Pro-Ject Essential II Turntable Red

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

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

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

High-quality materials, a classic design and love for details are the distinctive characteristics of this fully automatic record player. The massive and stable real wood plinth, which is available also with piano lacquer finish, provides the TD 240-2 with a timeless elegance.

This record player has been equipped with the new TP 19-1 tonearm and an extremely silent running precision belt drive beneath the platter, so that the other technical qualities are also most evident. Set-up and connections are effortlessly carried out so that the TD 240 is ready to play within minutes

Specs:

• Operation fully automatic
• Drive System internal flat drive belt
• Motor electronically controlled DC motor
• Speeds 33-1/3, 45, 78 rpm
• Speed Select electronically
• Platter 12” / 0.7 kg (aluminium, non-magnetic)
• Tonearm THORENS® TP 19-1
• Pick-up Cartridge THORENS® TAS 267
• Anti-skating (Bias) by spring (adjustable)
• Automatic Shut-off mechanically
• Cable Capacitance 160 pF
• Power Supply external mains adaptor (115-230 V / 50-60 Hz depending on type)
• Dimensions 430 x 130 x 365 mm (W x H x D)
• Weight 6.4 kg
• Finish solid wooden plinth with black piano laquer, black structured enamel,
• Scope of Delivery mains adapter, dust cover (acrylic), RCA interconnects, operating instructions