Pro-ject Xpression III Turntable

Pro-ject Xpression III Turntable

Carbon fibre composite tube on tonearm vertical tracking angle adjustable Suitable for high quality cartridges

Cast aluminium platter with felt matt 24ct gold plated RCA phono plugs.

The Pro-Ject Xpression is an evolution of the longstanding Pro-Ject 1, a slick looking design with a nicely soft-edged plinth and a carbon fibre tonearm. The fact that an Ortofon Alpha cartridge is included in the £435 price is pretty impressive when you consider what carbon fibre arms go for when less competitive companies make them. All else is new - it has an upgraded motor, higher density plinth and of course carbon fibre where there was previously aluminium in the arm, the latter also featuring better bearings. This is a deck that has its guns aimed squarely at Rega's P2, but includes a £50 cartridge. On paper it’s not a very close contest.

In construction the Xpression has an MDF plinth that sits on four rubber feet and supports an acrylic platter on a belt-driven sub platter. Changing speed is a slightly fiddly manual operation but at least does not require the removal of the platter as is often the case, The belt is a flat rubber type that’s driven by a motor suspended in the plinth. To turn the motor on and off you feel under the front edge of the plinth for a little rocker switch.

Specification

Amplifier connection MM-input

Nominal speeds 33 / 45 / 78 r.p.m. (78 optional)

Dust cover yes

RCA phono sockets yes

Rubber-damped aluminium cones yes

Tonearm Pro-Ject 8.6c

Tonearm with fibre armtube and sapphire thrust-pads yes

Effective tonearm length 8,6 " (218,5mm)

Effective tonearm mass 8,7g

Overhang 18,5mm

Supplied counterweight cartridge weight 4 - 7g

Optional counterweight cartridge weight 7 - 12g

Downforce range 10 - 30mN

Speed variance ±0,5 %

Wow and flutter ±0,1 %

Signal to noise -70dB

Platter weight/diameter 0,9kg/300mm

Power supply type Mains-fed outboard power supply

220 - 240V, 50 cycles or 100 - 110V, 60 cycles

Output voltage 16V/500mA AC

Power consumption 2W

Dimensions (lid open) 415 x 365 x 405mm

Dimensions (lid closed) 415 x 118 x 320mm

Weight 5,5kg

Dimensions (W x H x D)