Overview and Company History
Pro-Ject Audio launched its first product in 1991, the Pro-Ject One. This was a very well-designed turntable made to offer outstanding sound for the money with no frills. It was a huge success, which led to their Debut series of turntables being introduced in the late ’90s. Anyone who is into great turntables has heard of the name Pro-Ject as they have become the best-selling audiophile turntable brand in the world.
And, what is even more interesting, in this day and age of globalization, Pro-Ject turntables are all completely assembled in their factories in Europe with Pro-Ject even sourcing raw materials from local suppliers.
Design & Build Quality
The Automat A1 is certainly a unique turntable for Pro-Ject to introduce. Most audiophiles cringe when they hear the word “fully Automatic turntable”. We have to admit, we thought, “what the heck” when we first heard about this new turntable, but after learning from Pro-Ject as to why they wanted to come out with it and then finding out how they implemented the Automatic system, we got it.
