Audio Technica LP3XBT Automatic Wireless Turntable

The Audio-Technica AT-LP3XBT is a fully automatic, belt-drive turntable that brings the clarity and warmth of analogue sound to Bluetooth speakers and headphones, with Qualcomm aptX Adaptive and aptX, or plays wired to a hi-fi or powered speakers through its built-in switchable phono preamp. It carries the AT-VM95C dual moving magnet cartridge on a removable AT-HS3 universal headshell, plays 33⅓ and 45 RPM records, and is easy to set up, so it suits beginners and anyone moving up. Audio-Technica built it on more than 60 years of analogue design, for the modern listener.

Easy, automatic operation

Fully automatic operation makes it simple: play, stop and change speed at the touch of a button. The balanced straight tonearm has a hydraulically damped lift control and a lockable rest, so the arm lowers gently onto the record.

Bluetooth or wired

Bluetooth 5.2 connects the LP3XBT to a wide range of Bluetooth speakers and headphones, so you can soundtrack a gathering with friends or settle in for a deep listening session on headphones. Support for the high-quality Qualcomm aptX Adaptive and aptX codecs gives exceptional sound when your speaker or headphones support them. For the distinct, warm sound of a wired system, use the detachable dual RCA cable with grounding wire: the switchable phono/line preamp gives a line-level signal for powered speakers and systems without a phono input, or a phono signal for your own phono stage.

Refine your sound

The removable AT-HS3 universal headshell and the AT-VM95C dual moving magnet cartridge let you experiment with cartridges to find the sound that suits you. The AT-VM95C accepts any VM95 Series replacement stylus, with options for every budget and application.

Style and substance

The damped base construction reduces low-frequency feedback colouration, and the anti-resonance die-cast aluminium platter with its felt mat controls resonance to reduce unwanted vibration. An external AC adapter handles the AC/DC conversion outside the chassis, keeping noise out of the signal chain. The LP3XBT comes in two classic colours, black or white.

What’s new compared with the AT-LP3

• Bluetooth, with the high-quality Qualcomm aptX codec.
• The AT-VM95C cartridge, compatible with every VM95 Series replacement stylus.
• An external AC adapter, for lower noise in the signal chain.

Good to know

• Colours: black or white.
• Replacement parts, sold separately: VM95 Series styli, AT-HS3 BK headshell and the AT-LP3XBT drive belt.
• In the box: turntable, platter with drive belt, felt mat, counterweight, AT-HS3 headshell with AT-VM95C, dust cover and hinges, 45 RPM adapter, 1.0m RCA cable with ground wire and 1.5m AC adapter.
• For a simpler Bluetooth turntable, see the AT-LP60XBT.