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===Optora=== In May 2018, Almedio of Japan, a computer drive manufacturer,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.almedio.co.jp/en/ |title=ALMEDIO INC. {{!}} 株式会社アルメディオ<!-- Bot generated title --> |date=9 June 2020 |access-date=6 August 2020 |archive-date=1 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001070357/https://www.almedio.co.jp/en/ |url-status=live }}</ref> presented the '''Optora ORP-1''' optical (laser) turntable at the HIGH END Munich audio show.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://hifipig.com/decks-and-the-city-turntables-at-munich-high-end-2018/ |title=Decks And The City – Turntables At Munich High-End 2018 |date=16 May 2018 |publisher=HiFi Pig |access-date=4 August 2020 |archive-date=31 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180731114652/http://hifipig.com/decks-and-the-city-turntables-at-munich-high-end-2018/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Few details were provided by the company<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.almedio.co.jp/assets/img/optora/optora_pdf02.pdf |title=Optora 2018 Product Catalog |date=1 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613130208/http://www.almedio.co.jp/assets/img/optora/optora_pdf02.pdf |archive-date=13 June 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> because, like the 1984 presentation of the Finial turntable, the Optora was a non-working mockup. Company representatives indicated the turntable would use five lasers and be belt-driven,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=157618.0 |title=OPTORA Optical Turntable another try at playing LPs with a laser<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=6 August 2020 |archive-date=18 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118105125/https://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=157618.0 |url-status=live }}</ref> like the ELP. However, after producing some promotional materials (since deleted), a price was never announced<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cnet.com/pictures/best-turntables-you-can-buy-from-affordable-to-absolute-insanity/20/ |title=Best turntables you can buy, from affordable to absolute insanity |publisher= CNET |access-date=6 August 2020 |archive-date=6 April 2023 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20230406023806/https://www.cnet.com/pictures/best-turntables-you-can-buy-from-affordable-to-absolute-insanity/20/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and the Optora has not been put on the market. The company's website devoted to the turntable has since been deleted.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.almedio.co.jp/optora/ |title=Optoraのご紹介|株式会社アルメディオ |work=株式会社アルメディオ |access-date=6 August 2020 |archive-date=14 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181114221300/http://www.almedio.co.jp/optora/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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