📌 LAB POINTS audiophile-caliber fully automatic turntable automatic operation: 1) switch activates motor and tonearm moves onto record 2) tonearm returns at the end of the side and shuts off motor 3) also works manually includes pre-mounted Sumiko Rainier cartridge ($179 when purchased separately) sub-chassis design: tonearm, platter bearing + motor are affixed to a separate floating sub-chassis for further isolation from external noise, resonance + interference improved automatic mechanism, many plastic parts have been upgraded to aluminum 8.3" ultra-light aluminum tonearm is optimized for automatic play; new decoupled counterweight design - tracking force is set by a dial; spring-based adjustable anti-tracking control; new carbon-fiber headshell 33 / 45 / 78 speed switch record size selector (12", 7") for automatic operation heavy MDF plinth, damped aluminum platter with absorptive material on underside removable dust cover high quality Connect-It E cable included ($69 on its own) handmade in Germany note: this turntable requires a phono preamp "When Pro-Ject took over the German factory responsible for the classic automatic hifi turntable, they immediately improved the base model with the Automat A1. With the higher-end A2, they've reinvented the automatic. With an improved automatic mechanism, sub-chassis, and tonearm, Pro-Ject has created the finest automatic we've encountered." - TTL 🔑 KEY FEATURES motor type: belt-drive operation type: fully automatic phono preamp: n/a speeds: 33 RPM, 45 RPM, 78 RPM tonearm shape: straight counterweight setting: yes anti-skate setting: yes VTA / height adjustment: yes detachable headshell: n/a body material: MDF wood platter material: aluminum outputs: RCA phono removable RCA: yes dust cover: yes, hinged dimensions: 16.9" (w) x 5.9" (h) x 14.4" (d) / 430 x 150 x 365mm weight: 16.1 lb / 7.3 kg 📦 COMES WITH pre-mounted cartridge dust cover felt record mat 45 adaptor RCA cable w/ ground wire
