High-end turntable with 10“ tonearm Superlative vinyl performance in a more compact size! The Xtension 10 chassis is made from MDF filled with metal sand, that gives high mass and is non-resonant. Magnetic feet, which decouple the main plinth from its base, are combined with a weighty 22 kg total turntable mass. With these two magnets located in the feet, the turntable is practically floating. The result is a unique combination of ‘mass loaded’ and ‘floating turntable’ design principles. Instead of the old standard adoption of pure metal used for the main platter, we’ve found a perfect alloy which we damped on the inner side with Sorbothane®. Additionally we’ve glued recycled Vinyl records to the top (which act as a perfect mat) and bake this ‘sandwich’ before precision balancing it. The final product subsequently benefits from a wonderfully resonance-free, heavy platter, that runs ultra silently on an inverted ceramic ball bearing with magnetic suspension. The Pro-Ject 10” Evolution with its tonearm base also benefits from ‘high-mass’ technologies, and is isolated from the main board by a sheet of Sorbothane®. To use this tonearm with a wide range of top quality phono cartridges, from 4 to 14 Grams it comes with a set of 4 different Sorbothane®- damped counterweights. Pro-Ject Audio Systems offers their high-end turntables with premium 5pin > RCA unbalanced arm cable or – by request – with premium balanced 5pin > XLR connection to Pro-Ject Phono Box RS2 preamplifier. Phono Box RS2 offers balanced phono inputs, what guarantees superior results in high-end vinyl reproduction with a balanced signal source. Upgrade your standard RCA cable that ships with this turntable with a balanced cable: Connect IT Phono DS cables (silver plated copper, very low capacitance) Consider your phono stage too - if you wish to take advantage of the true balanced architecture of your MC cartridge and upgraded cable (see products above), then consider a balanced phono stage: Phono Box DS3 - audiophile grade, fully balanced circuitry with discrete fully passive RIAA filtering. Phono Box RS2- ultimate phono preamplifier of the highest class. It is fully balanced from the input to the output. Electronics are fully discrete, no op-amps are in use and it uses split passive RIAA and DECCA equalization. NOTE: The signal source and the receiving device have to be equipped with balanced connections. Transmission of audio signals in a balanced mode reduce the influence of interference due to external stray electric fields significantly. In the box: Xtension 10 Evolution Connect it 5P-C RCA Cable Dust cover Adapter for 7“ singles Record puck Counterweights for 4-14g cartridges Power supply, allen key, spirit level, gloves Features Super-heavy 22 kg belt drive turntable Mass loaded magnetic floating subchassis Precision balanced sandwich-platter Inverted ceramic ball bearing with magnetic support Heavy weight record clamp Extremely low level of natural resonance Perfect decoupling through magnetic feet Electronic speed control 33/45/78 Upm Tonearm 10cc Evolution made from carbon fibre Inverted tonearm bearings (ABEC 7 quality) Dust cover included Technical Specifications Speed 33, 45, 78 (electronic speed change) Principle Belt drive Platter 300 mm aluminium (TPE damped) Main bearing Inverted stainless steel with ceramic ball with antimagnetic support Wow & flutter ± 0.01% (max) Speed variance ± 0.09% (max) Signal to Noise 73 dB Tonearm 10” cc EVO, Carbon Effective arm length 254 mm Effective tonearmmass 8.5 g Overhang 16.0 mm Tracking force range 10 - 30 mN Cartridge weight range 4 - 14 g (4 different counterweights included) Included accessory Power supply, dust cover Power consumption 2 Watts Dimensions 480 x 235 x 400 mm (WxHxD) Weight 18 kg net
