Pro-Ject Primary E Turntable with Ortofon OM Cartridge Listening to analogue records has grown in popularity enormously over the last couple of years. This trend has enticed a lot of manufacturers from far and wide to enter the turntable game. These new record players are trying to get a piece of the cake with plastic, features, low quality and cheap prices. They forget what makes a real turntable – sound quality! Only with high quality components and precision can you extract all the detail from the micro-grooves of your record. Plastic, lightweight platters, flimsy tonearms and low quality cabling with primitive cartridges are not suited for real HiFi grade turntables. Pro-Ject‘s response: Primary E With a smart tonearm design, this Pro-Ject turntable was able to combine pure sound quality with an easy setup. With no compromise in sound. On contraire, the lightweight and low friction aluminium tonearm is optimized for the Ortofon OM series and will bring out its maximum potential. Features Belt-drive with synchronous motor Ortofon quality cartridge Vibration absorbing feet NO plastic Machined special composit fibre chassis Light-weight, high-precision aluminium tonearm Sapphire tonearm bearing Gold-plated contacts Stainless steel and bronze bushing Elegant dust cover with adjustable hinges Silicon belt with optimum damping Hand-made in Europe Open Box variant is an ex-display or ex-demonstrator unit. No change of mind returns. Specifications Speed 33, 45 (manual speed change) Principle Belt drive Speed variance 33: 0.8% 45: 0.7% Wow & Flutter 33: 0.29% 45: 0.27% Platter 300 mm with felt mat Main bearing Stainless steel Tonearm 8.6” aluminium Effective arm length 218.5 mm Overhang 22.0 mm Effective tonearm mass 8.0 g Counterweight for mass 3 - 5.5g (supplied) Tracking force range 0 - 25mN (18mN pre-adjusted) Included accessories Dust cover Power consumption 4.5 Watts max Dimensions 420 x 112 x 330mm (WxHxD) Weight 4.0 kg net