Akai BT-500 Belt Drive Turntable Black

Akai BT-500 Belt Drive Turntable Black Overview

Akai BT-500 Black

Buy the latest version of the exceptionally popular BT500 turntable. It's a belt drive turntable that allows you to stream music wirelessly. The BT-500 looks fantastic and would sit well in any home. Here's what Akai have to say about this premium performance turntable.

Premium Performance Belt-Drive Turntable With Wireless Streaming 

The Akai Professional BT500 Black belt-drive turntable is an exquisitely crafted, premium performance turntable that extracts every musical detail and subtle nuance from your beloved record collection. All the must-have features audiophiles demand for top-flight musical reproduction are here: a quiet belt-drive system with a mechanically-isolated motor that eliminates any residual motor noise and vibration, a heavy die-cast aluminium platter that ensures an exemplary signal-to-noise ratio, a rubber non-slip mat so there’s no record slippage, imperceptible wow and flutter and a low-mass straight tonearm with adjustable counterweight and precision damped cueing. Our unique levelling bubble with adjustable feet ensures a perfectly level needle drop. The result is optimal sound. A high-quality pre-mounted Audio-Technica magnetic cartridge with elliptical stylus in removable headshell completes the package. 

In addition, the BT500 Black has many new school flourishes that make it even more enjoyable and convenient, such as a built-in switchable phono pre-amp so you can use it with a traditional stereo or connect it directly to powered speakers. The BT500 Black is also a wireless streaming turntable, so you can stream your vinyl to any Bluetooth® enabled speaker (not included). The BT500 Black also boasts the ability to convert your analogue records into digital files using the included software and USB port for quick computer connectivity.