Status, October 2026: current. Stanton still lists the STX on its product page as one of its two current products, with no archive label, though the site offers no buy or dealer link for any product and Thomann marks it as no longer available. Stanton has not named a successor.
What it is
The STX is a battery-powered portable scratch turntable from Stanton, launched in February 2023 as the brand's first new product since inMusic bought it in 2020, as DJ TechTools reported. Stanton calls it the only portable turntable with a factory-installed mini Innofader Nano crossfader, rated for over 4 million cycles.
The fader can be moved to the left or right of the platter for either cutting hand, and a second fader can be fitted under the spare fader plate. Separate knobs set its cut-in and curve, and switches select the active fader and reverse its direction.
The platter runs at 33⅓, 45 or 78 rpm, with a 45 rpm adapter that sits in the top panel. A start/stop button and a pitch slider sit beside it, and an Ultra Pitch switch widens the slider's range for scratch effects. The tonearm comes pre-balanced with a user-replaceable cartridge. Stanton told Digital DJ Tips the STX is dedicated to 7-inch records.
Two 18650 lithium-ion batteries sit underneath, a main battery and a spare, and the main battery charges over USB-C in up to 4 hours; a power bank can also run it. A built-in speaker plays the record along with a phone paired over Bluetooth or a source on the 3.5 mm input. Stereo RCA line outputs, 6.35 mm and 3.5 mm headphone jacks, and a USB-A port for recording WAV files to a flash drive complete the connections. The latching lid doubles as a base that brings the deck up to standard turntable height.
It measures 330 x 330 x 102 mm with the lid on and weighs 2.4 kg (STX user guide). The box holds the turntable, two batteries, a USB-C cable, stickers and paperwork; the USB power adapter is sold separately.