Austrian turntable brand Pro-Ject is one of the key poster-children for affordable performance when it comes to record players – and a highly deserving one, to boot. In its 35-ish years, Pro-Ject has pushed the envelope not just for good sound at a good price, but also for good style. A trademark minimalism, stripping the turntable back to its elegant essentials.
Pro-Ject has a wide range of record players to offer you, and one of them has to be the cheapest. Right now, it’s the E1.2: a re-do of Pro-Ject’s entry-level flagship, the E1, and an extremely enticing one at that. Not only does it improve heavily on Pro-Ject’s budget offering, but it elevates expectations for entry-level turntables across the board. Let’s find out how.
