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Modern and classical designs are working, more than ever before, in harmony. The reason behind the love ofretrois it's inherent mix of classical beauty, mechanical precision, quality components and superior performance.
ProJect products gave analogue a new life in the nineties. We've always endeavoured to prove that music can sound better than with any digital medium. Now with the Xtension, we aim to bring back a classical analogue concept from the eighties,and combine it with advanced contemporary technologies.
After eighteen years of turntable manufacturing for vinyl lovers on a budget, ProJect are delighted to announce our first deck not subscribed to budgetary limitations... and boy, does it deliver!
The critically acclaimed 6perspeX has already proved the fantastic result of using magnets to isolate the sub-chassis. This technology has been re-developed so that the Xtension 12 Evolution can use new magnetic feet, almost completely decoupling the main plinth. Combine this with the weighty 25kg total mass of the turntable, and you've got a unique combination ofmass loaded andfloating turntable design principles for absolute minimal base resonance.
In keeping with these principles, the platter is metal for the sake of its higher mass than other materials. However, the old standard adoption of pure metal has been abandoned because of its highly-resonant tendencies. Instead, they've found a perfect alloy which has been dampened on the inner side with Sorbothane.
Taking this base, ProJect designers have glued recycled records to the top (which act as a perfect mat) and baked it before precision balancing it. The final product subsequently benefits from a wonderfully resonance-free, heavy platter.
Another consideration was the amount of energy the tonearm base would have to take from arm and cartridge movement. These energies have to be controlled, as do those from the motor and the bearing. They have to be kept away from the tonearm to avoid interference. Consequently, the tonearm base on the Xtension 12 Evolution also benefits from high mass technologies, and is isolated from the main board by a sheet of Sorbothane®. This board is still able to incorporate the adoption of different tonearms.
The Xtension 12 Evolution comes with a beautiful dustcover with adjustable hinges. It truly delivers a timelessly classic, exclusive analogue experience.
Product Features
Turntable
Super-heavy 25 kg mass load magnetic floating belt drive design
Sorbothane® damped ultra precise balanced Sandwich platter made from special alloy combined with recycled vinyl
Brass record puck
Ultra low noise motor
Magnet supported, inverted main bearing Type Block 1 with ceramic thrust-pad
Integrated Speed Box SE for super silent motor drive and electronically switchable speed
Metal-granulate filled plinth for universal damping
Mass loaded interchangeable armboard
Height adjustable magnet supported feets for perfect isolation
Gold-plated RCA phono sockets
12cc Evolution Tonearm
12" precision tone-arm with carbon fibre armtube & headshell
Generation 2 carbon technology
Conical armtube avoids standing wave reflections
Highest selection of components
Antiresonace heavy mass cardan bearing block
Inverted bearing design with four hardened ABEC7 spec ballraces
Solid armbase permits accurate height adjustment of armtube and VTA (vertical tracing angle)
Single-screw fixing of armtube allows rotation for easy adjustment of needle azimuth despite fixed headshell
Highly flexible top-grade copper internal wiring
Silicon damped tone-armlift
Resonance optimised Sorbothane® enhanced counterweight construction
Improved anti-skating and tone-arm lift mechanics
Technical Specifications
Speed 33-1/3 RPM 45 RPM 78 RPM
Drive principle Belt drive
Speed Variance ±0.09% (max)
Wow and flutter ±0.1% (max)
Signal to Noise 73 Db
Tonearm 12” EVO
Effective arm length / overhang
304.8 mm / 13.2 mm
Effective arm mass 10.5
Tracking force range
10-35 mN
Cartridge weight range 4 - 14 g
External power supply 220-240V 50Hz 15V 1600mA DC
Power consumption 4W (max.) / < 1 W standby
Available Finishes Mahogany Olive Piano Black Walnut
Dimensions (W x H x D) 550 x 250 x 45 mm
Weight 30 kg
In the Box
ProJect Xtension 12 Evolution Turntable Dust Cover Power Supply Record Puck Connect it E 5P to RCA phono cable
*This information has been obtained from the manufacturer's website. We advise that features & specifications are subject to change without notice. E&OE
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