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Stuff.tv
16-07-2025
- Stuff.tv
You won't believe how much this tiny Pro-Ject Hi-Fi amp costs
Got a killer pair of headphones, but nothing to plug them in to? Want to listen to Hi-Fi audio on your cans, but don't have a top-tier audio set-up? You'll need an amp, and some of the best ones can be pretty huge (and expensive). If you're short on space, then this new tiny desktop amp from Pro-Ject is just what you need. The Pro-Ject Head Box E is a tiny metal box that will set you back just £89. But it can give your audio-listening a huge boost. This amp swoops in, all 390g of it, ready to take your wired cans to the next level. Thanks to its micro footprint, the Head Box E is fully discrete. Pro-Ject has eschewed the usual integrated chip in favour of a proper, old-school, audiophile-grade circuit board. This promises cleaner performance, better repairability, and enough power (665 milliwatts into 32 ohms) for even the highest-impedance headphones. It'll drive planar magnetics, vintage studio monitors, and just about anything else you throw at it. On the back, there's a pair of RCA inputs and a bypass output. Thankfully, this makes it easy to sneak this into your Hi-Fi set-up without tearing it apart. On the front, you get both a 6.3mm and a 3.5mm headphone jack, both of which can be used at the same time. That means shared listening sessions or testing A/B headphones like a proper audiophile. It's solid, sleek, and surprisingly premium-feeling for something that costs less than £100. The finish is a classic black body with a choice of silver or black front panels. It's pretty subtle – just what you'd expect from such a dinky amp. The Pro-Ject Head Box E is available now for £89/€119. You can pick it up from Henley Audio if you're in the UK. US pricing and availability have yet to be announced.
Stuff.tv
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Stuff.tv
Good grief, this Pro-Ject vinyl player is perfect for Charlie Brown fans
If you're a vinyl lover that's ever dreamed of spinning vinyl with Snoopy, then your wallet should be concerned. Pro-Ject has just dropped the perfect deck for Charlie Brown fans. The Peanuts Turntable is the latest limited-edition vinyl player from Pro-Ject, celebrating 75 years of the beloved comic strip in gloriously musical style. Read more: Best Bluetooth speakers in 2025 reviewed and rated Built on Pro-Ject's tried-and-true T1 BT platform, this isn't just a pretty plinth, it's got the guts to match its nostalgia. You're getting an Ortofon OM 10 cartridge right out of the box, a glass platter thick enough to double as Linus' blanket, and Bluetooth to keep it wire-free for the modern-day listeners who want to connect their tunes to a speaker. But let's be honest, you're here for the looks. Pro-Ject's Peanuts Turntable wears its love for the strip proudly, with comic panel art splashed across the base. There's a bespoke acrylic record plate that captures Charlie Brown in his timeless, if slightly tragic, pose. If vinyl is your medium of choice, this is probably one of the best turntables you could buy. Handmade in Europe, the build on this turntable is some serious business. It's made with precision CNC machining, an anti-resonant sub-platter design, and an aluminium tonearm. This Pro-Ject player is ready to belt out everything from jazz standards to indie deep cuts, whether through classic RCA cables or beamed to your headphones like Woodstock taking flight. The Pro-Ject Peanuts Turntable will be available from June via authorised Pro-Ject retailers, with a price tag of £579/€599. In the UK, you can order it directly with Henley Audio.
Telegraph
10-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
Best record players, tried and tested vinyl decks for every budget
With a history stretching back to 1877, recorded music on vinyl harks back to a less disposable age of entertainment and as any aficionado will tell you, can offer warmer, more life-like sounds than digital files. While vinyl has never reclaimed the heights of its 70s heyday, with 530 million discs purchased worldwide, a revival has seen sales growing steadily in Britain, hitting 6.7 million units last year after 17 years of growth, according to Music Week. Today's decks now come with extras such as the option to 'record' old discs to digital, built-in speakers or even the ability to stream wirelessly to Bluetooth speakers. With a vast and bewildering assortment of vinyl-playing gear on offer, from high-quality record decks that cost hundreds of thousands down to a number of non-brand, Chinese-made record players with strange brand names, it can be tricky to choose the best for your requirements and budget. Which are the best record players? At a glance Do I need an amplifier for my turntable? 'Unlike more 'modern' music systems, which tend to be wireless and essentially just plug and play, buying high-fidelity turntables can be more complex', explains industry veteran and vinyl aficionado Simon Powell, Operations Director at Henley Audio. 'Record players come in all shapes and sizes, for lots of different types of systems and lots of different budgets.' Powell says that before you buy, it's key to understand how much space you have available and whether you want a standalone or a machine that requires 'proper' hi-fi separates, i.e. an amplifier and speakers. Hi-fi purists will always say that separates sound better but if you're looking for convenience, newer models can stream to nearby speakers via Bluetooth, meaning you don't need to invest as much upfront. Powell says, 'It's key to know that a record player is made up of a turntable (the spinning platter), a tonearm and a cartridge (the 'needle' that reads the musical information). Once the signal leaves the record player, the output signal needs a phono stage, an amplifier and speakers to eventually turn into music you can hear and enjoy. This sounds complicated, but products on the market often take care of a lot of these steps for you.' Why you can trust Telegraph Recommended Our thorough, independent, real-world tests will always help you find the best product at the best price. No manufacturer ever sees copy before publication and we do not accept payment in exchange for favourable reviews. Visit our Who We Are page to learn more. How we tested the best record players
