Finest A-T turntable ever!

Audio-Technica says its new $1399 beltdrive AT-LP7 turntable is the finest it’s ever made. The AT-LP7 is fully manual in operation but offers electronic speed change between 33 and 45rpm speeds. It comes with a J-shaped tonearm fitted with a removable AT-HS10 headshell that is in turn fitted with an Audio-Technica VM520EB moving-magnet phono cartridge. The VM520EB has a 0.3×0.7 bonded elliptical stylus and Audio-Technica’s ‘dual magnet’ geometry, where the two magnets are precisely positioned to match the left and right channels of the groove walls, with the aim of improved channel separation, stereo imaging, response and tracking.

The AT-LP7’s platter is a 20mm-thick polyoxymethylene anti-resonance design, the chassis is 40 mm-thick MDF, while the J-shaped tonearm has gimbal bearings and is adjustable for tonearm height.

But the AT-LP7 is not just a turntable. It incorporates a phono preamplifier that can be switched in or out of circuit, so you can use your own phono preamplifier if you prefer. If you do use the AT-LP7’s internal phono preamplifier, it can be switched for either moving-magnet or moving-coil operation.

The Audio-Technica AT-LP7 is available with an RRP of $1399. For more information, contact Technical Audio Group: audio-technica.com.au