Audio-Technica is celebrating its 60th anniversary with the rerelease of the Sound Burger. A few hardware updates for the modern era of music listening are included in the price.
The Sound Burger was Audio-Technica's answer to the Sony Walkman for vinyl records, a battery-powered turntable you can plug your headphones into, portable and take with you on the go.
It is capable of playing both 33 1/3 and 45rpm records and has a 3.5mm output. The anniversary edition has added a new feature that makes it a little easier to use in today's technology environment, which is powered by a new type of computer chip called ausb-c.
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It's not easy to find portable, as well asBluetooth-enabled, turntables. I was able to bring the device to the park, pair it to my speaker, and play multiple records for a couple of hours, as long as it sat on a flat surface. You can't just carry it around and listen to music. The Sound Burger has a 12 hour battery life, which was enough for me to use it casually throughout the weekend.
The Sound Burger was more of a novelty than a practical option in the early ’80s due to the fact that the cassette and Walkman could be walked with. How about in the year 2022. In a post-iPod world, using a turntable is all about embracing the novelty and enjoying the sound it provides. The Sound Burger still shines despite the fact that I bring a portable turntable with me to play some albums from my record collection. Adding a wireless speaker or headphones makes it even more portable. The design of the Sound Burger makes it hard to take your favorite records with you to an outdoor listening party.
There is a limited number of units.
The Sound Burger is a tribute to the evolution of portable sound. Since vinyl record sales have been rising over the past decade, it gives hope for more compact turntable designs like this to be adopted. Audio-Technica doesn't plan to bring Sound Burgers into its lineup full time, despite the limited run of the product. It is a reminder that design choices made decades ago can still offer something special.
Andrew Marino took the photographs.
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