Pro-Ject E1 Review - Best Budget Turntable?

When it comes to designing affordable turntables with true HiFi sound, Pro-Ject are a formidable force. The Austrian company calls its relatively new E1 series “Entry 1 into the world of analog sound”. Could the Pro-Ject E1 be the ideal first turntable?

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[dylanfosho]

Thanks for this detailed review… looking to purchase this as my first record player. What external preamp would you recommend?

[tonyjedioftheforest]

I don’t have this model but I do have the Project Juke Box E which I bought for my son to take to university. I would think that the turntable part is virtually the same. It’s not bad for the money as an all in one with Bluetooth and amp built in so just needed speakers. As for the best budget option turntable I would recommend Rega’s P1 Green Line. It’s only £200 or if you want a built in phono amp the plus version is £230 which is about a £150 saving. Both come with Rega’s Carbon cartridge. The gloss red ones use the P3 plinth and bearing which is what I went for and I added the AT610 mono cartridge. I now have a very capable dedicated mono set up for my 1960’s records. I further improved mine with Rega’s dedicated wall mount which was nearly as expensive as the turntable itself.

[fuyufx]

Question from someone just getting into Vinyl- This would be my first turntable. I have powered bookshelf speakers that take RCA inputs, would the Primary E-1 (no phono) work with my speakers? Or would I need the phono version and an amp to get this going?

I was originally looking at the AT LP60x but the Primary E-1 is on sale in my area and it seems I could stretch my budget a bit to get a much better turntable

[kaizhongxing]

After watching ur video, I just bought a E1 std, now looking for a phono preamp, can I ask if the Pro Ject Phono Box E and S2 have big differences? Or would u recommend other models? Budget around 50-60 pounds. Thanks!

[jamesherman]

Hi! I'm looking at upgrading my LP60x, I have found the cart seems to have not lasted as long as I'd hope and it also plays with a lot of distortion even on supposedly clean records. I have a $550 AUD budget. Potentially looking to go with the LP120xUSB but have heard Pro-Ject is good, wiling to spend a little bit more on a Primary E Phono. I use a Pair of Edifier MR4 studio monitors. Any advice is appreciated. I do not have any external amps at this stage. Main music Genre: Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Japanese Idol 80s, Metal, Citypop. I'm perfectly happy with my current speakers. I found the LP120xUSB for $530 at Store DJ here in Australia. But reddit forums are recommending people spend thousands on a good player. I am not fussed, I'd just like something that plays without distortion, without skipping and sounds good, even on some warn out record.

[dizzydeckdog]

Hi thanks for your detailed review. Could this plug straight into active speakers or would you need a pre amp? Cheers

[robinmackie]

I have a Dual 505-1 needing a repair... Should I repair the Dual or buy a new Project turntable? Sound quality is my priority. Thanks in advance 👍

[ehsansharei]

Thanks for your informative video. Is Pro Ject E1 BT version an automatic turntable which is able to lift the tonearm out of the resting position lower it onto the record on its own?

[Aj-pjxq]

Which would you is better overall between the RT81+ and the pro-ject e1?

[xpresstotal]

Does it have speakers on it? Or do you have to buy those additionally?

[analogmetalheadaudiophile]

Can I ask can you replace different cartridge on this very model or you can just replace the stylus

[shutupdog]

Did you listen to the Bluetooth mode ? And what was your impressions and review 🤔 Does it sound as good or not ?

[bylagu]

What's the cost or price of this model.

[danielallinson]

Thanks for the review. I bought one of these back in January and I'm really not impressed with the sound quality of this turntable. There seems to be quite a lot of distortion and vinyls in general are very hit or miss in terms of quality and 'pops and crackles', which is not great considering how ridiculously expensive vinyls are. Maybe I'm more of a digital kind of guy, but this player has put me off getting into the vinyl hobby.

[bubble-and-scrape]

Reloop makes the best budget turntables, hands down.