{"id":141319,"date":"2022-02-01T12:25:14","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T12:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=141319"},"modified":"2022-02-01T12:26:59","modified_gmt":"2022-02-01T12:26:59","slug":"pro-ject-automat-a1-first-fully-automatic-turntable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/pro-ject-automat-a1-first-fully-automatic-turntable\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro-Ject Automat A1: First fully automatic turntable"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Surprisingly, Pro-Ject&#8217;s extensive catalog has not yet included a fully automatic turntable.\u00a0The gap\u00a0was filled\u00a0only recently &#8211; the first such model was the Pro-Ject Automat A1.\u00a0This device itself will smoothly lower the needle to the first (or chosen by the listener) track, and after listening, it will smoothly raise the tonearm and return it to the stand.<\/p>\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-1\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper \" style=\"width:662px;\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"662\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"372\">\n<div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.19335347432%;\">\n\t       <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Automat A1 Turntable | Pro-Ject Audio Systems\" width=\"662\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/azrbJ10fEzw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\t       <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It is especially emphasized that during the playback itself, the automation is completely turned off and does not affect the sound in any way.\u00a0It is also noted that no preparation of the player for work is required.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/techweek.jpg\" width=\"613\" height=\"795\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>An Ortofon OM10 MM cartridge with a lightweight 8.3&#8243; aluminum tonearm is factory-installed.\u00a0The geometry, mass and anti-skating level are also configured there.\u00a0In short, &#8220;turned on &#8211; it works.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For example, an aluminum disc is stamped, bent and perforated, and then phosphated and degreased in another production.\u00a0It then gets an internal damping ring to increase mass and reduce resonances.\u00a0After that, there is a balancing operation and, finally, painting in the only black color possible for the model.\u00a0The disk is supplemented with a complete felt mat.<\/p>\n<p>The built-in switchable MM phono stage allows you to connect the Automat A1 directly to the amplifier&#8217;s line input using Pro-Ject Premium &#8220;Connect E&#8221; RCA cables.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/1_techweek.jpg\" width=\"1747\" height=\"691\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The player is designed in standard &#8220;rack&#8221; sizes.\u00a0The case is protected from vibrations by four legs with silicone damping.\u00a0There is also dust protection &#8211; the usual plastic cover.<\/p>\n<p>In the US, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.project-audio.com\/en\/product\/a1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pro-Ject Automat A1<\/a> turntable will cost $500.<\/p>\n<p>[ratemypost]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Surprisingly, Pro-Ject&#8217;s extensive catalog has not yet included a fully automatic turntable.\u00a0The gap\u00a0was filled\u00a0only recently &#8211; the first such model was the Pro-Ject Automat A1.\u00a0This device itself will smoothly lower the needle to the first (or chosen by the listener) track, and after listening, it will smoothly raise the tonearm and return it to the [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/pro-ject-automat-a1-first-fully-automatic-turntable\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10404,"featured_media":141323,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[642],"tags":[779],"class_list":{"0":"post-141319","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hi-fi","8":"tag-news"},"acf":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141319","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=141319"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141319\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/141323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=141319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=141319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=141319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}