This World’s First “Concentric” Turntable Hides a CD Player Inside Its Platter

It makes owning vinyl and CDs easier, but also forces a clear compromise for audiophiles.

Physical media is getting another round of attention, and hardware makers are starting to experiment again. Mixx Audio’s Analog Plus is one of the more unusual ideas in that wave. It is a fully automatic turntable with a built-in CD player arranged in a concentric layout, so both formats share the same chassis and outputs.

Rather than chasing audiophile specs, it focuses on convenience and format flexibility at around £299 (about US$400).

One Device, Two Formats

Between vinyl’s recent comeback and CDs’ quiet revival, a lot of listeners now juggle both formats on the same shelf. The usual answer is a separate turntable and CD player, each with its own power supply, cables, and share of space.

That’s what the Analog Plus aims to solve. This turntable folds both boxes into a single chassis by hiding the CD mechanism under the vinyl platter.

Records sit on top as usual, while discs drop into a top-loading slot at the center, so one box handles both formats and cuts the setup down to a single power brick and pair of outputs.

As a fully automatic turntable, the Analog Plus cues the tonearm, plays the side, and returns it when the record is done. Auto speed control also keeps playback steady, and a one-side repeat function can loop a side without you needing to touch the arm again.

On the CD side, a small display shows the track number and playback time. The player handles standard audio CDs, CD-RW and CD-R media, and can play MP3, WMA, and WAV files saved on disc.

Technical specifications

Check out the table below to see the full Analog Plus specifications:

Everyday Enjoyment Over Audiophile Purism

Mixx Audio CEO Prash Vadgama says the Analog Plus was built to be genuinely different rather than another spin on a familiar formula.

And for casual listeners and newcomers, the appeal is straightforward. There’s no need to research which turntable pairs with which CD player, and no matching components or separate purchases.

In practice, you just need to hook the Analog Plus up to powered speakers or an existing amp and start playing records or discs without worrying about extra boxes or matching components.

But for audiophiles, this isn’t a product trying to replace a main system or compete with high-end turntables. There’s no option to swap in a higher-end cartridge or bypass the built-in output stage, and its performance targets are closer to an all-in-one deck than a separate hi-fi rig.

So if you already have a dedicated listening setup, the Analog Plus makes more sense as a secondary system. It’s something simple for the kitchen, bedroom, or office where convenience matters more than squeezing out the last bit of detail. But it’s not really something you may want as the main component.

For audiophiles, this is not a product competing on sound quality. The specs are modest, and there is no option to swap in a higher-end cartridge or bypass the built-in output stage.

Besides, even Mixx is effectively treating this as a box you can buy once and keep for everyday listening, especially if you just want your music to play without fuss rather than building a stack of separate components.