Pro-Ject Elemental Phono USB + OM 5e Turntable Silver-Black

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

Manual, Drive System belt-drive (flat belt around sub-platter), Speeds 33-1/3, 45 rpm, Tonearm THORENS TP 90, Pick-up Cartridge AT-95 B, Anti-skating (Bias) by magnet, Dimensions 470 x 125 x 430 mm (W x H x D), Weight 4.7 kg, power supply, RCA interconnects, stylus gauge, spirit level, cartridge alignment protractor

JB Systems Q3-USB features: 

• high torque direct drive motor 
• fast start / stop 
• 3 speeds: 33, 45, 78 rpm with quartz lock 
• 2 pitch adjustment ranges: +/-10% ; +/-20% 
• forward / reverse play 
• starting torque: More than 1.6kgf / cm 
• starting time: less than 1 second 
• braking time: less than 1 second 
• tracking error angle: less than 3° 
• USB-output for direct recording to any PC 
• free, multilingual Audacity software available via download: 
• endless possibilities with free downloadable effect plug-ins 
• import, export and edit Ogg Vorbis, MP3, AIFF and WAV sound files. 
• cut, copy, splice, and mix sounds together. 
• change the speed or pitch of a recording. 
• remove static, hiss, hum, or other constant background noises. 
• alter frequencies with Equalization, FFT Filter, and Bass Boost effects. 
• adjust volumes with Compressor, Amplify, and Normalize effects. 
• selectable phono/line output 
• all functions are equipped with stylish, blue LED lights 
• plastic dust cover 
• retractable target light 
• Audio Technica cartridge included 
• all metal S-shaped tone arm assembly with: counterweight, anti-skating adjustment, lever lift with 
• height adjustment 
• adjustable large feet for perfect leveling 
• phono output: 1,5~3,6mV 
• line-output: 90~216mV 
• PC interface: USB 1.1 compatible (Win XP/Vista/Win7 or Mac OS X) 
• power supply: 230V 
• power consumption: 11 watt 
• dimensions: 450 x 352 x 157 mm 
• weight: 10,5 kg

The first Debut turntable, introduced in the late 1990s, was a revolution for the hi-fi industry. For the first time after the arrival of Compact Disc and the assumed demise of vinyl records, an analogue product re-emerged in the "mass market” – something all music lovers could afford.  

The new DEBUT Carbon DC has been designed to set new standards in this category for the coming decade – perfectly timed as analogue today is again a respected source, while the demand for good turntables is growing again!  

The most obvious improvement is the inclusion of a CARBON TUBE for the tonearm, which increases stiffness and decreases unwanted resonance.  

This material normally is extensively used in high-end tonearms, but – because of cost reasons – was never used in products at lower price levels. Together with other improvements like an increase in platter size and weight to realize even smoother rotation, the overall sound quality is greatly improved. The approved belt drive design offers low noise AC motor with effective motor decoupling (utilising TPE-damping) and ultra precision frequency DC-driven AC generator (like Speed Box) for ultimate speed stability without unwanted vibration.  

The DEBUT CARBON DC will be offered in high-gloss black or shiny red, green, blue, yellow, silver or white as no-added-cost option.

Specifications:

•  8,6” carbon tonearm  

•  Increased platter size with more weight  

•  Precision belt drive with synchronous motor  

•  New DC power supply with ultra precision frequency DC-driven AC generator (like Speed Box) for ultimate speed stability.  

•  New TPE motor suspension  

•  Felt mat  

•  magnetic cartridge options from Ortofon OM 10 or 2M red  

•  7 high-gloss colours

• Drive technology: belt drive with polished flat belt
• DC motor with electric Speed control
• Viscosity damped tonearm lift
• Automatic tone arm attachment
• End shut-off with tone arm recirculation.
• Playback option for 78 rpm archive records.