Turntable innovation for vinyl starters with class-leading sound quality & vinyl recording capability!
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 Phono USB 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 it‘s predecessor. Special feet effectively decouples the turntable from the surface.
Because Essential II Phono USB comes with pre-mounted cartridge and built-in phono preamplifier with USB output, connection to both
line-level input of your hifi system and PC/Mac easily can be used simultaneously! Open-Source recording software Audacity® is not
based on a specific platform, is available for free and the perfect solution for recording and processing of your audio data.
Product information
06. 2013
Update: DZ
Datum 14.06.2013
Essential II Phono USB
„Best Buy“ turntable plus audio transfer to PC/Mac
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Belt drive with silicone belt
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Low vibration synchronous motor
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Integrated motor control with DC power supply
secures silent running
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Main platter bearing made from stainless steel runs in
bronze bushing with Teflon bottom
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8,6” aluminium tonearm with sapphire bearings
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Ortofon OM5e cartridge, pre-mounted
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Pre-mounted gold-plated RCA interconnect cable
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Built-in MM phono stage
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Connections: line-level RCA to amp & USB to PC/
Mac (simultaneously)
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Special turntable feet for effective decoupling
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Colour options: Black, Red, White
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
7 watts
dimensions
420 x 112 x 330mm (WxHxD)
weight
4,1 kg net
PRO-JECT AUDIO SYSTEMS
a division of AUDIO TUNING GmbH
1050 Wien, Margaretenstraße 98,
Essential II Phono USB
black/red/white
Retail price
349,00 €
