Audio - Technica is one of the first brands that many newcomers to theworld of vinylturn to when it comes to getting afirst lazy Susan . Today the company has total a new budget - friendly , unveiling - level option to its lineup : the $ 200 AT - LP70X that progress on the popularity of its stalwart LP60X but add a few fundamental upgrade .
The AT - LP70X , and its Bluetooth - enable sibling the $ 250 LP70XBT , are fully machinelike , belt - driven turntables that are pretty much ready to toy right out of the box . They feature pre - mounted , factory - configured tonearms and cartridge , meaning that all you have to do is connect the provided RCA cables to your chosen speakers or audio output , put on a phonograph record , press the auto - start release , and off you go . The AT - LPX70 and LP70XBT are switchable between 7- and 12 - inch record with the car - gaming lineament , and both dally at 33 1.3 and 44RPM fastness .
Additionally , both new turntable include a built - in , switchable phono preamp that allows connexion to your chosen audio frequency source , be that a band of powered speaker ( like the also new releasedAudio - TechnicaAT - SP3Xpowered bookshelf speakers),AV receiver , orintegrated amp , no matter of whether it has a consecrated phono input or an AUX input . And if users opt for the Bluetooth model , it can be well geminate with a circle of Bluetooth speakers or headphones with high - timber audio by means of its support for the aptX Adaptive codec ( when couple with aptX adaptative compatible product ) .
What sets the LP70X turntables apart from their democratic LP60X sib is the addition of the gamey - calibre , cone-shaped , Moving Magnet VM95C cartridge that Audio - Technica tell offers “ excellent channel separation and low-pitched distortion for salient tonal quality . ” But further set it aside from the LP60X is that this new magazine countenance for upgrading the style with any of the offerings from AT’sVM95 Seriesrange for when and if vinyl radical newbie want to upgrade or experiment with other sounding styli .
Additionally , the LP70X turntable feature a new J - shaped tonearm to help concentrate tracking errors , a new three - musical composition , anti - resonance human body to help oneself abridge resonance for even quieter playback , and an climb from the LP60X ’s 3.5mm - to - RCA cable television to a true double RCA - to - RCA cable television service with a ground conducting wire ( and grounding mail service on the turntable ’s dead body ) to help reduce hum .
The LP70x and LP70xBT go for $ 200 and $ 250 , severally , and are both available in Black / Gray , Black / Bronze , and White / silvern color options . Both simulation are available now and will be usable at major retailers and on theAudio - Technica web site .
