Project Essential II Turntable - Matte Black Essential II Matte Black Turntable with Ortofon OM 5E Cartridge Classleading sound quality in an innovative turntable made for vinyl starters, the ProJect Essential II features an ultraquiet synchronous motor with a silicone belt that drives a lowresonance platter made from MDF. A DC powered motor control minimizes unwanted vibration and the main platter bearing consists of a stainlesssteel spindle and a bronze bushing with a Teflon bottom. The main chassis is made of lightweight and sturdy particle board and features a straight 8.6" aluminum tone arm made from a single piece of aluminum with sapphire bearings, delivering a superior plug & play solution over previous models. Essential II Matte Black Turntable with Ortofon OM 5E Cartridge A quietrunning synchronous motor with silicone belt is driving a lowresonance platter made from MDF. A new motor control with DC power supply minimzes unwanted vibration effectively. The main platter bearing consists of stainless steelspindle and bronze bushing with Teflon bottom to seccure low friction. The main chassis is made from lightweight, but very stiff particle board. Essential II utilises a straight 8,6" aluminium tonearm design made from a single piece of aluminium with sapphire bearings, which offers a far better "plug & play" solution, than it's predecessor. Special feet effectively decouples the turntable from the surface.