# Eco-Friendly Turntables The Fern & Roby Montrose Turntable Player Has a Unipivot Tonearm By Michael Hemsworth | Published 2017-08-06 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/turntable-player References: [uncrate](https://uncrate.com/article/fern-roby-montrose-turntable/) & [fernandroby](http://fernandroby.com/products/details/the-montrose-turntable) A properly calibrated tonearm is required in order to ensure that your music sounds as good as possible when you're using a turntable, so the Fern & Roby Montrose Turntable Player is here to offer a way to ensure this is always the case. The [turntable features](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/atlp7x) the brand's Unipivot tonearm that is simple to calibrate in order to make sure that you can make adjustments and align the cartridge as required. The Fern & Roby Montrose Turntable Player has an [eco-friendly design](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-paron-iii) that is actually composed of recycled paper and phenolic resin in order to make it a more natural option compared to other options o the market. The turntable has been designed and manufactured in Richmond, Virginia in order to ensure that each unit is as [precision crafted](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/avid-relveo) as possible. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.1/10 - Popularity: 27% | Activity: 29% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Eco-friendly Turntables:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in creating turntables with eco-friendly materials and manufacturing processes. - **Unipivot Tonearm:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in developing simplified, easily calibrated tonearms for turntables. - **Recycled Materials:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in using recycled materials for turntable construction, reducing environmental impact. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Audio Equipment Manufacturing:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in the audio equipment manufacturing industry by incorporating eco-friendly materials and simplified tonearm designs. - **Sustainable Product Design:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in sustainable product design by utilizing recycled materials and eco-friendly manufacturing processes for turntables. - **Precision Manufacturing:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in precision manufacturing techniques for turntable production, ensuring high-quality and precise craftsmanship. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Industrial Aesthetic Record Players](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/project-automat-a2.md) - [Sustainable Premium Turntables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stir-it-up-lux.md) - [Minimal Frosted Turntables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tt15s1.md) - [High-Fidelity Turntables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/reference-10-turntable.md) - [Sleek Vertical Turntables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/miniot-wheel-3.md) - [Natural Multi-Material Turntables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/house-of-marley-2.md) - [Pre-Adjusted Entry-Level Turntables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/project-e1-turntable.md) - [Record-Cleaning Vinyl Turntables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crescent-turntable.md) - [Budget-Friendly Vinyl Turntables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fluance-rt81-turntable.md)