It looks like Audio-Technica has bought the office a new espresso machine, because there's been a veritable frenzy of activity from the commpany lately. We've had a new pair of affordable wireless earbuds, and a new budget Bluetooth turntable, and now there's a new set of powered bookshelf speakers, the Audio-Technica AT-SP3X. The most impressive part of them may well be the price: the AT-SP3X are $199 / £169 (about AU$300). That makes them very competitive.
Powered speakers don't need an amp because they have their own amp inside one of the speakers, and that means they're well suited to products such as one of the best turntables, as long they have a phono stage in (as, wouldn't you know, A-T's own aforementioned one does). And of course you can use other sound sources too, such as your phone or your computer, whether that's wired or wirelessly over Bluetooth, which these speakers also support.
