Portable turntable... The "Sound Burger" by Audio-Technica - Page 2

Sckott · 09-19-2007, 11:52 PM

http://www.retrothing.com/2005/11/sound_burger_vi.html

gloomrider · 09-20-2007, 09:58 AM

Anyone remember the Sharp VZ-2500?

Candy · 09-20-2007, 11:07 AM

Oh yes I do. Very popular over here in the early 80's as it gave you CD like convenience from your vinyl. My brother had one but I more in love with tubed amplifiers at the time so I passed on it.

nin · 10-11-2007, 02:19 PM

I just won a new old-stock

dogpile · 10-11-2007, 06:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nin

I just won a new old-stock

Congrats

Let us know how it plays!!

nin · 10-12-2007, 05:33 AM

I will. I will mainly use this for some train travels and party at others. I have some vinyls I have bought just for this kind of use (I will not use my "real" records).

floweringtoilet · 01-13-2010, 12:33 PM

delete....posted in wrong place.

floweringtoilet · 01-13-2010, 12:41 PM

Oops, I accidentally posted the image above, but there is a new unit from Crosley that seems pretty similar to the SoundBurger (albeit with even worse quality)....and it has USB output...I'd love to hear a needledrop made with one of these (just not with one of my records).

http://gizmodo.com/5443138/crosley-r...yl-on-the-road

BigManAndy · 01-13-2010, 12:44 PM

fun concept that's for sure. I wouldn't put any of my records on there, especially with it being a record eating Crosley.

I'd trust the AT model mentioned earlier in the thread over this.

head_unit · 01-13-2010, 04:42 PM

I'm just torn! Looks like a great table, just the thing to play my classic purple tinted rare 45 of "Lambert, The Sheepish Lion."

But I can't decide about the cartridge. This looks like it might be a great synergistic match for the Koetsu Tiger Eye Platinum. OR is it a better match to something classic like the Shure V15VxMR?

Aaahhh, the agony of indecision!

BradOlson · 02-24-2010, 10:17 AM

I would not buy the Crosley version of the Sound Burger.

MikeyH · 02-24-2010, 11:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigManAndy

fun concept that's for sure. I wouldn't put any of my records on there, especially with it being a record eating Crosley.

I'd trust the AT model mentioned earlier in the thread over this.

I would too, it's got the AT 120 on it.

However, it's obtanium vs. unobtanium. And the going price for working AT soundburgers keeps increasing.

garyt · 02-25-2010, 05:00 AM

I had one of the AT Soundburgers at the time. It came in very handy for playing singles as my Linn LP12 only went at 33RPM (I did have the 45RPM pulley adaptor but never liked using it). It sounded OK in my system, but I can't remember what happened to it - it was surplus to requirements when I got a Lingo for the LP12.
Gary

Gugaz · 02-26-2010, 03:41 AM

I had one and used it for years, before buying my first decent turntable in '88 (a Linn Axis). I remember the Sound Burger didn't track very well so I had to add a coin on top of the headshell! Curiously, I still listen to some of those albums and they play fine...

fxsuperglide · 02-26-2010, 04:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kent Teffeteller

Hi,

The Sound Burger sold for about $200. It also has a Audio-Technica magnetic cartridge tracking between 1.0 and 1.8 grams. The cartridge is the baby brother to the AT 440 ML. Nice performer.

Probably one of the few portable turntables that could play a record without ultimately ruining it. I'd seen one and it's definitely a better quality portable.

BradOlson · 02-26-2010, 12:50 PM

http://cgi.ebay.com/AUDIO-TECHNICA-M...item3efd473873

RTurner · 02-26-2010, 01:06 PM

Ironically, I just came across this inner sleeve this morning, as I pulled it out of a $1.00 Three Dog Night lp I bought last night at Amoeba. Dig the kids groovin on the beach!

09-20-2007, 11:07 AM	#23
Candy Elitist Snob Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 7,822	Oh yes I do. Very popular over here in the early 80's as it gave you CD like convenience from your vinyl. My brother had one but I more in love with tubed amplifiers at the time so I passed on it. __________________ Isn't there something missing here?

10-11-2007, 02:19 PM	#24
nin Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 2,109	I just won a new old-stock __________________ Sound is not magic, it is physics. CD is better than LP

10-12-2007, 05:33 AM	#26
nin Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 2,109	I will. I will mainly use this for some train travels and party at others. I have some vinyls I have bought just for this kind of use (I will not use my "real" records). __________________ Sound is not magic, it is physics. CD is better than LP

02-25-2010, 05:00 AM	#33
garyt Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Belfast, N Ireland, UK Posts: 129	I had one of the AT Soundburgers at the time. It came in very handy for playing singles as my Linn LP12 only went at 33RPM (I did have the 45RPM pulley adaptor but never liked using it). It sounded OK in my system, but I can't remember what happened to it - it was surplus to requirements when I got a Lingo for the LP12. Gary __________________ "We won't be told the past was pure gold We were there and it wasn't"

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09-19-2007, 11:52 PM	#21
Sckott Goodbye. Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: MA Posts: 19,949	http://www.retrothing.com/2005/11/sound_burger_vi.html

01-13-2010, 12:44 PM	#29
BigManAndy Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: North Syracuse, New York, USA Posts: 2,124	fun concept that's for sure. I wouldn't put any of my records on there, especially with it being a record eating Crosley. I'd trust the AT model mentioned earlier in the thread over this.

02-24-2010, 10:17 AM	#31
BradOlson Country/Christian Music Maven Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bemidji, Minnesota, USA Posts: 24,289	I would not buy the Crosley version of the Sound Burger.

02-26-2010, 03:41 AM	#34
Gugaz Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Lisboa, Portugal Posts: 197	I had one and used it for years, before buying my first decent turntable in '88 (a Linn Axis). I remember the Sound Burger didn't track very well so I had to add a coin on top of the headshell! Curiously, I still listen to some of those albums and they play fine...

02-26-2010, 12:50 PM	#36
BradOlson Country/Christian Music Maven Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bemidji, Minnesota, USA Posts: 24,289	http://cgi.ebay.com/AUDIO-TECHNICA-M...item3efd473873

02-26-2010, 01:06 PM	#37
RTurner Forum Addict Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 1,371	Ironically, I just came across this inner sleeve this morning, as I pulled it out of a $1.00 Three Dog Night lp I bought last night at Amoeba. Dig the kids groovin on the beach!