Sony is releasing a new turntable for the first time since 2019. Two, in fact. The entry-level PS-LX3BT ($399.99) and step-up PS-LX5BT ($499.99) are designed for easy operation with both wired and Bluetooth hi-res audio.<\/p>\n
Both turntables include one-button automatic playback \u2014 which starts the turntable, raises and lowers the tonearm on the vinyl, and returns the tonearm to its resting position once the record ends \u2014 a transparent dust cover to keep colored vinyl printings visible as the record plays, and a built-in switchable EQ to select between phono and line-level output. A USB output allows you to convert your vinyl to a digital file and has a three-level output gain selector with low, mid, and high settings. The two turntables also support 96kHz\/24-bit wireless aptX Adaptive hi-res Bluetooth audio.<\/p>\n
The LX3BT uses a moving magnet cartridge with 3.5g of stylus pressure, while the more expensive 5BT\u2019s high-precision moving magnet cartridge has a stylus pressure of 2g. Sony did not reveal who manufactures the cartridges.<\/p>\n
The LX5BT has detachable RCA cables (the LX3BT\u2019s are hardwired) so you can use either the included set or your own if you need a different length. It also has a lightweight aluminum platter with a rubber slip mat to keep your records stable and help reduce vibrations. (Sony didn\u2019t specify the LX3BT\u2019s platter or mat materials.) The step-up turntable also uses higher-quality electronic components to reduce noise and distortion.<\/p>\n
These could be the last turntables released by Sony\u2019s home entertainment business as we know it. With Tuesday\u2019s announcement<\/a> that Sony and TCL are exploring a new joint venture that would bring Sony\u2019s TVs and home audio equipment under a new entity with TCL holding the majority of shares, the future feels up in the air<\/a>.<\/p>\n The PS-LX3BT is available for preorder now with a February release, while the PS-LX5BT will be available in April.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sony is releasing a new turntable for the first time since 2019. Two, in fact. The entry-level PS-LX3BT…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":535183,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[5157,50,242,158,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-535182","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-technology","8":"tag-audio","9":"tag-news","10":"tag-tech","11":"tag-technology","12":"tag-united-states","13":"tag-unitedstates","14":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115940194225441289","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/535182","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=535182"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/535182\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/535183"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=535182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=535182"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=535182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}