Entry Level Belt Drive - LP60xBT - $349
(Bluetooth/Wired.Black or Black with white front trim)
+ $50 Gift Voucher + FREE Shipping Within Austraila (doesn’t apply during sales)
For a long time we struggled to find you an entry level deck that didn't suck. As many of you are now aware the little suitcase ones are rubbish, skipping all over the place because their tone arms are set incorrectly, their needles are super cheap and their parent companies are not actually audio manufacturers with decades of experience, but rather simply junk peddlers pushing badly designed toys out of the cheapest factories they can find. The same problem exists for most of the ones you buy from chain stores and mega-markets.
While the LP60x has the same type of design, i.e. tone arm without an adjustable weight or tracking and non-removable headshell, Audio-Technica bring to bear their fantastic design skills, high standard of quality control and 51 years of experience as a quality audio manufacturer. You will also note the much better AT91 needle that the LP60x comes with compared to all the other turn tables in this price range.
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The AT LP60x is perfect record player for the dabbler or beginner. While these turntables lack the sophistication and features of the more expensive Audio-Technica decks, they are a quality product, with sleek retro lines from a company with over 50 years audio know-how.
If you are wondering why we sell this with $50 gift voucher, it's for a couple of reasons. Firstly it's how we add value for you so we can compete with high turn-over low margin internet operators and keep the vinyl flowing into the racks of our physical store, but far more importantly it's because you will, without a doubt, require cleaning products or a spare needle or if it's a gift, even better, bonus double-gift.
NOTE:
Don't buy electronics from overseas! Even if you get a transformer, you will be buying a product that is not supported locally for service or repairs but FAR MORE IMPORTANTLY it will not have passed the Australian Government's QC inspectors and will therefor be illegal. This means that you will be legally liable if anything untoward (read, burn your house down or electrocute someone) happens and insurance will not cover it. True Story.
Oh, ps, we can sort out any pre-amp or connectivity issues you might have :)
Entry Level versus Home Hi-Fi.
While the entry level deck works a treat it is not adjustable or up-gradable. This means it 1) wears your records more over time and 2) cannot have a new cartridge installed on it should you wish to upgrade in the future. A good rule of thumb is that if you are intending to continue buying new records, collecting etc, then you are probably better off investing in the home Hifi turntable, while if you are just messing around, buying old records from op-shops or occasionally listening to old records you inherited, the entry level will do just fine (in our opinion the LP60 is the best of this design available in Australia). We can elaborate on this quite extensively if required .
POST SCRIPT: Why do we only sell one brand?
We could prattle on about the tyranny of choice but it comes down to this: We don't like drama and we don't like you having to come back with issues. In our 13 years of experience Audio-Technica has the least coming-backness of the lot and they clearly failed acting class because the lack of drama surrounding this brand is palpable. Finally, both the LP60 and LP120 consistently come top or very near top in almost all comparisons between brands. A simple google search will verify this.