Picture the worst part of a streaming app for a moment. Alright, we’ll help paint the picture for you. It’s the homepage. You open Spotify to put something on, get hit with a wall of algorithmic guesswork, and twenty minutes later you’re still scrolling instead of listening.
Atonemo and NTS Radio built a small black box specifically to kill that exact moment. Simply plug it into a speaker, twist a wheel, and a human who actually cares about music decides what plays next.
Omakase, Hold the Menu
The pitch borrows a word from the dinner table: omakase, which is the sushi-counter tradition of telling the chef “you choose” and trusting them to do better than you would. Swap the chef for NTS, the London-born internet station that’s been hand-curating obscure jazz, deep house, and everything sideways of it since 2011.
Two big bowl-shaped buttons jump straight to the live NTS 1 and NTS 2 channels. The wheel cycles through 16 of the station’s Infinite Mixtapes, each marked by a little emoji icon which includes a trumpet for jazz, a lotus for ambient, and a safety pin for post-punk. No menu, no search bar, and absolutely no doomscroll.
Basically a Tiny DJ Deck
The aluminum chassis measures just 105 x 70 x 23mm, and that big central jog wheel clicks through 16 detents like a proper piece of hi-fi kit rather than touchscreen pretending to be one.
And that’s the whole point. Atonemo’s co-founder has been vocal about wanting fewer screens and more things you actually touch, and it shows in details like the dished buttons that practically beg to be pressed.
Plays Nice With Your Old Amp
Underneath the NTS gimmick, this is a universal Wi-Fi streamer with a 3.5mm analog output. You can easily connect it to a dusty thrift-store receiver or a modern powered speaker. It pushes 24-bit/192kHz audio and powers off plain USB-C.
When you’re done letting NTS drive, AirPlay 2, Google Cast, Spotify Connect, and Tidal Connect let you take the wheel back from your phone if you so choose. The one notable omission is Bluetooth, a deliberate Wi-Fi-or-nothing stance you’ll either respect or curse.
Spec Sheet
Brand: Atonemo x NTS
Model: NTS Radio Player (AT-SP-01)
Dimensions: 105 x 70 x 23mm
Audio Output: 3.5mm analog
Resolution: 24-bit / 192kHz
Power: USB-C
Live Channels: NTS 1 & NTS 2
Mixtapes: 16 Infinite Mixtapes (rotary dial)
Streaming: AirPlay 2, Google Cast, Spotify Connect, Tidal Connect
Included: USB-C cable, RCA-to-AUX cable
Made In: China
Pricing & Availability
The Atonemo NTS Radio Player is available now from atonemo.com and the NTS shop, priced at $169 / £129 / €149. NTS supporters can knock 20 percent off the sticker, and no subscription is required to tap into the station’s streams.
Recap
Atonemo x NTS Radio Player
A palm-sized, screen-free streamer that hands your music taste to NTS’s human DJs instead of Spotify’s algorithm. The aux cord, finally in good hands.
