Pro-Ject Xtension 12 Evolution Turntable

Pro-Ject Xtension 12 Evolution TurntablePro Jects Xtension 12 incorporates decades of experience in turntable design & build. It represents their latest technological efforts to address mass decoupling and resonance reduction. Beginning with the mass loaded magnetically suspended sub chassis and the precision balanced sandwich alloy platter (recycled vinyl alloy), the foundation of this system alone weighs in at over 50 lbs. Additionally, Pro Ject employs magnetic decoupling feet to prevent

Pro-Ject’s Xtension 12 incorporates decades of experience in turntable design & build. It represents their latest technological efforts to address mass-decoupling and resonance reduction. Beginning with the mass-loaded magnetically suspended sub-chassis and the precision-balanced sandwich alloy platter (recycled vinyl/alloy), the foundation of this system alone weighs in at over 50 lbs. Additionally, Pro-Ject employs magnetic-decoupling feet to prevent mechanical vibration from disturbing playback. This mass and its isolation create an environment of extremely low resonance allowing music to emerge from an ultra-silent background. An AC motor with a two-step pulley with electronic speed control maintains perfect pitch and rhythm resulting in inaudible wow & flutter.

There’s also a built-in spirit level to assist in setting the height-adjustable magnetic feet. Further reducing noise and vibration is the isolated TPE mounting board for the 12″ carbon-fiber tonearm. The conical arm with integrated headshell are fabricated from a single piece of carbon fiber to avoid problems associated with standing wave reflections. Single-screw fixing of the armtube allows for simple azimuth adjustment if needed. Additionally, the arm is fully VTA adjustable and includes a purpose-designed DIN-RCA phono cable (1.23m).