Audio-Technica’s 1980s Sound Burger portable turntable is back
by Andrew Marino from The Verge - All Posts on (#65BHM)
In honor of its 60th anniversary, Audio-Technica is rereleasing the AT-727, its iconic portable record player better known as the Sound Burger. This time, it arrives with a few hardware updates for the modern era of music listening for $199.
The Sound Burger, also once branded as Mister Disc, was Audio-Technica's answer to the Sony Walkman for vinyl records - a battery-powered turntable you can plug your headphones into, portable enough to easily move from room to room and take with you on the go.
The 2022 limited-edition version of the Sound Burger is almost identical to the original design, keeping the same slim clamshell that harbors only the center of the record, exposing the record grooves and the tone arm. It has a 3.5mm output for...