Vintage-inspired Aesthetics Meet Cutting-edge Performance Within the Shinjuku special ward of Tokyo, Japan, Hideo Matsushita founded Audio-Technica in 1962. In short order, the company rapidly evolved to produce far more than the MM stereo phonograph cartridges, ultimately emerging as an internationally renowned household name for hi-fi listening. More than 50 years later, Audio-Technica returns to its roots with the successor for the acclaimed AT-LP5 turntable: the AT-LP5X. This fully manual direct-drive turntable takes up the gauntlet of its predecessor by blending heritage aesthetics with contemporary audiophile craftsmanship, impressing Sweetwater hi-fi enthusiasts with their deployment of a J-shaped tonearm that was inspired by the company’s 1960s and ‘70s designs.
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