Henley Audio has announced the availability of the Pro-Ject Harley-Davidson Turntable, a special-edition model that celebrates Harley-Davidson’s motorcycle heritage while bringing Pro-Ject’s expertise in high-performance analogue audio to a distinctive new design.
For more than a century, Harley-Davidson has built motorcycles defined by bold design and mechanical character. Designed as a celebration of Harley-Davidson craftsmanship, the new turntable takes inspiration from the brand’s Bar & Shield logo, combining a distinctive sculptural form with premium materials including polished aluminium, stainless steel and genuine leather.
The Harley-Davidson Turntable also combines distinctive design with serious hi-fi engineering, incorporating a substantial, resonance-damped construction, precision drive system, sophisticated tonearm and pre-adjusted Pro-Ject Pick it PRO cartridge.
At the heart of the special-order turntable is an Alu-MDF sandwich chassis, designed to provide high rigidity and effective internal damping. The sculpted plinth takes its form from the Harley-Davidson Bar & Shield logo, while a precision-milled aluminium top surface adds structural strength and a distinctive industrial finish.
The drive system combines a diamond-cut aluminium sub-platter with a heavy glass main platter and a 915g Harley-Davidson record puck. Together, these components create a total moving mass of 2.75kg, helping to maintain stable and consistent playback speeds.
The Harley-Davidson Turntable features an 8.6-inch S-shaped aluminium tonearm with an SME headshell, high-quality internal wiring and a TPE-damped counterweight. Its precision bearing construction is designed for smooth, accurate arm movement and reliable cartridge tracking, while a gravity-based adaptive anti-skating system automatically adjusts the effective anti-skating force across the record surface.
The tonearm’s aluminium components are hand-polished, adding another layer of craftsmanship to the turntable’s design. A pre-adjusted Pro-Ject Pick it PRO moving-magnet cartridge completes the package, allowing the Harley-Davidson Turntable to deliver its performance straight out of the box while also allowing for future cartridge upgrades.
A genuine leather mat sits between the record and glass platter, echoing the materials and tactile character associated with Harley-Davidson motorcycles. Height-adjustable aluminium feet with TPE damping provide isolation from the supporting surface and allow the turntable to be precisely levelled.
The Harley-Davidson Turntable is handmade in Europe and supplied with a high-quality semi-balanced phono cable. A dust cover is available separately.
The Pro-Ject Harley-Davidson Turntable is available for special order in the UK, priced at £2,299, while international prices are USD $3,299 / euro €2,590.
