Audio-Technica AT-LP60XBT Full Automatic Wireless Belt-Drive Turntable

Product Information

mm (1/8") mini-plug (male) to dual RCA (male) output cable 45 RPM adapter Removable hinged dust cover 1. This updated version of the AT-LP60-USB features a redesigned tonearm base and headshell to improve tracking and reduce resonance.

Whether you’re just getting into records, rediscovering a record collection long since buried away or simply adding a turntable to complete your system, the AT-LP60XBT fully automatic belt-drive turntable is an excellent choice. It isn’t particularly insightful when playing more intimate acoustic tracks or sparse ambient productions, but has real trouble when arrangements are decidedly denser.Value for money deteriorates further if it requires a separatecomponent to get it working at a more respectable standard. This isn’t the first Bluetooth turntable we’ve tested, nor will it be the last, but there was still a moment when walking round the What Hi-Fi?

It spins at 33/3 or 45rpm, but this deck doesn’t like 10-inch discs, regardless of speed, so playing those can be a struggle. Just download the free Mac- and PC-compatible Audacity recording software (or software of your choice) and start converting your records to digital audio files.The LP60XBT is the same core turntable as the popular LP60X with the only difference being the addition of the Bluetooth connectivity. With the AT-LP60XUSB fully automatic belt-drive turntable you can experience your vinyl’s high-fidelity audio directly or convert it to digital. But if the AT-LP60XBT plays like a ‘my first turntable’– and we mean that as a compliment to its ease of use – it also feels like one. BLUETOOTH: The LP60XBT features a built-in Bluetooth transmitter that allows you to wirelessly connect it to Bluetooth compatible wireless speakers, HiFi systems and active bookshelf speakers for complete freedom of positioning your turntable in your room. DIE CAST PLATTER: The anti-resonance, die cast platter offers great stability allowing you to experience the high-fidelity audio of vinyl records.

This capable turntable flies the Bluetooth flag, but doesn’t quite reach the standard of many previous Audio Technicas. This is by no means the worst entry-level turntable we’ve heard but, sadly, it doesn’t quite reach the standard achieved by many previous Audio- Technica attempts.With the size and rotation speed of the record set, all you need do is place it on the platter and press the start button. This turntable is best for when you want to enjoy records in high quality but with complete ease of use as well as having freedom of positioning and the ability to connect to Bluetooth headphones. It is as if there is finite space in which a piece can work and, as more elements are squashed in, the Audio Technica’soutput becomes more a block of sound than something where lines are audibly picked out. Noise is further reduced by the inclusion of an AC adapter that moves the AC/DC conversion outside of the chassis where its impact on the signal chain is limited. BUILT IN PREAMP: The built in switchable preamp allows you to connect this turntable directly to your amplifier, powered speakers or stereo system without needing any additional equipment.

In addition to the USB output, the turntable is also equipped with a detachable RCA output cable (3. The AT-LP60XBT gives you a built-in, switchable phono stage as well as its wireless connectivity, and it does pretty much everything at the press of a button. With the size and rotation speed | of the record set, all you need do is place it on the platter and press the start button.The AT-LP60XUSB plays both 33-1/3 and 45 RPM records and is equipped with a USB output that allows direct connection to your computer. This affordable, easy-to-use turntable plays both 33 and 45 RPM records and with its built-in switchable phono preamp, can be connected directly into your home stereo, active bookshelf speakers or other speaker system without needing any additional equipment.