{"id":162688,"date":"2023-06-06T14:23:01","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T13:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=162688"},"modified":"2023-06-06T14:23:01","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T13:23:01","slug":"pro-ject-launches-x8-special-edition-turntable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/pro-ject-launches-x8-special-edition-turntable\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro-Ject launches X8 Special Edition turntable"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pro-Ject\u00a0has expanded its X series of turntables with the limited edition\u00a0X\u00a08\u00a0Special\u00a0Edition\u00a0.\u00a0The base model\u00a0Pro-Ject X8 \u00a0appeared in January of this year, but in standard finishes. The Special Edition variant is distinguished by its premium looks and the complete Ortofon MC Quintet Black S cartridge\u00a0. The Pro-Ject X8 Special Edition player immediately attracts attention.<\/p>\n<p>The combination of black lacquer and metallic coating on the edges of the table gives the model a strict, sophisticated look.\u00a0The flagship Ortofon MC Quintet Black S cartridge was chosen as the pickup head. The cartridge provides extremely accurate tracking with almost no resonances and parasitic vibrations, high detail and a voluminous sound stage.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/142_techweek.webp\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Pro-Ject X8 Special Edition turntable features a massive MDF chassis on height-adjustable, damped metal feet.\u00a0The total weight of the apparatus is 15 kg.\u00a0The model has a massive aluminum platter.\u00a0The disk bearing is equipped with a ceramic bearing and magnetic suspension &#8211; so the rotation becomes silent and smooth.\u00a0The engine in the Pro-Ject X8 Special Edition is powered by a speed stabilization unit and is damped from the chassis to eliminate the transmission of vibrations to the turntable.\u00a0Two speeds of disk rotation are supported &#8211; 33 and 45 rpm.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/143_techweek.webp\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The tonearm on the turntable is a 9-inch cc Evolution tapered 100% carbon fibre.\u00a0The arm bearings are precision ABEC 7. The turntable is equipped with a 5-pin balanced output for connecting to the balanced input of a phono stage &#8211; that is, you get a fully balanced circuit with all its advantages.\u00a0To connect the Pro-Ject X8 Special Edition turntable to phono stages without a balanced input, a Pro-Ject 5 Pin to 2 x RCA cable is included.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/144_techweek.webp\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Turntable\u00a0Pro\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Ject\u00a0X\u00a08\u00a0Special\u00a0Edition will soon enter the market.<\/p>\n<p>In Europe, the turntable is offered at 2,599 euros\u00a0.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pro-Ject\u00a0has expanded its X series of turntables with the limited edition\u00a0X\u00a08\u00a0Special\u00a0Edition\u00a0.\u00a0The base model\u00a0Pro-Ject X8 \u00a0appeared in January of this year, but in standard finishes. The Special Edition variant is distinguished by its premium looks and the complete Ortofon MC Quintet Black S cartridge\u00a0. The Pro-Ject X8 Special Edition player immediately attracts attention. The combination of [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/pro-ject-launches-x8-special-edition-turntable\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10404,"featured_media":162694,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[642],"tags":[779],"class_list":["post-162688","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-hi-fi","tag-news"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162688","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=162688"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162688\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/162694"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=162688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=162688"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=162688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}