High-end turntable with 9″ evo tonearm
Superlative vinyl performance from a compact luxurious turntable/arm configuration!

Xtension 9 Evolution incorporates all our turntable design experience from more than 20 years in a slim-line size to fit standard audio racks. Xtension 9 chassis is made from MDF filled with metal granulate, that gives high mass and is non-resonant. Magnetic feet, which decouple the main plinth from its base, are combined with a weighty 16 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 pure metal for the main platter, we’ve found a perfect alloy which we damped on with thermo plastic elastomers (TPE). Additionally we’ve placed recycled Vinyl records on 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 Xtension 9 Evolution includes a top-class high-end tonearm 9” Evolution.

The turntable comes either with or without a Quintet Black cartridge, manufactured by the cartridge experts at Ortofon. 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 RS preamplifier. Phono Box RS offers balanced phono inputs, what guarantees superior results in high-end vinyl reproduction with a balanced signal source.

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.

FEATURES

Heavy 16 kg belt drive turntable
Mass loaded magnetic floating subchassis
Precision balanced sandwich-platter
Inverted ceramic ball bearing with magnetic support
Heavy weight record clamp
MDF chassis filled with metal granulate with low levels of resonance and high mass
Electronic speed control 33/45 rpm
Tonearm 9cc Evolution made from carbon fibre
Inverted tonearm bearings (ABEC 7 quality)
Dust cover included

TECHNICAL SPECS

Speed 33, 45 (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 ± 0.10% (max)
Speed variance ± 0.09% (max)
Signal to Noise 73 dB
Tonearm 9” cc EVO, Carbon
Effective arm length 230 mm
Effective tonearmmass 8.5 g
Overhang 18.0 mm
Tracking force range 0 – 25 mN
Included accessory Power supply, dust cover
Power consumption 4 Watts max / < 1 Watt standby
Dimensions 465 x 185 x 350 mm (WxHxD)
Weight 18.0 kg net