Pro-Ject: RPM 5 Carbon Turntable w/ Amethyst Cartridge – Black Pro-Ject

📌LAB POINTS

• high-end model with striking design, decoupled outboard motor, and installed high-end cartridge
• 9“ EVO carbon fiber tonearm
• heavy, non-resonant acrylic platter for better sound performance
• TPE-damped counterweight further reduces unwanted tonearm resonance
• inverted platter bearing with ceramic ball for reduced rumble
• outboard 15V AC motor, smoothly driven using an ultra-precise AC generator w/ DC power supply
• pre-mounted with Sumiko Amethyst MM Cartridge ($599 when purchased separately)
• low-resonance, carbon-wrapped MDF chassis
• switchable 33 / 45 rpm, adjustable with easy-to-access belt adjustment
• handmade in Europe

“RPM 5 Carbon implements the principles of its big brother, RPM 9 Carbon. The low-resonance, carbon-wrapped MDF chassis carries an inverted platter bearing with ceramic ball for ultra-low rumble. The acoustically inert platter is made from satinized acrylic. The outboard 15V AC motor is smoothly driven using an ultra-precise AC generator with DC power supply for further speed stability. The premium 9cc Evolution armtube & headshell are made from a single piece of carbon fiber and is suitable for an array of MM and MC cartridges. A TPE-damped counterweight further reduces unwanted resonance in the tonearm section. All told, RPM 5 Carbon represents a multi-faceted approach to getting your records to sound their very best… and at a stunning price when considering its implementations.” – Pro-Ject

🔎TECH SPECS

• precision belt drive using free-standing synchronous motor
• ultra-precision DC-driven AC generator motor power
• inverted platter bearing with ceramic ball
• acoustically inert acrylic platter
• 9” cc EVO tonearm made from carbon
• counterweight with TPE damping
• adjustable aluminium tip-toe feet
• tonearm will work with both MM and MC cartridges
• note: in order to change speed (33/45rpm), you will adjust the belt around the circular motor drive.
• note: does NOT include dustcover
• Nominal speeds: 33/45 r.p.m.
• speed variance 33: 0,12%, 45: 0,10%
• wow and flutter 33: 0,17%, 45: 0,08%
• signal to noise: 73dB
• effective tonearm mass: 8g
• effective tonearm length: 9 ” (230mm)
• overhang: 18mm
• power consumption: 5 W max / <0,3W standby
• outboard power supply: 15V DC / 800 mA AC, 90-264V AC, 47 – 63Hz
• 12.7 x 16.9 x 5.9″ / 323 x 430 x 150 mm
• 17.6 lbs. / 8 kg

📦COMES WITH

• pre-mounted Sumiko Amethyst Cartridge