It ain't heavy, but Sony's new budget Bluetooth turntable is still a winner eight days a week
Sony PS-LX5BT: Two-minute review The idea of a turntable that connects wirelessly via Bluetooth is not a new one — Sony itself has had a lot of success with products like this. Its latest wireless record player, this PS-LX5BT, is exhaustively specified and priced aggressively — which, it would seem, is the very least that’s required to succeed in this area of the market. Sony obviously knows what’s required, though. The PS-LX5BT features Bluetooth transmission via the aptX Adaptive codec, so if your receiver is similarly specified then lossy 48kHz wireless streams are available. The company has fitted a defeatable phono stage, too, so the turntable can hard-wire in to pretty much any system you care to mention — and if you’re using its phono stage, there are a trio of gain settings available. It’s pre-fitted and pre-adjusted a moving magnet cartridge. And then Sony's made the whole thing automatic where playback is concerned. In practice, it all works splendidly. The PS-LX5BT ...