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A New Generation Entry-Level High Fidelity Turntable
"Easy Recommendation" – Michael Fremer, analogplanet.com
The T1 from Pro-Ject Audio is the first T-series turntable, a product line carefully developed designed to deliver true high-fidelity sound on a more limited budget. The T1 features premium materials, stylish aesthetics, and a rich, lively sound.
The stylish CNC-machined plinth, available in High Gloss Black, Satin White, or Satin Walnut finishes, features no plastic parts and is carefully manufactured to eliminate any hollow spaces inside, completely eliminating unwanted vibrations within the chassis.
Carrying this philosophy through the design, the glass platter is also a heavy, zero-resonance design, which avoids the sonic limitations of plastic or lightweight steel designs. It is a heavy 8mm-thick blasted-glass platter with an audiophile felt mat. The purpose-chosen turntable feet also do a good job of isolating the T1 from ambient vibrations around your hi-fi system.
"Everything About This Turntable Impressed"
"Everything about this low cost, full featured Pro-Ject turntable impressed: the design, construction, feature set, measured performance and of course the sound," reports Michael Fremer, analogplanet.com, November 5, 2020, in his review of the "Phono" model of the T1 with a built-in phono preamp. "Plus, it really looks great! Made in the Czech Republic. No plastic parts. Easy recommendation."
Pushing Audiophile Design to a New Affordable Level
In the T1, the motor drives a belt-system, attached to a newly designed sub-platter, which is mounted into an ultra-precise 0.001mm tolerance main bearing with a hardened steel axle and brass bushing. This system is the same one that Pro-Ject uses in its coveted Essential III turntables.
The combination of this main bearing with the chosen motor system ensures that the T1 provides a smooth, anti-resonant rotational platform for the tonearm and cartridge to travel across.
The T1 doesn't just do a faithful job with your LPs. It plays your 45 rpm vinyl records, too. The manual speed change is convenient, quick, and easy.
New 8.6" Aluminum Tonearm
The tonearm on the T1 is a new model, based on previous Pro-Ject designs. With its straight, 8.6” effective length and stiff aluminum construction, this one-piece tonearm also features low-friction bearings for absolute accuracy in use. Besides have a clean and stylish look, the integrated headshell won‘t cause any additional vibrations, and is a huge improvement over the detachable, screwed-on or glued-on headshells found in most similarly priced turntables.
Includes an Ortofon OM 5E Cartridge
The T1 is supplied with a factory installed Ortofon OM 5E Moving Magnet cartridge, which features an elliptical diamond stylus tip. This is a true hi-fi playback system with no corners cut. The T1 is then finished with super shielded, semi-symmetrical, low-capacitance phono cable, purpose-designed by Pro-Ject – not a basic off-the shelf RCA cable. There is also a dust cover for extra protection and a felt mat to protect your records.
The T1 is a new affordable marvel. Made in Europe by a turntable factory with decades of experience, it is a true hi-fi turntable that looks and sounds sublime.
