Project Xtension 9 SuperPack Turntable
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, Pro-Ject found a perfect alloy which they damped on with thermo plastic elastomers (TPE). Additionally they placed recycled Vinyl records on top (which act as a perfect mat) and baked 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.
in the box:
- Xtension 9 Evolution optionally as SuperPack with Ortofon Quintet Black
- Connect it 5P-E RCA Cable (Upgrade option: 5P-XLR)
- Dust cover
- Adapter for 7“ singles
- Record puck
- Counterweights for 5-14g cartridges
- Power supply, allen key, spirit level, gloves
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
- Speeds: 33 / 45 RPM (Electronic)
- Turntable Feet: TPE-Damped Aluminium
- Magnetically Supported
- T/T Main Bearing Damping: Heavy-Weight Metal Block
- Speed Variance: ±0.09%
- Wow & Flutter: ±0.10%
- Signal to Noise: -73dB
- Platter: 300mm Sandwich-Type (5.4kg)
- Record Puck Weight: 0.8kg
- Tonearm: 9CC Evolution
- Effective Arm Length: 230mm
- Overhang: 18mm
- Effective Tonearm Mass: 8.5g
- Tracking Force Range: 0 - 25mN
- Cartridge Weight Range: 4 - 14g (4 Different Counterweights)
- Tonearm Cable Included: Pro-Ject Connect-IT 5P E 1.23m
- External Power Supply: 15V / 1.6A DC
- Power Consumption: 4W (Max.)/ <1W Standby
- Included Accessories: Dust Cover, Record Puck
- Dimensions: 465 x 185 x 350mm
- Weight: 16kg (net)