EISA Best Product 2019 – 2020

The Pro-ject name is synonymous with value-for-money turntables built in Europe. Since 1991 the company has arguably been leading the vinyl revival, and the X1 is its latest reinvention of the classic Pro-Ject 1 deck that started it all. Look beyond the gloss finish, using eight layers of paint and several rounds of hand-polishing – yes, on an affordable turntable – and you’ll find just about every aspect of the design has been improved, from the MDF plinth to the platter, the motor suspension and speed control, and the carbon/aluminium sandwich tonearm. Even the pre-fitted cartridge is new, being made by Ortofon and tuned by Pro-Ject. This is surely the best sub-€1000 turntable package on the market.

“A level of vinyl replay seldom seen at this price“

UK, 12.2023

• The performance on offer here is truly outstanding and for many people, the quietness and dynamics on offer will make most other vinyl front ends sound broken.

Hi-Fi Choice reviews the X1

UK, 08.2019
Excellent low-cost turntable package with an upbeat sound. Pro-Ject’s X1 is an impressive turntable package.

hi-fi news reviews the X1

UK, 08.2019
An accomplished design in its own right. It's pretty much there in terms of being the best value. More than just a worthy successor to the original.

AVTech media awarded the X1

UK, 12.2019

More than just a worthy successor to the original, the X1 is a highly accomplished design in its own right.

“The best turntable I have reviewed in this price range“

USA, 02.2024

• You truly get what you pay for here. The dynamics are very present-sounding and totally musically engaging. This turntable is wonderfully silent in its physical operation. It has the sound and the build quality to last for decades of listening pleasure. This player could be the last turntable that you ever buy.  

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Analog Planet reviews the X1

US, 10.2019

Best Under $1000 Turntable Package
Conclusion: It’s quiet, has very good speed control, is easy to use and the tone arm is good enough to be used with cartridges costing near the X1’s price and beyond.

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Stereo reviews the X1

DE, 08.2019
In every sense a great turntable that assures many years of listening pleasure. No idea how many Pro-Jects have come to me in my reviewer life. And they have always romped around the best and often times even led in their price range. Pro-Ject shows how it's done.

“The symmetrical connection delivers what it promises“

Germany, 08.2024

• For a really attractive overall price, you get a sensible technology that doesn’t overwhelm customers. To be asymmetrical for a moment: There is almost nothing on the negative side. On the positive side, there’s a whole lot. Well done!

Stereo reviewed the EISA-awardet X1

DE, 10.2019

Overall, the X1 is certainly the strongest turntable package below 1000 euros on the market.

Bathe in the atmosphere and swing in high resolution

Germany, 02.2020

•  And that‘s exactly what we want to hear from a good record player: flair, lots of liveliness, and audiophile splendor, with a great atmosphere.

•  But the X1 brought the miracle to life. Loads of passion, everything is surprisingly relaxed. Then the bright impulses, the defined space.

•  The X1 showed contour, powerfully, straightforward.

•  It‘s here the X1 showed its qualities, light, elegant, and very groovy.

•  Here again, we recognized the brilliant match up of drive, tonearm, turntable, and pickup – very clever.

The X1 is one of the top offers in the league

Germany, 02.2020

•  In the case of the X1, this means a rock solid MDF chassis without unnecessary hollow spaces, which counteracts an unclean "boxy sound"

•  The supplied, transparent conductor has definitely audiophile qualities in that it allows a more relaxed, spatial and homogeneous reproduction. The cable thus forms the successful end piece of the ambitiously made X1.

•  The new X1 was no exception, it showed what you get for the money, sounded lively, accurate, well organized and clean.

•  The Austrian sorted the details so neatly and placed the percussion that sounded as coming in from the next door room so clearly to the back right.

“With “True Balanced”, even more structure and dynamic agility come into play”

Germany, 09.2023

• With its high-quality craftsmanship, the Pro-Ject X1 B is of course attractive to anyone who wants to experiment with phono and move up a notch, not least because of its potential for “true balanced” playback.

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“Entry into a truly Hi-Fi world in the sense of “real”“

France, 03.2022

• A more neutral reproduction, without coloration, firmer too, less spectacular in the beginning, but finally more faithful in comparison with a model of the Debut range.

High-performance turntable with the known quality of this traditional manufacturer

Spain, 11.2023

…hard to beat

AU, 01.2020

It’s a solid, composed and competent performer

… floating the sound way beyond the physical boundaries of my loudspeakers. Vocals dominated the centre of the mix, giving things even more impact. There was decent stage depth too…

I was also impressed by the X1’s fine tonality

enjoyably impactful sound.

The X1 served up a powerful and detailed sound…

it acquitted itself in a controlled and confident manner. This made the music highly enjoyable…

Here it showed fine speed stability too.

Pro-Ject’s new X1 is something of a star.

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A level where nothing distracts from the musical pleasure and the vinyl experience

Greece, 10.2020

•  From the first rotations, the quietness and the absence of mechanical noise were impressive.

•  Against this black background, the details of each recording shone with clarity. 

•  Vocals flowed naturally positioned dead center of the stage, while instruments were all presented in their own space with appropriate depth and clarity.

•  The X1’s stereo imaging ability and the air between the instruments gave recordings remarkable realism. 

•  The X1 was live and balanced, delivering satisfying bass with volume and impact. Treble was a match without any harshness.

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Audio reviewed the X1

Pl, Nr. 2/2020

On the top! It‘s a proposition for those who want to hear as much vinyl as possible.