- PRO-PROJECT E.12 TRACKS COST £ 249.00 / € 329.00
- No bluetooth, no USB, no phono -phase, no automatic operation
- The same core features as more expensive turn protection
Pro-Project makes some of the best turntables around, and now there’s a brand new affordable model designed for buyers on a budget. On only £ 249 / € 329 (about $ 339) AU $ 515), it’s a very low price for a serious turntable, even if you have to give your own phono phase (or an AMP with a phono input) that may be a shock stone for beginners, and maybe a clip than is ideal when it comes to features.
The claim is the Pro-Jister E1.2 Get rid of everything that is not important, whether it is Bluetooth, USB, any automatic surgery or the phono scene I mentioned above. The focus is on taking the same core components as Project’s more expensive record player and just focusing on the quality of sound per day. Pound.
PRO-PROJECT E1.2 CRACKING: Key features
As the name suggests, E1.2 is an upgrade from the existing Pro-Project E1, which I really liked in my pro-hunt E1 review from last year. Its dish is now a 730g Die-cast aluminum design with a built-in TPE damping ring, and according to pro-fighters, it delivers more stable rotation and better wow and flattening performance.
The sub-plate comes from the pro-hunting debut turntable and is made of glass reinforced ABS for improved speed control and lower resonance.
Tone arm has a heavy mass gimbalous to smooth motion, and it comes with a carbon-reinforced head shell and a pick IT mm e-cartridge, which is a new, low mass design with a conical diamond stylus and a miniature neodymium magnet. It is factory adjusted and apparently delivers accurate tracking, smooth tonal balance and reduced distortion.
E1.2 also has a single button speed check for 33 and 45 rpm, damping of feet and ofc cables with gold-plated plugs.
The column is a solid, cnc-machin block of stiff-composed fiber and it is finished in a choice of high gloss black, satin white or walnut.
Pro-Project E1.2 will be launched this month, July 2025. It will be a very tempting proposal when it comes to sound at this price, but there may be a bit of an interruption between it being so affordable and it is not particularly beginner-friendly-we understand completely dropping the digital elements to keep the price down, but lack a phono phase could travel a lot of beginners.
Still, they get back In vinyl may love this budget setting, or maybe you are looking for another record player for another room – I’m sure it will find its audience. And for those who want something with a phono scene lot Of settings … in particular, the Pro-Project E1 Phono may be what you need.
There is no word about an American or Australian launch yet, but it will certainly be available in England this month.
