AT-SB727-YL Portable Turntable, Yellow

Audio technica has been around for decades, I am old enough to remember the 70s 80s 90s and all the fun cartridges they released and now their turntables in the recent decades known for their quality and consumer friendly prices, well some of the time. This portable player was released in the 80s and it had a short run back then it was a nice player to have it was so way ahead of its time. And now just the last few years they re-released it and decided to call it the sound burger the original name they gave it in the 80s. But this one is far better than that one this one here has an auxiliary output to connect it to your stereo or powered speakers and it also has Bluetooth out it connects to your Bluetooth speakers. I wish it had a volume control to use it with standard headphones but it does not however you can use it with Apple or almost any other brand Bluetooth headphones. I usually connected to my JBL speaker or beats headphones. It comes with a great magnetic phono cartridge that will not destroy your records like some of the cheap portables available that are known to damage records but not this one it plays nice and smooth and sounds great it is made with high-quality parts and it is just a looker let me tell you the yellow is striking and I get lots of compliments on it when I play it out in public. If you're someone who has a home stereo and a larger turntable but wants something to play in the den or in your bedroom or garage this would be the player for you, I use it when I go out hunting used records and I want to test a record before I buy it this is the perfect thing to take with you just make sure it's connected to a pair of Bluetooth headphones. It doesn't come with any kind of protection or case so I had to purchase a case separately, there is one that is official and it looks like a hamburger container like the ones they used make at McDonald's for the big Mac! But they are also some budget friendly options if you don't want the big Mac container case. It plays 45 RPM and 33 RPM, so it plays your full-size 12 inch albums it plays 10 inch records and it plays 7 inch records with a big hole and a little hole. It runs on USB-C cable and it also has a rechargeable built-in battery that gives you a lot of playtime. I believe it is available in yellow black and white they had a very limited edition one a few years ago that came out in red but that one is no longer made I hope future additions will give us the ability to have USB flash drive recording built-in so that you can digitize your records without hooking it up to a computer this is a feature that I would love with a high-quality player like this. I hope future updates will have this feature

I remember these things from back in the mid to late 80s and early 90s, very cool little unit; old school definitely but with a high tech twist; excellent quality not like those other cheap box units that tear up your records. This is high quality stuff and should provide years of enjoyment. I bought this for my teenage daughter and she really loves It. I got the yellow one, because if and when they stop making them, that’s the color which is going to be a collector’s item. The sound quality is just as good as my high-end turntable that cost over $4000. This little unit really delivers with the added bonus of Bluetooth, you couldn’t ask for anything more. And the portability makes it great for choice for young people who are now just discovering vinyl; because they can take the player with them and a few 45’s that are still in production with some of the current artists they listen to and the parties on!

This turntable is compact, lightweight, and easy to use. For the money it sounds very very good. I have connected it with ease to my headphones and Sennheiser AMBEO Soundbar Plus both wired and wirelessly. In my compact living room it's a great way to add vinyl that fills the room without adding more furniture. I bought a separate case for it that I found here and also stashed if you cables and adapters in the pouch within it. Battery life is outstanding. It has very little self noise for the price. Bluetooth connection is quick although visual feedback is pretty minimal. The stylison cartridge are not entirely modular, meaning that upgrading them is basically a non-starter as they use a headshell/cartridge specifically for this unit. I wish the top lid were a bit more dense or had more metal instead of a plasticky build. The mini "platter" is awesome, however. Start and stop is very quick for the price. It also works great with true wireless earbuds... I have the momentum true wireless 4 and it basically sounds wired. It's wild!

Extremely good sound production and potability with an easy use of 3.5-mm connections and supposed Bluetooth issues. I have hadl no issues. Do attend to the locking screw as it is vital to not see it displaced or lost. I do wish that should the people at Audiotechnica make any change, they might add a lever to raise and lower the tone arm for better ease of placement of the toneam to the LP in use.

