Product Overview
Precision belt drive using free-standing synchronous motor
Central mass point optimizes vibrancy behavior
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 colors (black, red, white)
Lid available as an option
Handmade in Europe
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 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. Listeners notice the greatest degree of improvement in the 20-50 hour range.
True Balanced – Get Blown Away
Set 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).
