Pro-Ject Signature 10 Turntable

$8,499.00$9,999.00

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The Pro-Ject Signature 10 Turntable is a high-end audiophile masterpiece implementing both mass-loaded and magnetically-suspended designs.

  • Includes a ultra-rigid, high-precision 10″ curved tonearm with replaceable headshell
  • Resonance-optimized, TPE-damped alloy platter
Description

Pro-Ject Signature 10 Turntable – Pro-Ject

The Pro-Ject Signature 10 is a no-compromise, high-end turntable implementing both mass-loaded and magnetically-suspended principles. The 3 isolation feet use opposing magnets to suspend the steel-pellet-filled plinth over the surface on which it rests. TPE ‘pillows’ decouple the machined aluminum sub-chassis from the plinth and further isolate the high-mass record platter. Precision-machined and TPE-damped, the platter is virtually resonance-free and runs ultra-silently on an inverted ceramic ball-bearing that’s also magnetically suspended.

The 10” single-pivot tonearm is a genuine Pro-Ject design. It’s widely adjustable and includes an array of counterweights so that virtually any cartridge can be mounted. All told, Signature 10 is an audiophile marvel that represents Pro-Ject’s championship in precision engineering as well as their deep appreciation for analog reproduction.

Inside the Plinth
RPM 9 & 10 Carbon, Xtension 9, 10 & 12 Evolution, and Signature 10 & 12 use plinths that are more than meets the eye. These high-end turntables not only use medium-density fiber (MDF, which absorbs resonance), but inside the plinths are also “central gravity points” filled will steel pellets. Drawing harmful resonance to the central gravity point all but eliminates the potential for plinth and bearing noise to reach the tonearm and cartridge. Pellets are used as opposed to a solid alloy due to their dispersion effect where a solid alloy may resonate. This design heightens the overall mass of these turntables as well, a well-known approach to optimizing sonics.

True Balanced – Get Blown Away
Setting us 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.

Signature 10 comes equipped with a balanced 5-pin DIN phono output and can be run balanced with either DIN > XLR or DIN > mini XLR phono cables and a balanced phono stage. The turntable ships with a DIN > RCA 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. Browse options for balanced phono preamps & cables in the reel below!

*Excluding turntables with built-in phono preamps.

What to expect in the box:

  • Signature 10 Turntable
  • Tonearm cable included: DIN-RCA

Product Details:

  • Features
  • Mass-loaded belt-driven sub-chassis design
  • Magnetically decoupled main platter
  • Resonance-optimized, TPE-damped alloy platter
  • Inverted main bearing with ceramic ball
  • Sophisticated drive system for heightened speed stability
  • Signature 10 single-pivot tonearm
  • Magnetically decoupled plinth
  • Specs
  • Speeds: 33 & 45rpm (electronic speed change)
  • Motor control system: Precision generator
  • Platter: 10.4kg (22.93lbs), TPE-damped
  • Platter puck: 405g
  • Main bearing: Ceramic (ball/plate), magnetically decoupled
  • Tonearm: 10” single-pivot, aluminum
  • Effective arm length: 254.8mm
  • Overhang: 16mm
  • Effective arm mass: 15.5g
  • Power supply: 16V DC/1600mA
  • Standby power consumption: <1W
  • Dimensions (WxHxD): 475 x 195 x 354mm
  • Dimensions (standard): 18.7 x 7.68 x 13.94″
  • Weight: 23kg (50.71lbs) net
  • Black Gloss Paint Version EAN: 9120050438170
  • Mahogany Real Wood Veneer Version EAN: 9120050438194
  • Walnut Real Veneer Satin Version EAN: 9120097821782
  • Olive Real Veneer Gloss Version EAN: 9120050438187
  • Palisander Real Veneer Satin Version EAN: 9120071656751
  • White Gloss Paint Version EAN: 9120082380539
  • Walnut Burl Real Veneer Satin Version EAN: 9120097822918
  • Walnut Burl Real Veneer Gloss Version EAN: 9120097823250

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Additional information
Weight 50.71 lbs
Dimensions 13.94 × 18.7 × 7.68 in
Color Choice

Black Gloss Paint

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Mahogany Real Wood Veneer

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Olive Real Veneer Gloss

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Palisander Real Veneer Satin

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Walnut Burl Real Veneer Gloss

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Walnut Burl Real Veneer Satin

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Walnut Real Veneer Satin

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White Gloss Paint