Everything is stupid and bad now; Maybe This $200 Portable Turntable Will Fix It • TechCrunch

Yes. Yes, I know. I know. A DVD player won’t fix all the problems. It was a nice idea but it was short-lived. This strange converter existed long before the iPod. It is both strange to live and very odd to die, as someone once put it.

The Audio Technica Sound Burger — as he became affectionately known — also felt like a glimpse into an alternate timeline, where vinyl records didn’t have to disappear entirely to make a comeback. The 12-inch LP’s size immediately erodes any claim of portability. Therefore, in the Walkman era, a product such as this was always destined for an evolutionary dead end.

However, this hasn’t stopped many companies producing fakes in the decades that have passed. Audio-Technica continued to take a course with the AT-SB2022. The new variant is $199 and is limited edition. The release was timed to coincide with Company’s 60th Anniversary.

This version, unlike its predecessor, was made with wired headphones as a focus (and shipped with a pair). The new version comes with a built-in connection that allows you to pair it with a wireless headset or speaker. It also has a built-in USB C rechargeable battery that can last up to 12 hours. Although it won’t eliminate all the bad news it will make it fun to take it along to spend an afternoon digging through the boxes.

This limited edition transparent AT-LP2022 is available for those with deeper pockets cold 1200 dollars. The belt-operated manual turntable features a Shibata stylus as well as a carbon fiber tone. All for six Sound Burgers. There are always more! This stereo cartridge is $9,000Lab-grown diamonds

Perhaps that will help drown out some of the news.