Product Information - Pro-Ject Audio Systems Essential II/Phono USB Instructions For Use Manual

Essential II Phono USB
„Best Buy" turntable plus audio transfer to PC/Mac
Belt drive with silicone belt
Low vibration synchronous motor
Integrated motor control with DC power supply
secures silent running
Main platter bearing made from stainless steel runs in
bronze bushing with Teflon bottom
8,6" aluminium tonearm with sapphire bearings
Ortofon OM5e cartridge, pre-mounted
Pre-mounted gold-plated RCA interconnect cable
Built-in MM phono stage
Connections: line-level RCA to amp & USB to PC/
Mac (simultaneously)
Special turntable feet for effective decoupling
Colour options: Black, Red, White
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
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.
PRO-JECT AUDIO SYSTEMS
a division of AUDIO TUNING GmbH
1050 Wien, Margaretenstraße 98,
low friction. The main chassis

Product information

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
is made from lightweight,
06. 2013
Essential II Phono USB
black/red/white
Retail price
349,00 €
but very stiff particle board.
Update: DZ Datum 14.06.2013