Precision meets Performance
Elevate your Vinyl Experience
The AT-LP8X is a semi-automatic direct-drive turntable with a tonearm lift that raises the tonearm and stops the motor at the end of a record.
It has a J-shaped aluminum tonearm, an AT-LT10 headshell, and an AT-VM95E BK cartridge with a 0.3 x 0.7 mil elliptical stylus.
- Semi-automatic direct-drive turntable with three speeds: 33-1/3, 45, 78* RPM.
- *A dedicated SP cartridge or the replacement AT-VMN95SP stylus is required to play 78 RPM records.
- Motor features a speed-sensor system to maintain accurate platter rotation speed.
- Newly designed low-torque, direct-drive DC servo motor improves wow and flutter performance.
- 25 mm rubber-damped, anti-resonance, die-cast aluminum platter with 2.5 mm rubber mat.
- J-shaped tonearm with adjustable VTA (vertical tracking angle).
- Newly designed tonearm lift automatically raises the tonearm at the end of a record side and stops the motor.
- AT-VM95E BK (black) cartridge (0.3 x 0.7 mil elliptical stylus) is compatible with any VM95 Series replacement stylus, offering a wide choice of options for every budget and application.
- Newly designed lightweight AT-LT10 headshell.
- Included sub-counterweight provides an expanded cartridge/headshell weight range of 14.0g – 23.5g.
- Newly designed internal switching power supply, optimized for audio performance.
- MDF (medium-density fiberboard) cabinet construction.
- Phono-level output provides pure, direct transmission of the cartridge’s signal.
- Includes detachable RCA output cable (dual RCA male to dual RCA male with ground), 45 RPM adapter, and removable hinged dust cover.
AT-LP8X Specification
Type
Semi-automatic direct-drive turntable
Motor
DC servo motor
Drive method
Direct-drive
Speeds
33-1/3 RPM, 45 RPM or 78 RPM
Turntable Platter
Aluminum die-cast, rubber damper
Starting Torque
1.0 Kgf.cm
Braking System
Electronic braking
Wow and Flutter
< 0.1% (JIS WTD) with 33 RPM
Signal-To-Noise Ratio
> 60 dB
Nominal Output Level
(PHONO) 4.0 mV nominal at 1 kHz, 5 cm/sec
Power Supply
100 to 240 V, 50/60 Hz
Rating Capacity
8 W
Dimensions
450 mm (W)
352 mm (D)
161 mm
Weight
10.4 kg
Accessories Furnished
Dust cover, Rubber mat, Platter, Dust cover hinge, Counterweight, Sub-counterweight,45-RPM adapter, Headshell (AT-LT10) VM stereo cartridge (AT-VM95E BK), RCA audio cable (approx. 1.0m), Power cable (approx. 1.8m)
Accessories (Optional)
Replacement Stylus AT-VMN95E BK
Replacement headshell AT-LT10
Tone Arm Type
Static balanced J-shaped tonearm
Effective Arm Length
247 mm
Height of Tonearm Adjustment Range
15 mm
Tracking Error Angle
Less than 2.0°
Anti-skating Range
0 ~ 4.0 g
Applicable Cartridge Weight
14.0 ~ 20.0 g (including headshell)
(When using subweight : 17.5 ~ 23.5 g)
Cartridge
AT-VM95E BK (VM type stereo cartridge)
Recommend Loading
47,000 Ω
Output Voltage
4.0 mV (at 1 kHz, 5 cm/sec)
Stylus
0.3 × 0.7 mil bonded elliptical stylus
Cantilever
Aluminum pipe
Tracking Force
1.8 - 2.2 g (2.0g standard)
Headshell Weight
10.7 g (including lead wire);
10.0 g (excluding lead wire)
Headshell Overhang Adjustment
+5.5mm ~ -2.5mm
(when using AT-VM95E)
