AKAI BT-500-B Belt Drive Turntable with USB and Bluetooth, Black

The Akai Professional BT500 belt-drive turntable is an exquisitely crafted, premium performance turntable that extracts every musical detail and subtle nuance from your beloved record collection. All the must-have features audiophiles demand for top-flight musical reproduction are here: a quiet belt-drive system with a mechanically-isolated motor that eliminates any residual motor noise and vibration, a heavy die-cast aluminum platter that ensures an exemplary signal-to-noise ratio, a rubber non-slip mat so thereʼs no record slippage, imperceptible wow and flutter and a low-mass straight tonearm with adjustable counterweight and precision damped cueing. Our unique leveling bubble with adjustable feet ensures a perfectly level needle drop. The result is optimal sound. A high-quality pre-mounted Audio-Technica magnetic cartridge with elliptical stylus in removable headshell completes the package.


In addition, the BT500 has many new school flourishes that make it even more enjoyable and convenient, such as a built-in switchable phono pre-amp so you can use it with a traditional stereo or connect it directly to powered speakers. The BT500 is also a wireless streaming turntable, so you can stream your vinyl to any Bluetooth® enabled speaker (not included). The BT500 also boasts the ability to convert your analog records into digital files using the included software and USB port for quick computer connectivity.

Best buy turntable with maximum simplicity, outstanding sound quality & USB recording capability!

Pro-Ject has decided to go after the cheap plastic turntable market with an high quality alternative that comes complete with an Ortofon cartridge. The new Elemental Phono USB table is a real "plug'n'play" all the way. No adjustment of counterweight and antiskating is needed, because both are pre-adjusted. This new straight tonearm is optimised for Ortofon OM cartridge series. All the buyer needs to do is remove it from the box, remove bearing guard, locate the belt around the platter, remove stylus guard and plug it into hifi system and computer.

The only plastic here is the stylus guard!

The hidden secret to the new table's sonic success, is a central gravity mass point, made from artificial stone and placed directly underneath the platter bearing. It is capable to fully absorb unwanted rumble and motor vibration. This turntable appears to be pure simplicity itself, while maintaining high quality audio standards and vinyl recording capability.

• Belt drive system
• Integrated motor control with DC power supply secures silent running
• Central gravity mass point made from artificial stone
• Main platter bearing made from stainless steel runs in bronze bushing with Teflon bottom
• Low resonance MDF platter with felt mat
• 8,6” ultra low mass tonearm with straight arm tube
• Pre-adjusted tracking force & antiskating
• Gold-plated RCA contacts & cartridge pins
• Integrated phono stage with precise RIAA equalisation
• Line level output
• A/D converter for vinyl recording with USB B output

• Colour options: red-black, white-black, silver-black

Pro-Ject has decided to go after the cheap plastic turntable market with an high quality alternative that comes complete with an Ortofon cartridge. The new Elemental table is a real "plug'n'play" all the way. No adjustment of counterweight and antiskating is needed, because both are pre-adjusted. This new straight ultra low mass tonearm is optimised for Ortofon OM cartridge series. All the buyer needs to do is remove it from the box, remove bearing guard, locate the belt around the platter, remove stylus guard and plug it in.  

The only plastic here is the stylus guard. The hidden secret to the new table's sonic success, is a central gravity mass point, made from artificial stone and placed directly underneath the platter bearing. It is capable to fully absorb unwanted rumble and motor vibration. This turntable appears to be pure simplicity itself, while maintaining high quality audio standards.

The hidden secret to the new table's sonic success, is a central gravity mass point, made from artificial stone and placed directly underneath the platter bearing. It is capable to fully absorb unwanted rumble and motor vibration. This turntable appears to be pure simplicity itself, while maintaining high quality audio standards. 

•  Belt drive system with low vibration DC motor  

•  Central gravity mass point made from artificial stone  

•  Main platter bearing made from stainless steel runs in bronze bushing with Teflon bottom  

•  Low resonance MDF platter with felt mat  

•  8,6” ultra low mass tonearm with straight arm tube  

•  Pre-adjusted tracking force & antiskating  

•  Gold-plated RCA contacts & cartridge pins  

•  Colour options: red-black, white-black, silver-black 

Specifications:

• speed : 33, 45 (manual speed change)

• Speed variance: 33: 0,2% 45: 0,18%

• Wow & flutter: 33: 0,14% 45: 0,13%

• platter: 300mm MDF

• tonearm: 8,6” metal tube

• effective arm length: 218,5 mm

• overhang: 22,0 mm

• effective tonearmmass: 8,0gr

• counterweight for cartridge mass: 3 - 5,5g (included)

• tracking force range: 0 - 30mn (OM5 18mn pre-adjusted)

• output: RCA to phono input

• included accessory: RCA cable, 15V DC power supply

• power consumption: 4,0 watts

• dimensions: 430 x 90 x 300mm (WxHxD)

• weight: 2,7 kg net

•  Belt drive system with low vibration DC motor
•  Central gravity mass point made from artificial stone
•  Main platter bearing made from stainless steel runs in bronze bushing with Teflon bottom
•  Low resonance MDF platter with felt mat
•  8,6” ultra low mass tonearm with straight arm tube
•  Pre-adjusted tracking force & antiskating
•  Gold-plated RCA contacts & cartridge pins
•  Colour options: red-black, white-black, silver-black

• speed : 33, 45 (manual speed change)
• Speed variance: 33: 0,2% 45: 0,18%
• Wow & flutter: 33: 0,14% 45: 0,13%
• platter: 300mm MDF
• tonearm: 8,6” metal tube
• effective arm length: 218,5 mm
• overhang: 22,0 mm
• effective tonearmmass: 8,0gr
• counterweight for cartridge mass: 3 - 5,5g (included)
• tracking force range: 0 - 30mn (OM5 18mn pre-adjusted)
• output: RCA to phono input
• included accessory: RCA cable, 15V DC power supply
• power consumption: 4,0 watts
• dimensions: 430 x 90 x 300mm (WxHxD)
• weight: 2,7 kg net

A quiet-running synchronous motor with silicone belt is driving a low-resonance platter made from MDF. A new motor control with DC power supply minimzes unwanted vibration effectively. The main platter bearing consists of stainless steelspindle and bronze bushing with Teflon bottom to seccure low friction.  

The main chassis is made from lightweight, but very stiff particle board. Essential II utilises a straight 8,6" aluminium tonearm design made from a single piece of aluminium with sapphire bearings, which offers a far better „plug & play" solution, than itʽs predecessor. Special feet effectively decouples the turntable from the surface.

Specifications:

• speed : 33, 45 (manual speed change)

• principle : belt drive

• Speed variance : 33: 0,14% 45: 0,25%

• Wow & flutter : 0,12%

• platter : 300mm MDF with felt mat (0,8kg)

• main bearing : stainless steel

• tonearm : 8,6” aluminium

• effective : arm length 218,5 mm

• overhang : 22,0mm

• effective tonearmmass : 8,0gr

• counterweight for mass : 3 - 5,5g (included)

• tracking force range : 0 - 25mn (OM5 18mn recommended)

• included accessory : power supply, dust cover

• Power consumption : 4,5 watts

• dimensions : 420 x 112 x 330mm (WxHxD)

• weight : 4,0 kg net