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The Pro-Ject X2 belt-drive turntable with Sumiko’s Moonstone moving-magnet cartridge seems to be the perfect upgrade from entry-level turntables.

The Pro-Ject X2 belt-drive turntable

The important caveat is that your surface for the turntable must not have significant vibration. The X2’s only suspension is its soft feet.

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The good news about the X2 turntable and Sumiko Moonstone cartridge is that the belt drive is robust, quiet and smooth; the carbon-fiber tonearm is an ideal match with the cartridge and the Sumiko Moonstone sounds just amazing. Quality touches abound including a massive acrylic platter, a felt mat that you can use or not, depending on how you think it sounds; and the three available speeds (33, 45, & 78rpm).

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An included hinged dust cover is optional, and most of the important setup details (cartridge overhang, azimuth, etc.) are already done for you with the cartridge mounted at the factory. Want to see just how far turntables have come since your Dad’s 1970s relic? Check out the X2 and be amazed!

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I learned to play the guitar in high school, hoping to persuade Berma Sanchez to date me, but alas, no such luck! In the late 1970s, a neighbor who was the station engineer for the local PBS network took me under his wing and taught me the electronics of audio reproduction. Throughout college, I used that knowledge to modify Dynaco vacuum tube equipment for friends. After graduation from LSU, I took a job in the chemical manufacturing industry, learning about industrial hygiene and the mechanics of hearing. In the 1990s I learned to write, initially as the newsletter editor for my local Safety Engineering chapter. In the early 2000s, I had my first book published (I’m now working on my third). A few years ago, the Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity website issued a call for authors. I responded and was excited to be selected. Over the years, I’ve published a number of equipment reviews and am honored, in 2019, to be given the title of “Senior Editor.” But none of the above offers the “why” of my interest in home audio. My musical tastes are highly diverse, and my love of music (acquired probably in the church choir of Grace Baptist Church) has been passed on to my daughter, who got her B.S. degree in music and her M.S. in violin performance and music education before being switching gears and then going on to graduate from Harvard Law. Although the majority of my extended group of friends and family prefer hobbies such as hunting, fishing, football games, etc., I’ve found that I still greatly enjoy time with my audio system and discovering new music. At some time in the fairly near future, my hearing will decline and I’ll no longer be able to listen analytically. But so long as my audiograms show acute hearing, I’ll keep doing what I enjoy best - listening to wonderful music and sharing my thoughts and impressions with like-minded friends.

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