This Pink Floyd Turntable Won’t Leave You Feeling Comfortably Numb
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on What Hi-Fi?
It’s 50 years since Pink Floyd’s landmark album The Dark Side Of The Moon, and to celebrate, Pro-Ject has created a special themed turntable.
The Dark Side Of The Moon Turntable is part of Pro-Ject’s Artist Series of decks and features an LED-backlit rainbow. As your vinyl spins, it recreates the refracted light from the iconic album cover. It even has a dimming function, while the deck’s extended on/off lever doubles as the beam of white light.
The triangular 10mm glass plate mirrors the dispersive prism on the album cover. A solid aluminum sub-platter sits in bronze bushing to help support the structure.
Other highlights include an 8.6-inch acrylic and black aluminum low resonance tonearm, equipped with spring anti-skating, a Pick it PRO Special Edition cartridge specifically tuned to this deck, and a bundled seven-inch single adapter for playing your Money or Us And Them 45s.
Because it’s a limited edition model, it obviously costs a fair bit of Money. Specifically, around $1950. It launches this month.
The Dark Side Of The Moon Turntable follows last year’s Metallica one. Previously, Pro-Ject has released Beatles-themed decks, including this Yellow Submarine-inspired number.
About the Author
Joe Svetlik has been writing about tech for 17 years, first on staff at T3 magazine, then in a freelance capacity for Stuff, The Sunday Times Travel Magazine, Men’s Health, GQ, The Mirror, Trusted Reviews, TechRadar and many more (including What Hi-Fi?). His specialties include all things mobile, headphones and speakers that he can’t justify spending money on.
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