San Francisco

At FiveTen Studio; 831 Broadway Ave, near 9th; Oakland; 510.451.9900

These crazy-unique, abnormally-shaped turntables're cut from single pieces of redwood/walnut burl, then fitted with detachable ebonized stands, and pro-quality components (including Rega or Origin Live arms). Made by a carpenter-turned-fine artist in Oakland, they'll run you a grand or more -- which'll seem a small price to pay once you're the lone master of the Wheels of Burl.

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