Audio Technica at-Lp60 Turntable

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Some people might prefer the charm of doing it all manually. While others prefer the automatic functionality’s ease of use. I guess it is down to personal preference. 3. Weight With integrated Bluetooth® technology, connect the AT-LP60-BT to your speakers, headphones or stereo receivers without the need for wires. “Increased Convenience” Share Your Thoughts Cancel reply 2 thoughts on “ Will An Audio-Technica AT-LP60 / AT-LP60X Turntable Damage Your Records?”

While being a nicely deigned affordable turntable, the LP60 just can’t catch up with the wow factor of its bigger brother. And frankly, not many turntables can. 2. Ease of Use

In Conclusion

There was a strange experience of hearing the music popping quietly off the vinyl itself about two seconds before coming out of the speakers. That delay jarred with me, so thereafter I made sure I dropped the lid as soon as I hit Start. Pre-amp “PHONO”: 2.5 mV nominal at 1 kHz, 5 cm/sec Pre-amp “LINE”: 150 mV nominal at 1 kHz, 5 cm/sec The large plastic gear engages with the central spindle during start/stop operations and is cycled by the rotation of the platter. There isn’t much going on here besides the spindle itself and the single-speed motor pulley.

I’m pleasantly surprised by the AT-LP60. I’m often asked to recommend the cheapest model of turntable that won’t cause undue record damage, and have been curious to complete this test for some time. Based on the results of the test I can conclude that the AT-LP60 will not cause record damage, at least not any more damage than would be expected of a similar turntable. It is certainly a huge cut above the likes of Crosley, GPO, Ion and the many other suitcase-style and portable turntables on the market, most of which will do more harm than good.

Purists will likely grumble about the absence of a traditional phono out (the turntable outputs via 3.5mm using the aforementioned 3.5mm-to-RCA cable), but purists are unlikely to buy a Bluetooth turntable anyway. Performance and Conclusions The turntable also offers a built-in switchable phono/line preamp that allows connection to a stereo system equipped with either a phono or line-level input. First up, I installed a fresh stylus and in doing so learned that not all AT3600 styli are equal. Aftermarket styli may well be cheaper, but they’re not all equivalent in quality to the AT original. One example produced a horrible grainy scratching sound in one channel that was thoroughly unpleasant to listen to, and probably wasn’t doing much for the record either. Interestingly a genuine stylus had a longer exposed cantilever than the aftermarket stylus, and the suspension on the aftermarket stylus was also more compliant. I installed a genuine AT stylus which was a huge improvement. Built-in switchable phono pre-amplifier with RCA output cables to connect to audio systems and powered speakers There is enough space between the instruments for the presentation to sound coherent, but not so much that they feel disconnected – and that equilibrium is by far a given at this price.