Pro-Ject salutes its previous with a particular Perspective Final Edition turntable

Pro-Ject has taken an entire new perspective with its newest document participant, reinventing a deck it launched in 1999 with trendy parts and engineering strategies. The new Perspective Final Edition is a contemporary tackle the ‘6.9 Perspective’ turntable that launched the Austrian firm into the high-end house, following the industrial success of its budget-friendly 1 and a couple of spinners within the early ’90s. We known as that previous Perspective “phenomenal worth” for its then-£1000 worth (roughly £2000 in at present’s cash) and it ranks amongst the 12 finest Pro-Ject turntables of all time in our eyes – and never simply due to its clear base both (pictured beneath).

The new Perspective will likely be trying to repeat that success at its £1299 asking worth (US and Australia pricing to observe), although it’s a limited-edition mannequin of 400 items and can retail completely at Sevenoaks Sound and Vision within the UK. 

If you have been questioning what the ‘Final Edition’ naming was all about, that refers to an all-new line of Pro-Ject turntables that “pays homage to its illustrious previous”, of which this Perspective is the primary. ‘Final Edition releases are simply that, closing, signalling the landing of a mannequin’s manufacturing arc’, notes the official press launch.

While the Pro-Ject 1 and a couple of’s construct centred on rigidity with a strong plinth and heavy platter, the previous Perspective was born out of the remoted precept, with a tonearm and platter on a sub-chassis spring remoted from the principle chassis. The new Perspective Final Edition makes use of its forebear’s design blueprint – together with that clear base, after all – however furthers its stability, that includes a decoupled sub-chassis and three adjustable springs to forestall undesirable vibrations from transferring to the needle. It additionally rests on height-adjustable aluminium spikes for additional isolation.

Another development is the inclusion of an digital speed-switch-controlled two-speed motor, changing the multi-motor resolution that allowed vinyl to spin at completely different tempos if the proprietor so wished. Naturally, there’s a new cartridge on the finish of the nine-inch, carbon-fibre tonearm, specifically the Ortofon 2M Bronze (which itself has a retail worth of £365).

A mud cowl and personalised certificates of possession full the package deal, which fits on sale this month. A serial-numbered plaque for his or her deck may be requested, too.

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