The T560 is a vinyl cutting lathe, cutting realtime using a custom metal yoke/support/cutting mechanism. It uses a Technics 1200mk2 for vinyl platter and playback monitoring arm. A rack of analog gear is used to 1] optimize the signal for vinyl . 2] Volume control of cut/playback monitoring. 3] Amp dispatch levels , 3 band eq, groove spacing, cutter diamond temp control, motor control switch 4] monitoring R/L/ST/horiz treble/vert treble 5] Peak metering 6] cutter amp the cut vinyl extrusion is removed by vacuum pump directly from the cut. sounds are 3D and fat. extreme care in set-up needed both sonically, and physically ! Some wow & flutter , some background noise, like tape, but low. very long learning curve ! loads of parameters to balance and each cut is different. Good build quality. Good design. Quality product.