ZDNET's key takeaways The Audio-Technica Sound Burger retails for $199 and comes in yellow, black, or white.
The Sound Burger has unparalleled portability, a long battery life, and provides a novel listening experience.
It doesn't have a counterweight, and also doesn't have an auto-return feature. View now at Amazon
The Audio-Technica Sound Burger is $24 when you buy it on Amazon. This deal only applies to the black color.
Technology is all about embracing the now. So, even though I am one of those people who can be stuck in their ways (such as listening to vinyl records with the appropriate analog setup), I'm glad this time I branched out to see what's possible.
I recently got my hands on the Audio-Technica Sound Burger Bluetooth turntable. While it originally came out in 1983, the company recently revived it and added modern-day tech like Bluetooth to make it the portable record player they envisioned way back then.
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While I certainly don't think it's a replacement for a more standard vinyl setup, I enjoyed listening to my records in different places in the house rather than being tied to the basement. The Sound Burger, in short, provides a novel experience of something that has remained largely the same for decades.
In the 1980s, this portable player (initially known as Master Disc) was powered by batteries and came with a set of foldable headphones, so you could listen to your vinyl wherever you wanted. Now, the Sound Burger uses USB charging -- which provides a battery life of up to 12 hours -- and Bluetooth 5.2 connectivity, letting you connect it to a portable Bluetooth speaker, a soundbar, Bluetooth headphones, and more.
The Sound Burger also comes with a wired cable in case you want to listen to vinyl the analog way, although I assume you're buying this device for its portability rather than to use as a wired record player.
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