The Sound Burger – a battery-powered transportable turntable introduced via Audio-Technica in 1983 – was once relaunched on the finish of remaining month in its vintage pink colourway. Now, the corporate has introduced it’s additionally to be had in 3 new color variants: black, white and yellow.
It follows on from remaining yr when shoppers may just – for a little while – seize up a limited-edition pink Sound Burger, the AT-SB2022, to have fun the emblem’s Sixtieth birthday. On the other hand, they offered out in days.
Priced at £199, the Sound Burger has a belt-drive gadget that may play 33-1/3 and 45 RPM data with a tonearm that “employs a dynamic steadiness gadget during which stylus power is implemented thru a spring”.
The brand new iteration of the Sound Burger additionally options Bluetooth compatibility, with wi-fi play lasting as much as 12 hours. The unit is charged by means of a USB-C in and a minijack as a substitute of an RCA output.
It seems that all 3 new color variants of the Sound Burger have already offered out, however you’ll head over to Audio-Technica for more info.
The Sound Burger temporarily received recognition following its release within the early ’80s because of its light-weight, transportable design.
Upon the scoop of its reissue remaining yr, Audio-Technica’s Director of Advertising and marketing Gary Boss stated: “The reaction to the Sixtieth-anniversary limited-edition fashion of the Sound Burger transportable turntable was once not anything not up to atypical.
“We heard loud and transparent the disappointment of those that was hoping to shop for this kind of turntables however have been not able to take action. Whilst the brand new fashion coming within the spring is not going to characteristic the Sixtieth anniversary numbered badge, color and packaging of the limited-edition model, it is going to be extra extensively obtainable.”
He endured: “We are hoping Sound Burger fanatics will probably be simply as thinking about this new fashion and that it is going to encourage the following technology of analogue fanatics.”
The Sound Burger isn’t the one new free up to return from Audio-Technica lately.
Remaining September, the corporate made to be had two new Bluetooth turntables – the AT-LPW50BTRW belt-driven and AT-LP3XBT automated.
In the similar month, Audio-Technica introduced a limited-edition gold cartridge, the AT-MC2022, with a diamond-tipped stylus to mark its Sixtieth anniversary.
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