The Pro-Ject 6PerspeX Balanced is a magnetically suspended belt-drive turntable available at Vinyl Sound, an authorized Pro-Ject dealer in Toronto, Canada. Its transparent acrylic plinth houses a floating Corian sub-chassis resting on opposing magnets — a design that eliminates the parasitic resonances of conventional spring suspensions while keeping the sub-chassis, platter, and tonearm precisely leveled via an included spirit level. Drive comes from a quiet-running AC motor with DC-driven motor control for electronic 33/45rpm speed switching. The 6PerspeX Balanced offers two phono outputs — balanced mini XLR and RCA/ground — and is available without a cartridge or as the Superpack bundle with a factory-aligned Pick it MC3 moving coil cartridge. Browse the full Pro-Ject turntable lineup at Vinyl Sound. Transparent Acrylic Plinth and Magnetic Corian Sub-Chassis The 6PerspeX's plinth is formed from transparent acrylic and stands on three height-adjustable TPE-damped aluminum cones, providing both visual openness and effective mechanical grounding. The sub-chassis — the structure that carries both the platter and the 9cc EVO tonearm — is machined from Corian and floats on opposing magnetic fields rather than springs. Magnetic suspension avoids the rocking modes and resonant peaks common to spring-suspended designs and maintains consistent decoupling without periodic re-tuning. The outboard motor is carried by the acrylic plinth, not the sub-chassis, so motor-born vibration does not reach the platter or tonearm. MDF/Vinyl Platter, Inverted Bearing, and 9cc EVO Tonearm The platter is a sandwich of precision-machined MDF coated in 4mm of flat-ground recycled vinyl. This construction damps platter resonance at the source; the vinyl surface also acts as an integral record mat. A threaded spindle and screw-down clamp couple the record firmly to the platter surface, improving high-frequency tracking and reducing inter-groove modulation from record warps. The bearing is an inverted design: a stainless steel spindle tipped with a ceramic ball rotates in an inverted bronze bushing embedded in the underside of the platter for smooth, low-noise operation. The 9cc EVO tonearm's headshell and conical armtube are formed from a single piece of carbon fiber, eliminating the standing-wave problems introduced by a separate headshell joint. Inverted tonearm bearings use four hardened stainless steel tips in ABEC 7 ball races. Dual Phono Outputs and Balanced Operation Unlike most Pro-Ject turntables that use a single 5-pin DIN output, the 6PerspeX Balanced provides two simultaneous outputs: a balanced mini XLR and an unbalanced RCA/ground. Balanced operation uses either a mini XLR to mini XLR cable or an RCA to mini XLR cable, connecting to the mini XLR inputs of compatible phono stages such as the Pro-Ject Phono Box S3 B, Phono Box DS3 B, or Tube Box DS3 B. In balanced mode, common-mode noise on the cable run is cancelled at the phono stage input, lowering the noise floor and improving channel separation. The table ships with a Connect it Phono E RCA cable for immediate unbalanced use; balanced cables are sold separately. Key Features Transparent acrylic plinth on three height-adjustable TPE-damped aluminum cones Magnetically suspended Corian sub-chassis — carries platter and tonearm, not motor Spirit level included for easy sub-chassis leveling Vinyl/MDF sandwich platter (300mm) with screw-down threaded clamp Inverted stainless steel bearing with ceramic ball and bronze bushing DC-driven AC motor control — electronic 33/45rpm speed change 9cc EVO 9-inch one-piece carbon-fiber tonearm — conical armtube, no headshell joint Inverted tonearm bearings: 4x stainless steel tips in ABEC 7 ball races Dual phono outputs: balanced mini XLR + unbalanced RCA/ground Ships with Connect it Phono E RCA cable (balanced cables sold separately) Available without cartridge or as Superpack with factory-aligned Pick it MC3 MC cartridge Handmade in Europe Technical Specifications 6PerspeX Balanced Turntable Speeds 33 / 45 rpm (electronic speed change) Drive Belt drive Platter Vinyl/MDF sandwich, 300mm diameter Platter bearing Inverted stainless steel shaft, ceramic ball, bronze bushing Wow & flutter ±0.1% Speed drift ±0.06% Signal-to-noise 73 dB Tonearm 9cc EVO, 9", one-piece carbon fiber Effective arm length 230 mm Effective arm mass 8.0 g Overhang 18 mm Tracking force range 10–35 mN (1.0–3.5 g) Cartridge weight range 5–14 g (counterweights included) Phono outputs Balanced mini XLR + unbalanced RCA/ground Included cable Connect it Phono E RCA (RCA/ground to RCA/ground) Power supply 15V DC / 800mA Power consumption 6W max (
