Audio-Technica is bringing again its iconic Sound Burger moveable turntable. After almost 40 years and countless clones, the up to date mannequin provides a couple of new options to make it extra interesting to trendy listeners. To begin, the 2022 Sound Burger contains Bluetooth connectivity and a built-in lithium-ion battery with USB-C charging. In different phrases, you received’t must supply a trio of C-cell batteries to energy the brand new mannequin. According to Audio-Technica, you’ll be able to count on to get about 12 hours of steady playback from the 2022 Sound Burger earlier than it must be charged.

The firm has tweaked the design of the turntable in a couple of different methods. For one, you received’t discover an extendable twine hanger on your headphones. Speaking of headphones, the 2022 mannequin doesn’t include a complimentary pair like its predecessor. However, it’s going to ship with an RCA cable when you want to bodily join the turntable to your sound system. The 2022 mannequin additionally comes inventory with an Audio-Technica ATN3600L stylus. Otherwise, that is in some ways the identical turntable lots of people fondly keep in mind. Like its predecessor, it includes a DC motor with a belt drive that may play 33 1/3 and 45 RPM data, which means you need to use it to take heed to each full-length LPs and singles. It additionally appears to be like simply nearly as good because it did again in 1983.

The 2022 Sound Burger is available for purchase beginning in the present day for $199/£200/€229. That’s an inexpensive worth when you think about a classic mannequin can set you again as a lot as $500 on eBay. No phrase but if Audio-Technica plans to convey again the Mister Disc branding for the US launch.