Posted: Nov 13, 2009 Topic Views : 89 Post subject: Audio-Technica AT-LP120-USB Direct-Drive Turntable
Audio-Technica AT-LP120-USB Direct-Drive Professional Turntable
Audio-Technica has introduced its latest Direct-Drive Professional Turntable that is called AT-LP120-USB Direct-Drive Professional Turntable, aiming at DJs, music pros, and audiophiles with a top-flight feature set, plus both analog and USB connectivity for plugging into a tube amp old-school, or transferring vinyl music to digital formats.AT-LP120-USB Direct-Drive Professional Turntable features a direct drive motor with both forward and reverse back-cueing—it might add a little rumble, but DJs will love it. The turntable supports 33 1/3, 45, and 78 rpm speeds (you do have old ceramic 78s, admit it) and features speed adjustment for precision matching. The AT-LP120-USB’s platter is heavy aluminum with a skip mat, adjustable tracking force, and adjustable vertical tracking angle (VTA) for optimizing performance.
The unit ships with a Dual Magnet stereo cartridge, but of course folks can swap in a variety of photo cartridges that match their music preferences. And, of course, the turntable rolls in a photo preamp to get around that pesky RIAA equalization curve—you know, back from when the RIAA actually developed standards instead of suing people.AT-LP120-USB Direct-Drive Professional Turntable also features USB output, and ships with Audacity to record digital audio files off vinyl—yes, Audacity is available for free, but does include good-quality equalization and noise removal features.AT-LP120-USB Direct-Drive Professional Turntable will be available at a price of US $429.