Founded during the end of the 80’s, Pro-Ject is now one of the most recognized brands by Hi-Fi specialists. Indeed, thanks to its quality products, the Austrian manufacturer made a place for itself on the Hi-Fi market. As proof, numerous products have received awards and are considered to be best sellers at Pro-Ject!
Awarded Pro-Ject products
The brand Pro-Ject offers a wide range of products dedicated to vinyl records and analogue music: turntables, phono preamplifiers, vinyl record cleaning products… Many of these products have been awarded for their quality and performances.
Pro-Ject Essential III turntable
With its recent arrival on the market, the Pro-Ject Essential III range of turntables is already making a splash! In addition to the Essential III turntable, Pro-Ject also made 5 other versions with different characteristics: Essential III phono, Essential III digital, Essential III BT, Essential III SB, and Essential III Record Master.
Despite its attractive price, this Pro-Ject range of vinyl record players produces very good audiophile results. Indeed, it received the famous and much desired EISA award. A guarantee of quality that makes this Pro-Ject turntable a safe bet!
Pro-Ject RPM 3 Carbon turntable
The Pro-Ject RPM 3 Carbon turntable has been a must have for many years now! Its atypical design in the form of a “water drop” has seduced more than one, making this Pro-Ject vinyl record player one of Pro-Ject’s best sellers.
Of course, this is not the only reason… Its audiophile performances have also been recognized by the specialized press! Indeed, the RPM 3 Carbon has beed awarded by Hi-Fi News and received the prestigious EISA award. A benchmark!
Pro-Ject The Classic turntable
After having been revealed in 2016 at the Hi-Fi trade show in Munich, the Pro-Ject The Classic turntable continued to make a name for itself. This Pro-Ject turntable has been mentioned several times in the Hi-Fi press and has received the famous EISA award as well as the Soundstage “Best of High End 2016” award.
With its vintage look of the most beautiful effect and dynamic sound restitution, we immediately understand why The Classic is considered to be one of the best Pro-Ject products!
Pro-Ject X-Tension 9CC Evo turntable
The Pro-Ject X-Tension 9CC Evo turntable is part of the Austrian brand’s high end flagship products. In order to provide the best sound restitution possible based on the tastes of each and everyone, different combinations of phono cartridges are available with this Pro-Ject X-Tension 9CC Evo turntable.
One of these combinations especially stands out and has received several awards (EISA, Choc de Classica, Haute-Fidélité…): the Super Pack Edition which comes with an Ortofon Quintet Black S MC cartridge. With its high quality Shibata stylus, this phono cartridge fits perfectly well with the Pro-Ject X-Tension 9 turntable. The sound restitution is stunningly realistic. Several well deserved awards!
Pro-Ject Phono Box RS phono preamplifier
Other than its turntables, Pro-Ject is also known for its quality phono preamplifiers such as the Pro-Ject Phono Box RS phono stage. This phono preamp benefits from all of the Austrian manufacturer’s know-how. The audiophile qualities of this phono preamp are no longer to be demonstrated as we hear all of its potential from the first minutes of playback. This earned the Phono Box RS an award from the specialized magazine Hi-Fi Choice. Simply the best selling high end Pro-Ject phono preamp!
Pro-Ject Vinyl Cleaner S MKII Record Cleaning Machine
This Pro-Ject Vinyl Cleaner S MKII record cleaning machine is an economical vinyl record cleaner with a vacuum system. This cleaning method is the most efficient that we know of, but quite often very expensive…
Well, Pro-Ject has achieved its goal with this vinyl record cleaning machine which has received awards from Hi-Fi Choice and Sempre Audio! This Vinyl Cleaner S MKII does a perfect job and provides a quality cleaning for this price range!
maPlatine.com’s top pick Pro-Ject products
At maPlatine.com, we also have top pick Pro-Ject products. They may not have received an award from the Hi-Fi press but these products convinced us and this seems to be the case for many of you as well.
As for Pro-Ject turntables, the Pro-Ject Debut Carbon 2M Red Special Edition turntable immediately comes to mind. Built on the base of a Debut Carbon turntable (awarded several times by the biggest names in Hi-Fi), this version is available with the Ortofon 2M Red cartridge. This Pro-Ject Debut Carbon 2M Red turntable is very versatile and upgradable. It is thus our top pick for those who want to embark on the analogue adventure but have a limited budget!
And for those who have a much bigger budget, another top pick of ours is the Pro-Ject Signature 10 turntable. A product with an undebatable quality/price/performance ratio! For more information, feel free to read our blog post on the demo of the Signature 10 that we did in June 2018.
In terms of phono preamplifiers, we regularly recommend the Pro-Ject Tube Box S2 phono preamp. This phono stage is for us a Pro-Ject best seller and one of the best phono preamps in this price range! Very easy to use, the Tube Box S2 provides a sound restitution of quality and full of finesse. A top pick!
The brand Pro-Ject is of course known for its quality Hi-Fi products. However, we less often talk about the accessories Pro-Ject makes, and yet, these are also to be recommended! The Pro-Ject Vinyl clean is for example very successful among music lovers looking for an effective but inexpensive solution to clean their vinyl records. If you want to correctly adjust your turntable but have a limited budget, the Pro-Ject Measure It E scale is for example also part of our great surprises in recent months!
Pro-Ject is not only an indispensable brand for all music lovers and audiophile fans of analogue music, but for the Hi-Fi press as well.
Whatever the product, Pro-Ject makes it a best seller thanks to its manufacturing and sound restitution qualities! We cannot wait to see what the Austrian manufacturer has in store for us regarding its next creations 🙂