Pro-Ject Essential USB Turntable Pro-Ject"s Lowest Priced USB Turntable Ever Pro-Ject"s Essential USB turntable is an ideal entry point to the world of demanding audio reproduction. Featuring a Pro-Ject 8.6 UniPivot tonearm factory fitted with an Ortofon OM 3E moving magnet phono cartridge, the Essential delivers excellent sound quality at an unbeatable price. A resonance-optimized MDF plinth with three-point rubber feet and MDF platter with felt mat eliminate unwanted vibration. A silent synchronous motor with a two-step pulley drives the platter"s outside edge via a precision silicon belt. A built-in MM phono preamplifier and Analog to Digital converter with USB functionality allows direct connection from the Essential to a preamplifier, receiver or integrated amplifier for analog recording playback or high-quality transfer of your vinyl record collection into the digital file format of your choice. "It doesn"t matter whether you listen to REM"s Automatic for the People or The Sorcerer"s Apprentice by Dukas, this little Pro-ject delivers the sound with infectious enthusiasm." - What Hifi? The Essential incorporates a chrome plated stainless steel axle that rests on a polished steel bearing in a bronze housing for minimal wow-and-flutter and speed accuracy. A single-piece fixed headshell 8.6" tonearm features hardened stainless steel bearings and rigid aluminum tube to provide superb tracking and resonance reduction, and enables accurate adjustment of cartridge azimuth with ease. RCA interconnect jacks, 1m stereo RCA cable, 1.5m USB cable and 3.5mm mini-jack adapter are included. Features: Belt drive with low vibration AC-motor Silicone drive belt Mechanical speed change between 33 and 45 MDF platter with felt mat Chassis made from MDF Stainless steel main bearing 4-point motor suspension Cone-shaped feet Tonearm: Straight 8.6" tonearm made from aluminum Unipivot bearing (stainless steel) Excentric counter-weight H