Audio-Technica AT-LP2022 Anniversary Turntable

Round date - 60 years since its foundation - Audio-Technica celebrates on a grand scale. In addition to the fun portable Sound Burger turntable, the brand also introduced the top model for home systems - AT-LP2022.

According to the developers, this player will allow you to “plunge into the abyss of sound” and fit perfectly into modern interiors: it has a table made of 30 mm transparent acrylic, through which you can see all the stuffing. Acrylic not only looks interesting, but also absorbs parasitic vibrations well. The disc is also acrylic, but thinner - 16 mm. And the dust cover is acrylic.

The player has a passive drive, with electronic speed stabilization - 33.3 and 45 revolutions are supported. Straight 9" carbon tonearm with VTA adjustment and anti-skating. The AT-LP2022 comes with two cartridges: the AT-VM95E BK with an elliptical stylus and the limited edition AT-VMN95SH CL with a Shibata stylus and clear body.

On the back of the turntable is a plate with an engraved serial number: Audio-Technica will release 3,000 copies of the AT-LP2022 in total. And no built-in phono stages and Bluetooth.

The model will go on sale in December, in Japan it will cost 176,000 yen (about $1195.00).

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Audio-Technica Reissues Anniversary Portable Sound Burger Turntable

 In honor of its 60th anniversary, Audio-Technica has decided to re-release one of its funniest yet recognizable products, the Sound Burger portable turntable (AT-SB2022). The original device came out in the early 1980s as a response to cassette players that allowed you to listen to music outside the home - but the vinyl format itself imposed restrictions. So, on the go, the Sound Burger, unlike the increasingly popular Walkman, could not work - it needed a flat surface. But the device, despite its controversial nature, has remained in the memory of the collective audiophile unconscious.

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Modern Sound Burger visually practically does not differ from the original one - red, black and transparent plastic, silver buttons, large inscription with the model name. There is also a spring-loaded mechanism that regulates the pressure of the needle on the plate. The fact that the model was released in 2022 provides a USB-C port for recharging the built-in battery, which will last for a maximum of 12 hours of operation. Also, Bluetooth 5.2 was added to this version, plus a 3.5 mm headphone jack or active acoustics. 

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The device is ready to work with records at speeds of 33.3 and 45 revolutions - it has a belt drive and an aluminum alloy disc. The needle can later be replaced with an ATN3600L.

The Audio-Technica AT-SB2022 player will be released in a limited edition. The 2022 Sound Burger is available to buy starting today for $199/£200/€229.

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Keith Monks Prodigy Record Cleaning Machines Added Plus and Deluxe Models

The Keith Monks Prodigy Vinyl Cleaner adds two more models in three different designs. According to Jonathan Monks, son of cleaning machine business founder Keith Monks, the new products are based on more than 50 years of company experience.

The novelties correspond to the style and main features of their series - a waterproof bamboo case and multi-color backlighting. The Prodigy Plus features a quiet SmoothFlow pump, ZeroTune and a cleansing Eco Roller microfiber arm.

 The Prodigy Deluxe version uses an even quieter SuperSilent pump and differs from the Prodigy Plus in the ability to automatically shut off. In addition, the Deluxe kit includes a Pro DiscOvery brush.

Prodigy Deluxe machines are available in 2 designs: Galileo Blue with a semi-gloss blue finish and Galileo with a satin white finish. In both cases, the texture of natural bamboo is left.

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Bang & Olufsen Beosystem 72-22 Limited Edition Music Processor

The B&O Beosystem 72-22 all-in-one system is the latest addition to the Bang & Olufsen Recreated Classics initiative launched in 2020. The numbers in the name of Beosystem 72-22 indicate the date of release of the B&O Beogram 4000 Series player - it just turned 50 years old. The Beosystem 72-22 kit additionally includes an associate degree updated deck of the Beogram 4000 series, complemented by trendy components.

Prior to this, in an attempt to “reverse the more and more restricted product generation of the buyer industry and demonstrate the longevity of Bang & Olufsen design,” the corporate had ninety-five Beogram 4000 turntables in order. preamplifier. The result was a series of Beogram 4000c Recreated Limited, oversubscribed out, consistent with B & O, virtually "in many days."

Beosystem 72-22 is the next step in the same direction. This time, a try of Beolab eighteen wireless speakers and a Beoremote Halo device are superimposed to the modernized vintage Beogram 4002 turntable. the top unit of the set is complemented by a cupboard product of solid walnut wood.  In addition to the base for the turntable, it can also serve as storage for records. The cabinet will not be empty: the set will also include four records with albums released in the same year as Beogram 4002 - in 1972.

Such a musical combine is also good because, as an alternative to vinyl, you can listen, for example, to streaming audio - wireless Beolab 18 provide for this. You can control the system not only from the Halo remote but also from any smart device. The set will be released in only 30 copies. And the price of Bang & Olufsen Beosystem 72-22 is already known: it will cost $45,000 to buyers in the USA. But all systems are already sold out on pre-orders.

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