jeremyjustic
Analog
this table has been on CL up here for a while , looks good but i cant find much info on it, anyone know anything about it? any thoughts? here's what the ad says
High-End Turntable Project/One Belt Drive
What follows is a little history on the Project/one turntable
The original Project turntable is very rare with only 100 examples having been made and all of them sold in Austria, it was a "hot-rod" variant of a Teslar design with a better mat and tonearm cable the reason for it's scarcity is that the Teslar factory had discontinued the production of the model by the time Project was starting but agreed to make a further 100 since parts were still available.
The Project/One that replaced it however is much more common having been distributed in Germany, Ireland and eventually the UK as well as Austria, it's basically a minor redesign of the original Project with emphasis on the visual side of things, do not confuse the One with the later 1 model the design is quite a bit different especially when it comes to the platter, note that unlike later models the One and the original Project decks had the name of the company spelled as one word rather than 2 as on modern decks from the company and they still had the original Tesla model number on the plinth (DR-331). Basically after the One you can split most of the Pro-ject models into 2 basic designs, on one hand you have the simpler unsuspended designs that feature a 133x415x325mm plinth made out of a veneered MDF with the motor isolated from the plinth by a sping or rubber assembly and the plinth isolated from the rest of the world via the use of sprung feet, the complexity of that the motor/plinth isolation arrangement depending on the price of the table and the price also dictating the quality of the tonearm, bearings and platter, all of these designs came with a plastic lid BTW. On the other hand the company had a suspended design that the is almost reminiscent of the old Win Labs Tunrtables, in these models the 3 point suspended aluminum alloy sub-chassis holds the platter and tonearm and while motors and power supply are held in the plinth, the suspension arrangement is usually silicone damped and unlike the unsuspended decks from the company a lid is available as an option but did not come as standard.
High-End Turntable Project/One Belt Drive
What follows is a little history on the Project/one turntable
The original Project turntable is very rare with only 100 examples having been made and all of them sold in Austria, it was a "hot-rod" variant of a Teslar design with a better mat and tonearm cable the reason for it's scarcity is that the Teslar factory had discontinued the production of the model by the time Project was starting but agreed to make a further 100 since parts were still available.
The Project/One that replaced it however is much more common having been distributed in Germany, Ireland and eventually the UK as well as Austria, it's basically a minor redesign of the original Project with emphasis on the visual side of things, do not confuse the One with the later 1 model the design is quite a bit different especially when it comes to the platter, note that unlike later models the One and the original Project decks had the name of the company spelled as one word rather than 2 as on modern decks from the company and they still had the original Tesla model number on the plinth (DR-331). Basically after the One you can split most of the Pro-ject models into 2 basic designs, on one hand you have the simpler unsuspended designs that feature a 133x415x325mm plinth made out of a veneered MDF with the motor isolated from the plinth by a sping or rubber assembly and the plinth isolated from the rest of the world via the use of sprung feet, the complexity of that the motor/plinth isolation arrangement depending on the price of the table and the price also dictating the quality of the tonearm, bearings and platter, all of these designs came with a plastic lid BTW. On the other hand the company had a suspended design that the is almost reminiscent of the old Win Labs Tunrtables, in these models the 3 point suspended aluminum alloy sub-chassis holds the platter and tonearm and while motors and power supply are held in the plinth, the suspension arrangement is usually silicone damped and unlike the unsuspended decks from the company a lid is available as an option but did not come as standard.
