Introducing the Xtension 12 Evolution Turntable
Prefitted with your choice of Cartridge for Stunning Vinyl Performance
Modern and classical designs are working, more than ever before, in harmony. The reason behind the love of retro is 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 of mass loaded and floating 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)
±0.1% (max)
73 Db
12” EVO
10.5
4 - 14 g
External power supply
220-240V 50Hz
15V 1600mA DC
Power consumption
4W (max.) / < 1 W standby
Cartridge Options (prices vary)
No Cartridge
Ortofon 2M Black LVB
Ortofon MC X40
Ortofon Cadenza Blue
Ortofon Cadenza Bronze
Ortofon Cadenza Black
Available Finishes
Mahogany
Olive
Piano Black
Walnut
Walnut Burl Gloss
Walnut Burl Satin
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 Manufacturers website. We advise that Features & Specifications are subject change from Manufacturer without notice.
E&OE
