Subj : Hells bells! Pro-Ject's AC/DC turntable just left me thunderstruc
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Date : Thu Feb 27 2025 18:00:08

Hells bells! Pro-Ject's AC/DC turntable just left me thunderstruck

Date:
Thu, 27 Feb 2025 16:47:50 +0000

Description:
Much like the beloved Acca Daccas themselves, Pro-Ject's new turntable 
screams 'let there be rock'.

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's AC/DC deck may set you on the highway to hell It's limited edition, so are 
you ready? What (do you do for) money? Around $1,450 / 1,149 / AU$2,319 

Rarely on this rock 'n' roll train we call life does a new hi-fi product make 
me consider whether I want to use it for music or hang it on a wall as art 
(although Samsung's Music Frame is one other notable example). But make no 
mistake, Pro-Ject's limited-edition AC/DC turntable is every inch designed 
for those about to rock. 

The deck is the latest addition to Pro-Ject's Artist Collection and if you 
want one, well money talks. As you'd expect, it's a big gun; the thunderbolt 
is of course back in black but there's a red LED-lit sub-platter to make a 
T.N.T-style visual statement, plus an all-new acrylic tonearm and a heavy 
glass platter for the full witch's spell effect. 

Touch too much? Not for me  unlike the riff raff, I'd be willing to part with 
the full 1,149 for one when it arrives in the UK in March (which is around 
$1,450 or AU$2,319, give or take). No, it's not exactly cheap. But if you 
want blood That red tonearm also says 'SuperTed' to me  which only makes me 
want it more (Image credit: Pro-Ject (AC/DC) ) Who made who? 

Pro-Ject started making turntables in 1991 and my beloved Sydney rock 
screamers formed in the early 1970s, so I think there's your answer to that 
one. 

Back to the jack in hand though, and given Pro-Ject's enviable track record 
(see the Pro-Ject Debut Carbon Evo for starters, which is still one of the 
best turntables we've ever tested) this is far from a shot in the dark. This 
is Pro-Ject, so the build quality will be hard as a rock and your vinyl will 
be safe (yes, even in New York City) under that pre-fitted Ortofon 2M Red 
cartridge. 

I can't currently afford this big balls Pro-Ject proposition, although the 
company has recently started making cheaper turntable music systems , which 
are a whole lotta rosie and might just as readily shake you all night long. 
For now, I'll have to imagine inviting people over, casually saying "Have a 
drink on me" and setting Let There Be Rock down on the platter, as they 
whisper "Girl's got rhythm" among themselves You might also like... The 
American gods of valve-based audio have released a huge monoblock power amp 
and I've never wanted 92kg of hi-fi more I heard Rotel's ultra-luxe CD player 
and Hi-Res Audio DAC, and I'd buy it in a second if I could (even if it won't 
play my SACDs Technics SL-G700M2: a high-achieving network streamer that's 
also a high-end CD player



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/audio/hi-fi/hells-bells-pro-jects-ac-dc-themed-turnt
able-just-left-me-thunderstruck


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