Pro-Ject A2 (2M Red) Turntable Black

The A2 continues the success of Pro-Ject's fully mechanical automatic turntables. With the A2, you can now select the drop off point for 7“ (singles) or 12“ (LPs) for 45 RPM records. 78 RPM has been also added to the system so that you can dig back into old shellac collections. In typical ProJect fashion, the motor is electronically controlled for the most accurate and stable playback speeds. Press start and the tonearm is automatically moved to the lead in groove of the record. Once playing, the automatics are completely taken out of the equation. And because the automatics are working entirely mechanically – no additional electronics needed – they are truly not influencing or degrading sound quality during playback!

MDF Main Chassis & Sub-chassis

The heavy MDF main chassis is made and designed in Austria and carefully hand painted in a luxurious 8-layer matt black finish. It provides a very sturdy base for the sub-chassis and reduces hollow spaces to avoid resonances. The A2 employs a sub-chassis construction, where the tonearm, platter bearing and motor are mounted onto a separate floating sub-chassis. This isolates all the most critical turntable elements further and has especially big advantages, when your loudspeakers are very close to your turntable.

Improved Automatic Mechanism

Pro-Ject has invested in an aluminium diecast top for the whole sub-chassis and automatic mechanism. Trying to avoid plastic parts from the original German automatic design, this is the first time in all the 50 years of its existance that the original automatic design has received an improvement like this.

Improved Tonearm & Cardanic Bearing

The A2 features an 8.3” ultra-light-mass aluminium tonearm with an improved tonearm tube. A perfect match for the Ortofon 2M Red. The super fast response and all transient detail with lots of fine microdynamics are retained, while the 2M Red adds a lot of body and musical warmth. The tonearm bearing is now made out of aluminium and features a 4-pin-point cardanic construction with steel tip-ball bearings from Pro-Ject's own production.

Massless Tracking Force Adjustment

The A2 uses a system for setting the tracking force. First you level out the tonearm with the damped counterweight. Damping the counterweight makes the tonearm more robust and decouples the counterweight reducing resonant frequencies. Afterwards, the tracking force is set by turning a dial directly on the tonearm bearing. This system is very fast, precise and efficient, and 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 Design Philosophy

Pro-Ject has spent a lot of time on the A2‘s clean design language. You will see similarities to iconic designs of the German audio industry. This minimalistic approach is very much modern again. Finally, the A2 comes with the Connect it E phono cable. It is a semi-balanced, low-capacitance cable, with superior shielding and unique in this price class.