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Moving the needle

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Vincent
Published date17 June 2022
Publication titleHuddersfield Daily Examiner
Nowhere in today's tech landscape is this more evident in the world of the vinyl revival. Despite the rise of digital music delivery there's just something special about an analogue audio source

That might be why a company that's becoming known as much for its innovation in the smart home arena as for its flat-pack furniture is looking to the future by… making a record player.

Yes, Ikea has plans to release a turntable later this year. So we thought we'd go all retro this week and round up some other ways you can bring your record collection into the 21st century.

Ikea's Obegransad record player Cost: Unknown They say: With OBEGRANSAD, we wanted to make it simple, mechanical - so we looked into what gives the best sound. A replaceable cartridge and needle of well-known make and good quality, as well as a sound, solid overall construction bound to absorb any vibrations. We say: Not an awful lot is known about Ikea's collaboration with electronic music pioneers Swedish House Mafia to make a turntable - the Swedish mega-brand announced its record player plans at the Milan Design Week earlier this month. All we know is it'll be USB powered and will feature an internal pre-amp - Ikea says it's focusing on the important bits (the needle in other words), which will be from a well-known brand (which looks like it'll be Audio Technica from the logo in publicity shots). It'll hit the shops later this year when, incredibly, it'll become the first turntable Ikea has released since 1973.

Audio-Technica AT-LP60XBT Bluetooth turntable Cost: £189.99 They say: The AT-LP60XBT gives you all the great features of the redesigned AT-LP60X fully automatic belt-drive stereo turntable with the convenience of Bluetooth wireless connectivity. We say: A turntable from Audio-Technica will feature in almost any list you might put together of the best record players you can buy - and this is the one that sits in my living room.

It's very capable...

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