then surely it's all about a good old Rock Ola 1454 playing 45's, now thats a cool jukebox!
Considering the cost of a 320GB hard disk (21st century !) is around £20 and also the most important component in this media player that's just mean. That's under 1% of the cost or a lot less if you buy per 1000 320GB hds.
What's wrong with 2TB. You could then use Flac or wav.
60,000 tracks on 320GB is around 128Kb/s --- no way would I spend £3k on that.
It's cheaper to build your own touch screen lcd pc, Onkyo tx-709 and speakers for the music room/bar or basement.
I can't see it appealing to a younger generation. I think it's more of a 1950s nostalgic. Them times have gone just like Vinyl, MiniDisk and soon CDS.
Would look more classy had they not chosen to use the white.
looks good - although based on its size , hard drive could have been much much bigger though
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You've not seen the Haymarket cafe then?
Will you have soda pops and ice-cream fountains (whatever they are, I'm far too young to know anything about that...)?
I can't wait for us to get this in for review. We have one on the way
Where's all the swirly flashing lights and that? Can't see why this couldn't have been put into a traditional chassis, like the CD models.
Should sound alright though, Adam designed audio system, despite the slightly dubious looking speaker cabinets...
Such a pity they didn't call it the One for the Money