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Project Essential Turntable (Red or White) |
| Project Essential Turntable (Red or White) |
Price: £170.00
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Pro-ject Essential Hi-Fi Turntable
Compare the Pro-Ject Essential with other turntables around this price and there's simply no comparison. Where rivals use thin, metal platters, plastic plinths and decidedly ordinary bearings, the Essential uses a solid MDF plinth, thick MDF platter and a well engineered bearing. This version is available either in red or white plinth finish options.
Moving to the tonearm and, again, the Pro-ject Essential is leagues ahead of its rivals. A one-piece aluminium arm tube with under-slung counter weight and adjustable bias makes a mockery of the usual, non-adjustable tonearms standard on many turntables of this price. The icing on the cake is a good quality Ortofon OM3 cartridge that on its own is worth around £35.
So the Pro-Ject Essential is built like a proper turntable, but does it sound like one? The answer is a resounding yes! Given its price, the Essential sounds superb and is the perfect first turntable or the ideal way back into playing a treasured vinyl collection. Next to its rivals, the Essential sounds crisp, clean and clear with a surprisingly powerful and deep bass response. If you thought that vinyl sounded thin, scratchy and inferior to CD then this might be the budget turntable to change your mind.
Pro-ject Essential Hi-Fi Turntable Specification:
- Speed variance - ±1.5%
- Wow and flutter - ±0.25%
- Signal to noise - -65dB
- Downforce range - 15 - 30 mN
- Effective tonearm length - 8.6" (218.5mm).
- Overhang - 18.5mm.
- Dimensions ( W x H x D) - 415 x 112 x 335mm.
- Weight - 3.7kg
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