Pro-Ject Essential II with phono USB 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

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

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