Audio Technica AT-140-X Professional Turntable
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The Audio-Technica AT-140-X is a direct-drive turntable built for collectors of vintage and unusual records. It plays 33, 45 and 78 rpm discs up to 13 inches, with a quartz-locked pitch slider that adjusts ±24%, reverse playback, and a high-torque motor for fast starts. Its locking tonearm base and height adjustment let it play Edison Diamond Discs and off-center records, and vertical recordings work with a vertically wired cartridge or an outboard switch. That makes it far more versatile than standard belt-drive decks aimed at LP listeners, though it is a specialist tool rather than a plug-and-play hi-fi table for casual use.
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The AT-140-X is a direct-drive turntable that plays 33, 45 and 78 rpm records and discs up to 13" in diameter. A high-torque, quartz-locked motor gives quick start-ups. A pitch slider adjusts speed by +/-24%, which helps with vintage records, since many early 78s were recorded at speeds from the 60s to the 90s rpm. A reverse play switch plays records backward at the touch of a button.
It is plug and play, with standard RCA phono outputs and a hinged acrylic dust cover. It comes with an Audio-Technica XP3 cartridge and LP stylus, plus a 12-speed SuperStrobe Disc for checking speeds when playing 78s, Edison Diamond Discs, Pathés and other early recordings. A 78 stylus is sold separately.
A locking base ring raises and lowers the tonearm. This lets you play Edison Diamond Discs, and it lets you play off-center discs by stacking extra turntable mats on the platter to clear the spindle. Vertical recordings play with a vertically-wired cartridge or an outboard vertical/lateral switch.
