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Description :

The American Audio HTD 4.5 gets its name from the 4.5 kg per cm of rotational torque its direct drive motor boasts. This is three times that of the Technics 1200 and the highest torque ever seen on any DJ turntable! The result is a super-fast pickup time.

If you hold the platter still with your hand, you can feel the strength of the motor pulling. The HTD 4.5 features separate Stop and Start control knobs that let you change the pickup and braking speed of the platter. At its fastest setting, the Start control causes the turntable to start almost instantly. Set it to the slowest setting and it takes a full one-and-a-half platter rotations to get up to speed.

The Stop control, aka brake adjust, probably has the greatest value as you can create varied skid-like sound effects by stopping the platter while it plays a sound. At its highest setting, the platter stops immediately; no wind-down sound is even heard.

*Includes Stanton 500V3 Cartridge

Features :

• Massive 4.5kg of torque (industry standard is 1.7kg.)
• Dual Start/Stop buttons: easy access for scratch DJs who use their turntables "Battle Style"
• Super fast or very slow start and stop with adjustable "Start" and "Stop" controls
• Pitch slider with ''Quartz Lock''
• 33 / 45 / 78 rpm speeds
• +/- 10%, +/- 20% or +/- 50% pitch adjustment (locks in precision 33, 45 or 78 speed control)
• Reverse platter direction
• Dust cover not available
• Headshell included (needle or cartridge not included)
• Dimensions (LxWxH): 13.75? x 17.75? x 3.5? / 353 x 450 x 86 mm
• Weight: 29 lbs / 11 kgs