Pro-Ject RPM 3 Carbon Turntable & Sumiko Moonstone Cartridge (Red)

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An In Stock item is available to ship normally within 24 business hours.

Preorder

A Preorder is an item that has not yet been released. Typically the label will set a projected release date (that is subject to change). If a projected release date is known, we will include this in the description in red. Other Preorders are set to release 'TBA.' This means that release date is yet 'To Be Announced'. The Preorder can be released anywhere between weeks, months or years from its initial announcement.

Backordered

An Out Of Stock item is an item that we normally have available to ship but we are temporarily out of. We do not have a specific date when it will be coming.

Awaiting Repress

Awaiting repress titles are in the process of being repressed by the label. No ETA is available at this time.

Expected On

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Special Order

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Description

Pro-Ject's RPM 3 Carbon turntable uses design elements unheard of in its class. The low-resonance chassis holds an inverted platter bearing with ceramic ball for a reduced rumble. The outboard 15V AC motor is smoothly driven using an ultra-precise AC generator with DC power supply for further enhanced speed stability. The 10" S-shaped tonearm tube is made from carbon fiber, aluminum and a resin damping compound. Using a complex three-step process with heat treatment and 100bar pressure, armtube rigidity is enhanced and internal resonance is reduced to a minimum making the tonearm a perfect carrier for a huge variety of phono cartridges. RPM 3 Carbon features a magnetic anti-skating mechanism and TPE-damped counterweight. All ingredients add up to a miracle of sound at a price that's a no-brainer.

Sumiko Moonstone MM Phono Cartridge

RPM 3 Carbon is now shipping with a Sumiko Moonstone cartridge. Moonstone uses an ultra-low-mass cantilever & magnet assembly allowing for optimal fidelity in the groove. It's resonance-friendly housing delivers music with tonal accuracy & transience that'll enliven your listening.

Sumiko Stylus Replacement & A Unique Tour of the MM Design

Sumiko Phono Cartridges pair well with Pro-Ject tonearms. Their sonic synergy delivers non-fatiguing music that can be enjoyed for hours with no sacrifice to low-level detail & resolution- the things that make our music reproduction spring to life! Upgrading your stylus is an easy, low-risk path to immediate, audible improvement in your analog experience that only improve with break-in. Cartridge/stylus break-in occurs progressively as you listen. Pro-Ject listeners notice the greatest degree of improvement in the 20-50 hour range.

True Balanced – Get Blown Away

Setting them 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 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.

RPM 3 Carbon comes equipped with a balanced RCA/ground phono output and can be run balanced with an RCA > mini XLR phono cable and a balanced phono stage with a mini XLR input (Phono Box S3 B & DS3 B). The turntable ships with an RCA/ground > RCA/ground phono cable for maximum compatibility out of the box (unbalanced dual single-ended RCA/ground is by far the most common connection type in phono). Balanced add-ons are sold separately.

*Excluding turntables with built-in phono preamps.

Features

Precision belt drive using free-standing synchronous motor
Central mass point optimizes resonant behaviour
Ultra precision DC-driven AC generator motor power
Inverted platter bearing with ceramic ball
Platter made from MDF using vinyl mat
10" S-shaped tonearm made from carbon, aluminium, resin utilising special heat and pressure treatments
Magnetic antiskating
Counterweight with TPE damping
Three high-gloss colours (black, red, white)
Lid available as an option
Handmade in Europe

Technical Specifications

Nominal speeds	33/45 r.p.m.
Speed variance	33 - 0,14%, 45 - 0,11%
Wow and flutter	33 - 0,19%, 45 - 0,08%
Signal to noise	71dB
Effective tonearm mass	16g
Effective tonearm length	10 " (254mm)
Overhang	16mm
Power consumption	5 W max / < 0,5W standby
Outboard power supply	15V DC / 800mA , universal power supply
Weight	5.5 kg
Dimensions	37.3 × 44.7 × 11.8 cm

Click Here for the Pro-Ject RPM 3 Carbon Instructions for Use!