High-Value Analog System Plays with Audiophile Sound, Sets Up Easily: European-Made Pro-Ject T1 Phono SB Turntable Features Phono Preamp, Ortofon Cartridge, Much More

Want to experience the soulful magic of vinyl and better-than-good sound without any set-up hassles – all the while sticking to a cost-conscious budget? The proposition isn't impossible thanks to the Pro-Ject T1 Phono SB belt-drive turntable. Made with premium parts by specially trained technicians at the company's European manufacturing plant, T1 Phono SB comes equipped with an Ortofon OM5e MM cartridge and a high-quality moving-magnet phono preamplifier that deliver soundstaging, clarity, and balance big-box-store turntables cannot touch. A plug-and-play analog package that requires no external phono preamplifier for use, T1 Phono SB serves as the embodiment of Pro-Ject's decades-long commitment to engineering finely crafted analog gear accessible to almost everyone.

T1 Phono SB continues to distinguish itself from average turntables with its meticulously designed drive system, which ensures your LPs will be played back with immersive accuracy. While some manufacturers use un-regulated DC motors that cause widely varied speed fluctuations, Pro-Ject employs an electronically regulated, precision-speed AC motor. T1 Phono SB also touts electronic speed switching between 33 and 45RPM. The resultant stability leads to toe-tapping rhythm, lightning-quick transients, and lifelike dynamics. In addition, Pro-Ject custom-designed ultra-shielded, low-capacitance RCA plugs to avoid the nasty electromagnetic noise and radio interference that robs music of realism.

Visually, the luxurious, high-gloss finish of T1 Phono SB's CNC-machined plinth – no hollow spaces and no plastic here – turns the 'table into a showpiece worthy of center position in your listening room. Beneath the sleek styling is the same sub-platter and bearing assembly found in Pro-Ject's higher-priced Essential III Series. That technology, combined with a resonance-free glass platter and a one-piece, 8.6-inch aluminum tonearm with integrated headshell, enables T1 Phono SB to provide jet-black backgrounds and propulsive pacing. A vibration-free tonearm bearing, vibration-absorbing feet, hinged dustcover, and felt mat further pile on the spoils.

If you want to save money without sacrificing quality, T1 Phono SB is an audiophile-grade analog system that deserves an audition in your home. As always, it arrives backed by our 100% Satisfaction Guarantee.

T1 Drive System: Pushing Audiophile Design to a New Affordable Level

For the drive system, where most alternative products use un-regulated DC motors with wide speed fluctuations, T1 Phono SB features a proven system of an electronically regulated, precision-speed AC motor. T1 Phono SB also comes with electronic speed switching between 33 and 45RPM. The result is a low-noise, stable drive system for the turntable. In the T1-line, the motor drives a belt system attached to a newly designed sub-platter, which is mounted into an ultra-precise 0.001mm main bearing with a hardened steel axle and brass bushing – just like in the company's Essential III turntables. Alongside the chosen motor system, the T1 is therefore able to ensure a smooth, anti-resonant rotational platform for the tonearm and cartridge to ride across.

Brand-New Tonearm and Custom-Engineered Cables

The new tonearm on the T1-line is based on previous Pro-Ject designs. With a straight, 8.6-inch effective length and stiff aluminum construction, the one-piece tonearm also features low-friction bearings for absolute accuracy in use. Besides the clean and stylish looks, the integrated headshell won't cause any additional vibrations and is a big improvement over detachable, screwed-on or glued-on headshells. T1 Phono SB is finished with super shielded, semi-symmetrical, low-capacitance phono cables, purpose-designed by Pro-Ject.