📌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 🔎TECH SPECS speed: 33, 45, 78 drive principle: belt drive, fully automatic dimensions: 16.9 x 5.9 x 14.4 inches / 430 x 150 x 365mm weight: 16.1 lbs / 7.3 kg "The A2 uses a new system for setting the tracking force. Damping the counterweight makes the tonearm as a whole more robust and decouples the counterweight from the tonearm reducing resonant frequencies. The tracking force is set by turning a dial directly on the tonearm bearing. Not only is this system very fast, precise and efficient, it also keeps the center of gravity directly on top of the bearing center. The spring based anti-skating can also be adjusted directly on the tonearm base." - Pro-Ject 📦COMES WITH pre-mounted Sumiko Rainier cartridge Connect It E RCA cables felt platter mat dustcover 7" adaptor 15V DC / 0.8A power supply
