🎶 Pro-Ject Essential Turntable: Acryl-E Acrylic Platter Upgrade for Enhanced Performance Review

I really like the hand controls and the smooth ride - especially with the acrylic disc upgrade. But two things bother you: 1. You have to hold the device with your right hand to turn on the power switch, otherwise it will slip off. You need some kind of friction feet to keep it in place.2. Dealing with the switch and removing the washers often causes the belt to shift and it is NOT easy to get the thin belt-like "rubber" back in place. At the same time, the sound and the absence of extraneous…

I was very excited about this simple little update for my Pro-Ject Essential II player. When it arrived I wanted to do a before and after comparison, so I put on Boston's first album and listened to "More Than a Feeling" on an MDF cymbal. Good test track, I thought. lots of dynamics; many details; Lots of everything. However, when I started to mount the acrylic plate, the spindle was too tight in the hub and it wouldn't spin without a little jerk and then unevenly. So I took it out and applied…

Pro-Ject Essential II Acrylic Disc is a really worthwhile upgrade for this particular player. I particularly speak for this table because the original MDF top is light in mass and weight, while the acrylic top is much heavier. This is important for this table as the base and platter have relatively little mass and the extra weight/mass this platter supports provides a stronger flywheel effect which helps stabilize rotation speed and reduces wow and flutter . Acrylic doesn't resonate, so it also