- Gadhouse Retro Brad MK II -The Drying Table is now available for $ 149 / £ 99 / AU $ 169
- Retro looks but modern technique including Bluetooth 5.3
- Built -in stereo speakers and three rotational speeds
You will never forget your first love, and it applies as much to the products as for humans and my first turntable was the colorful Fisher-Price Toy record player in the late 1970s. So I’m very happy to see a new, non-toy player that looks like the plinky plonk I used to run my people around the swing with as I shook out to my favorite deep clip, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.
Brad Retro MKII is Gadhouse’s best-selling Brad Retro record player that has been reintroduced, so it has the same retro styling signals as before, but comes with an updated engine and belt-drift system to reduce resonance and vibration. It is also better isolated than before, which should mean less external noise.
Gadhouse Brad Retro MKII: Key Functions and Pricing
Brad Retro MKII has RCA outputs so you can connect external speakers or hi-fi components, and there is Bluetooth 5.3 for streaming for wireless speakers or headphones. There are also Twin 5W stereo speakers on board and an Aux-in for external audio sources.
The turntable can be changed between 33 and 1/3, 45 and 78 rpm and there is automatic start-stop to keep things light as well as pitch to adjust playback.
It has big chunky control calls on the front and I’m always happy to see them. What would hi-fi be without them?
I’m not sure this will push the big names on our list of the best turntable, but at this price, with these features it can certainly be a tempting opportunity for people who want to start collecting vinyl without committing to a large setup.
The listed price is $ 149 / £ 99 / AU $ 169 – Although I notice that in the UK, £ 99 is only for ivory color setting at the moment: Currys showing the green, gray, mandarin and navy blue for £ 129. Whatever it is not a lot of money for a good range of options and the ability to play what I want. Even Itsy-Bitsy Spider.
