Teenage Engineering CM-15 and TP-7
Teenage Engineering is not known for skimping out on the small things, but at first glance, the company’s latest digital tape recorder, the TP-7, might seem like an ultra-expensive luxury toy with its rotating click wheel. Once you have the device in hand, you quickly realize how much quality design has gone into the $1,499 recorder. For one, it’s simply fun to use. You can scroll backward using the spinning wheel, or the rocker paddles on the side. It also packs some high-quality audio recording mics that pick up on small nuances of nearby sound, whether that’s voice or even music. Is it excessive for a mere tape recorder? Yes, absolutely, but that doesn’t cut down on the TP-7’s quality engineering.
