The flagship of the Xtension series: belt drive, a 12-inch EVO arm, an MDF chassis weighted with steel pellets and magnetically decoupled feet, 30 kg in all. The cartridge is chosen separately.
Xtension 12 Evolution: how it is built
In the Xtension 12 Evolution mass is used methodically. The chassis is MDF filled with steel pellets: it therefore weighs a great deal, yet not being a solid block of metal it does not ring like a bell when excited. The platter is precision-machined aluminium, with a TPE damping ring inside and a vinyl layer where the record sits.
To turn a heavy platter in silence the spindle is inverted, with a ceramic ball, and a magnetic prop lightens its load, cutting noise and resonance. The three feet work the same way: their magnets hold the turntable suspended above the shelf and separate it from vibration in the room. The motor is fed by a precision electronic generator that steadies its rotation, and the three speeds, 78 rpm included, are changed with a button.
The 12-inch EVO arm has an effective length of 304.8 mm, which reduces tracking error compared with shorter arms, and an effective mass of 10.5 g. It accepts cartridges of 4 to 14 g with tracking force up to 35 mN. The kit includes the Record Puck clamp, the dust cover and a Connect it E phono lead with a 5-pin connector and RCA output.
Specifications
- Speeds: 33, 45 and 78 rpm
- Drive: belt
- Speed deviation: +/- 0.09%
- Wow & flutter: +/- 0.01% at most
- S/N ratio: 73 dB
- Arm: 12-inch EVO
- Effective length: 304.8 mm
- Effective mass: 10.5 g
- Overhang: 13.2 mm
- Downforce: 10 to 35 mN
- Cartridge weights accepted: 4 to 14 g
- External supply: 15 V DC / 1600 mA
- Power draw: 4 W at most, under 1 W in standby
- Supplied: Record Puck, Connect it E phono lead (5-pin/RCA), dust cover, power supply
- Size, lid shut (W/H/D): 550 x 250 x 450 mm
- Weight: 30 kg
- Finishes: high-gloss black, mahogany, olive, high-gloss walnut burl, satin walnut burl
