Pro-Ject RPM 1 Carbon/Sumiko Pearl

Description

RPM 1 Carbon utilises a lot of innovations and enhancements: A low resonance chassis holds a newly designed inverted platter bearing with ceramic ball for further reduced rumble. An outboard 15V AC motor is smoothly driven using an ultra-precision AC generator with DC power supply for further enhanced speed stability. A completely new designed S-shaped tonearm tube is made from carbon fibre, aluminium and resin. Using a complex 3-step process with heat treatment and 100 bar pressure, the arm tube rigidity is strenghtened, internal damping is maximized and resonances are reduced to a minimum. This makes the tonearm also suitable for MC cartridges. Additional features are a new magnetic antiskating mechanism and a TPE-damped counterweight.

The RPM 1 Carbon is available with or without Sumioko Pearl cartridge. A super shielded, semi-symmetrical, low-capacitance Pro-Ject Connect it E phono cable is included.

The features list includes a recision belt drive using synchronous motor (an ultra-precision DC-driven AC generator motor power), inverted platter bearing with ceramic ball, platter made from MDF using felt mat, an 8,6” S-shaped tonearm made from carbon, aluminium, resin utilising special heat and pressure treatments, magnetic antiskating and counterweight with TPE damping.