“Touting its success this Christmas shopping season, Amazon revealed on Monday that its top selling home audio product this year was the Jensen JTA-230 3-Speed Stereo Turntable with Built-in Speakers,” Neil Hughes reports for AppleInsider. “While it features a USB port for converting vinyl records to digital, and features an auxiliary input for connecting a digital media player, the No. 1 bestseller is decidedly old school, playing 33, 45 and 78 RPM records with a belt-driven three-speed stereo turntable.”
“The Jensen turntable outsold Amazon’s second-hottest home audio product of the fall of 2015, the Yamaha RX-V677 7.2-channel Wi-Fi Network AV Receiver,” Hughes reports. “Notably, the Yamaha receiver features built-in support for Apple’s wireless AirPlay protocol, allowing users to transmit music from an iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac or Windows PC.”
“Amazon’s third-most-popular home audio product this season was the Sonos Play:1, a 2-room streaming music starter set,” Hughes reports. “The Sonos product also has an Apple connection: Earlier this month, Sonos added beta support for the Apple Music subscription streaming service.”
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MacDailyNews Take: Perhaps the fact that the Jensen turntable is selling for $49.98 versus $379.95 for the Yamaha or $349 for the Sonos Play:1 had something to do with it.