Pro-Ject X8 Evolution Audiophile Turntable | Gramophone
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The Pro-Ject X8 Evolution turntable is a true high-end solution, with major technical features adapted from Project's Xtension 9 and 10 turntables
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The X8 EVO precision-balanced platter is machined out of a single piece of aluminum and damped with a TPE (Thermo Plastic Elastomer) insert. The platter rotates on an inverted bearing with a ceramic ball and PTFE thrust pad. To decrease the load on the bearing, an opposing neodymium magnet repels the platter from the plinth and bearing, ensuring smooth and quiet operation for decades to come.
The massive MDF chassis is supported by custom feet which are CNC machined out of aluminum and are fully height-adjustable. They utilize TPE damping technology, very effectively decoupling the X8 from the surface it is placed on. The combination of mass and damping provides a very stable system, isolating the stylus from both airborne and structural vibrations, without being finicky to set, and remains stable and properly aligned over time. You hear your music, not the turntable.
The 9cc EVO carbon tonearm utilizes inverted cardanic tonearm bearings and has four stainless steel tips mounted in ABEC 7 quality ball bearings mounted in a C-shaped section to minimize resonances. The low-mass one-piece carbon fiber tonearm tube is crafted in a conical shape to minimize standing wave vibrations. The tonearm wire loom is one piece, from the cartridge to the 5pin DIN output, designed to allow either single-ended or True Balanced phono connection.
Setting Pro-Ject apart from the competition, all Pro-Ject turntables are configured for balanced operation. Switching to balanced is no subtle upgrade and promises to redefine ‘reference’ sound quality in your turntable system. What’s needed to get there are a) a moving coil cartridge, b) a turntable with balanced phono outputs, c) a phono preamp with balanced phono inputs, and d) a balanced cable carrying the phono signal from the turntable to phono preamp. Typically a much more costly endeavor, Pro-Ject has changed that landscape by offering products that make the technology attainable to any serious listener.
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
0:35 - Who is Pro-Ject?
0:59 - A mass loaded turntable
1:17 - The motor, carbon fiber tonearm & housing
2:18 - Sumiko Moonstone MM phono cartridge included
2:55 - Set-up guide included
3:20 - The platter - a mechanically quiet 'table
4:06 - Inverted bearing spindle, Neodymium Magnet Repulsion System
5:29 - Synchronous Motor, outro
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Timonium - Columbia - DC Metro - Hunt Valley
📞 1-844-GRAMOPHONE
Family-owned and operated since 1976.
#ProJect
#turntable
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The Pro-Ject X8 Evolution turntable is a true high-end solution, with major technical features adapted from Project's Xtension 9 and 10 turntables
Subscribe: @gramophonemd
The X8 EVO precision-balanced platter is machined out of a single piece of aluminum and damped with a TPE (Thermo Plastic Elastomer) insert. The platter rotates on an inverted bearing with a ceramic ball and PTFE thrust pad. To decrease the load on the bearing, an opposing neodymium magnet repels the platter from the plinth and bearing, ensuring smooth and quiet operation for decades to come.
The massive MDF chassis is supported by custom feet which are CNC machined out of aluminum and are fully height-adjustable. They utilize TPE damping technology, very effectively decoupling the X8 from the surface it is placed on. The combination of mass and damping provides a very stable system, isolating the stylus from both airborne and structural vibrations, without being finicky to set, and remains stable and properly aligned over time. You hear your music, not the turntable.
The 9cc EVO carbon tonearm utilizes inverted cardanic tonearm bearings and has four stainless steel tips mounted in ABEC 7 quality ball bearings mounted in a C-shaped section to minimize resonances. The low-mass one-piece carbon fiber tonearm tube is crafted in a conical shape to minimize standing wave vibrations. The tonearm wire loom is one piece, from the cartridge to the 5pin DIN output, designed to allow either single-ended or True Balanced phono connection.
Setting Pro-Ject apart from the competition, all Pro-Ject turntables are configured for balanced operation. Switching to balanced is no subtle upgrade and promises to redefine ‘reference’ sound quality in your turntable system. What’s needed to get there are a) a moving coil cartridge, b) a turntable with balanced phono outputs, c) a phono preamp with balanced phono inputs, and d) a balanced cable carrying the phono signal from the turntable to phono preamp. Typically a much more costly endeavor, Pro-Ject has changed that landscape by offering products that make the technology attainable to any serious listener.
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
0:35 - Who is Pro-Ject?
0:59 - A mass loaded turntable
1:17 - The motor, carbon fiber tonearm & housing
2:18 - Sumiko Moonstone MM phono cartridge included
2:55 - Set-up guide included
3:20 - The platter - a mechanically quiet 'table
4:06 - Inverted bearing spindle, Neodymium Magnet Repulsion System
5:29 - Synchronous Motor, outro
Shop SKY by Gramophone, where you'll get fast and free shipping, straight to your door: https://skybygramophone.com/collectio...
__________________________________________________________________________
Get Inspired! Learn more about Gramophone at:
https://gramophone.contactin.bio/
Instagram - Instagram: gramophone
TikTok - TikTok: gramophonemd
Gramophone | SEE IT. | HEAR IT. | LIVE IT.
Timonium - Columbia - DC Metro - Hunt Valley
📞 1-844-GRAMOPHONE
Family-owned and operated since 1976.
#ProJect
#turntable
#techreview
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