I’ll admit, when I first heard about 4-inch vinyl records, I wasn’t entirely sure what to make of them. Designer: Tiny VinylThe Tiny Vinyl Player is wrapped in a black leatherette finish and designed like a miniature suitcase. At $49.99, the Tiny Vinyl Player sits in an interesting price territory. What makes the Tiny Vinyl Player more interesting than a gadget, though, is what it’s building toward. Tiny Vinyl is tapping into that instinct, but it’s doing it at a scale that lowers the barrier considerably.