Audio-Technica is bringing again its iconic Sound Burger moveable turntable. After practically 40 years and numerous clones, the up to date mannequin provides a number of new options to make it extra interesting to trendy listeners. To begin, the 2022 Sound Burger consists of Bluetooth connectivity and a built-in lithium-ion battery with USB-C charging. In different phrases, you received’t must supply a trio of C-cell batteries to energy the brand new mannequin. According to Audio-Technica, you possibly can anticipate to get about 12 hours of steady playback from the 2022 Sound Burger earlier than it must be charged.
The firm has tweaked the design of the turntable in a number of different methods. For one, you received’t discover an extendable twine hanger to your headphones. Speaking of headphones, the 2022 mannequin doesn’t include a complimentary pair like its predecessor. However, it should ship with an RCA cable for those who choose to bodily join the turntable to your sound system. The 2022 mannequin additionally comes inventory with an Audio-Technica ATN3600L stylus. Otherwise, that is in some ways the identical turntable lots of people fondly bear in mind. Like its predecessor, it encompasses a DC motor with a belt drive that may play 33 1/3 and 45 RPM information, that means you should use it to hearken to each full-length LPs and singles. It additionally appears simply nearly as good because it did again in 1983.
The 2022 Sound Burger is in the stores beginning in the present day for $199/£200/€229. That’s an inexpensive worth when you think about a classic mannequin can set you again as a lot as $500 on eBay. No phrase but if Audio-Technica plans to deliver again the Mister Disc branding for the US launch.
