PRO-JECT RPM 3 CARBON

RPM 3 Carbon, the new budget turntable from Pro-Ject

This new RPM 3 Carbon is a very interesting product and is equipped with a 10" carbon arm, also in the 2M Silver version.

Q/P ratio champion To enrich the already vast range of turntables in the RPM series, this new RPM 3 Carbon, which joins the RPM 1 Carbon and the more pretentious RPM 5.1, RPM 9.1 Acryl, RPM 9.2 Evolution and RPM 10.1 Evolution.

It therefore completes the range in the bass, which actually had a significant price gap between the first step, the RPM 1 Carbon (recently introduced), and the RPM 5.1

Further news from the capacious cylinder of Heinz Lichtenegger, owner of Pro-Ject, the Austrian company which has long since become the leading turntable manufacturer in the world, with the enviable record of 10,000 pieces/month of machines produced.</ p>

It's called RPM 3 Carbon, therefore, available both in the version without head and in the RPM 3 Carbon 2M Silver version with the well-known Ortofon high-performance cartridge.

External motor decoupled from the chassis with ultra-precise DC/AC power supply, belt drive with manually switchable 33/45 rpm speed, MDF platter with vinyl matte and 10" carbon S-arm.</p >

But that's not all, as the RPM 3 Carbon adopts a ceramic ball bearing, counterweight with TPE damping and magnetic anti-skating. The latter is an important facility, given that the one with nylon cable and counterweight, although equally efficient, proved inconvenient to use, especially for a turntable without a base like this RPM 3 Carbon.

Obviously the sonic performances, above all thanks to the decidedly high-performance arm, are of a high level for a turntable that will never cease to amaze due to the incredible quality/price ratio, even more accentuated in the version with 2M Silver head.</p >

Available in black, red or white all lacquered, RPM 3 Carbon is equipped with gold-plated rear RCA connectors.

Technical characteristics

Speed: 33 and 45 rpm with manual gearbox

Transmission system: belt

Plate: 300mm in MDF

Main bearing: stainless steel with ceramic ball

Wow&Flutter: 33: +/-0.14%, 45: +/-0.11%

Rotation stability: 33: +/-0.19%, 45: +/- 0.08%

Signal to noise ratio: -71 dB

Arm: 10” S-shaped in carbon, aluminum and resin

Effective length: 254mm

Effective mass: 16 grams

CARTRIDGE NOT INCLUDED