EISA Best Product 2019 – 2020
The Pro-ject name is synonymous with value-for-money turntables built in Europe. Since 1991 the company has arguably been leading the vinyl revival, and the X1 is its latest reinvention of the classic Pro-Ject 1 deck that started it all.
Look beyond the gloss finish, using eight layers of paint and several rounds of hand-polishing – yes, on an affordable turntable – and you’ll find just about every aspect of the design has been improved, from the MDF plinth to the platter, the motor suspension and speed control, and the carbon/aluminium sandwich tonearm.
Even the pre-fitted cartridge is new, being made by Ortofon and tuned by Pro-Ject. This is surely the best sub-€1000 turntable package on the market.
“This duo is a superb demonstration of a fully balanced analogue front-end”
• The exceptionallylow levels of noise are superb andhelp this duo deliver one of themost airy and three-dimensionalperformances at the price.
“Simply a phenomenal turntable that makes true high-end actually affordable”
• The details are vivid and the sound space truly three dimensional. Musicality and liveliness go hand in hand. The smoothness is phenomenal.