Audio-Technica’s engineers are seemingly working time beyond regulation to raise the design of the file participant. Following the reveal of its floating, glowing Hotaru turntable final month, the corporate has introduced its new AT-LPA2 that includes a chassis and platter constituted of clear acrylic. With electronics like its energy provide and playback controls packed right into a separate unit that may be stored out of sight, the turntable is a reminder that clear tech can nonetheless look trendy and smooth.
The AT-LPA2 encompasses a related design to the Audio-Technica AT-LP2022 turntable that was launched in January 2023 to assist commemorate the corporate’s sixtieth anniversary. The earlier model was restricted to simply 3,000 models made obtainable worldwide and bought for $1,200. The brand new AT-LPA2 is accessible beginning in the present day, and whereas its rollout gained’t be as restricted, it now prices $2,000.
The bottom of the turntable is constituted of a 30mm thick slab of high-density clear acrylic, whereas the spinning platter atop is constituted of the identical materials that’s 20mm thick. It not solely makes for a hanging design, however acrylic can also be an efficient materials for dampening vibrations which improves playback efficiency and helps hold the turntable working quietly.
Direct drive turntables, wherein the spinning platter is a part of the electrical motor, provide superior efficiency over people who use a separate motor related with a belt. However on this case, a belt drive truly serves to reinforce the aesthetics of the AT-LPA2. To make sure correct playback, Audio-Technica consists of an optical sensor that displays the platter’s rotation so it maintains a continuing velocity of both 33 1/3 or 45rpm.
The corporate redesigned the tone arm included with the restricted version mannequin, but it surely’s nonetheless constituted of carbon fiber to assist cut back its weight and consists of interchangeable counterweights that may be added and eliminated to assist hold the arm balanced with totally different cartridges.
To assist hold the turntable’s chassis as clear as doable, playback controls and different buttons are included on a separate unit that additionally homes the ability provide. That method not solely allows you to place the management unit out of sight because it’s not clear and doesn’t match the AT-LPA2’s aesthetic, Audio-Technica says it additionally isolates the turntable’s audio parts from energy provide noise “leading to a cleaner, extra correct sound.”
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