It works perfectly! There are no skips, speed and pitch is good, and there is not even any other issue except the fact you can’t play records that have side warps (also known as warps on the edges of the record) which sucks, but otherwise works completely fine with all the other records in my collection! Would recommend to a friend of family member. Color looks nice too, and it’s easy to take anywhere you go (just don’t put it in rain or water), but still definitely worth the price. Audio Technica, you’re a genius

First and most importantly: the Sound Burger is a very small, portable, battery operated table. That's the big selling point here. We're talking portable like a laptop versus a desktop, not a smart phone vs desktop. The media this plays back is a fragile piece of plastic that's the size of a serving plate and is heavily bound by the laws of physics, so there are clear and obvious limitations to keep in mind. This will let you take your records into other rooms of your house and maybe out to the garage if you're adventurous, but if you're hiking through the woods I'd consider other options. All that said, this is not a toy. It's a solid table that doesn't embarrass itself in the right setup. Sound-wise, this is about on par with the AT-LP60 series. It uses the same cartridge, which is not replaceable, and stylus, which is replaceable. This means that the Sound Burger isn't on the same level as an expensive, dedicated rig, but it's also worlds better than an entry level Crosley player. Listening to music on this is genuinely pleasant. Not the absolute best that vinyl can do but on the right side of the diminishing return curve. The table here doesn't have any fancy features in terms of playback. It's fully manual, no cuing, sprung to about 3g tracking force, and has no antiskate. This lack of antiskate is a minor (but understandble) sticking point: it does sometimes mean that records that don't skip on my other table will skip on this one, but it's not too common and not a huge issue. You do get a nice heavy aluminum platter which keeps the wow and flutter respectable here, and a rubber clamp to keep the record steady. The table is somewhat susceptible to vibrations, so make sure it's on a firm surface. The battery lasts about 12 hours and charges with USB-C. The charging is slow, but you can charge while using the table which slightly mitigates the issue. Output is line out and bluetooth. Line out is via a 3.5mm jack, and comes out already pre-amplified so you won't need a phono pre-amp with this table. The bluetooth is adequate and I haven't had too many issues getting it to pair with various speakers. Not any more than any other bluetooth device. One thing I think this device is missing is dedicated volume controls for bluetooth headphones, not having them limits this to only those devices which have their own volume controls. There are workarounds but this really should've been included and is a mark down for me. Contrary to other opinions, I don't mind that this doesn't have a dedicated headphone out port and would even call its removal an improvement over the original. Given what this is, a fragile playback device which can easily be knocked or dragged off a table by an errant headphone cord (potentially destroying it and a valuable record), it makes sense to keep moving headphone wires far, far away from your Sound Burger. Line out is fine since amplifiers don't move around the room too much, but wired headphones tend to move around and could easily lead to a bad situation. For recommendations, I like it as a second table. If you have a dedicated listening setup but also sometimes want to listen to your records elsewhere in your house, this is a great option. You won't use it for critical listening, but not everything has to be about that. For a first table, this isn't a bad option. Maybe a better one than an ATLP60 actually, since that table is just as unupgradeable as this one: if you graduate to a more expensive table your LP60 will collect dust in a closet or get sold, but this one could still potentially be useful to you. You'll be missing the automatic features on the LP60, but if you don't mind trading that for the true portability of the sound burger you won't be missing much. Who needs automatic return when you can just set your turntable up on the coffee table right next to you and do it yourself? That's really all I have to say. It's a basic, decent sounding table that isn't perfect, but fills its niche well. If that appeals to you, then I say go ahead and buy one.

The sound burger is a really cool device. I’m a minimalist with more records than other items and I was in the need of something a bit more lightweight and functional for my personal needs. I’m a bit of a nomad too. Carrying around my metal plate AT turntable had become cumbersome over the years. The Sound Burger is super lightweight, easy to use, has fantastic clarity when connected through AUX or Bluetooth. (I needed to purchase a Bluetooth transmitter for MY setup.) It’s sturdy and I haven’t had it skip at all. It has REPLACED my record player set up and I look forward to playing more vinyl. Priced under $200, why would you not buy this? — I updated the stylus too.

Perfectly compact, very impressed. My kid wanted a way to listen to vinyl in his room but really lacked the space for a full sized turntable. This packs away neatly in a Casematics case, takes up next to no space and can be brought anywhere. Not mad at the sound quality either. My kid likes so much that it can connect to analog speakers or to his Bluetooth speaker or AirPods. He’s already thanked me for it 4-5 times, it’s a real hit. I remember these from the 80s! So glad they’ve brought them back!