Pro-Ject Audio 1Xpression III Classic (Olive) /w Benz Micro MC Gold Cartridge

Looks and sounds great, includes a Benz Micro MC Gold Cartridge with very little wear (probably isn’t even fully broken in) and retails around $400. It’s Olive wood.

Turntable  

• Available finishes. Mahogany or olive veneer and piano-lacquered black  
  
  
• A quiet running AC motor with a two-step pulley drives the hub and platter via a flat-ground belt.  
  
  
• The medium density fibre plinth stands on three height-adjustable rubber-damped aluminium cones.  
  
  
• The motor is decoupled from the plinth to reduce vibration transmission.  
  
  
• The resonance-optimised platter is a sandwich construction utilising the hub, a fine-balanced aluminium platter and a cork mat (a standard felt mat is supplied also).  
  
  
• The platter’s low-tolerance chrome-plated stainless-steel axle runs on a polished ball bearing in a brass bearing housing.  
  
  
• Connection to the phono input of the amplifier can be made with connecting cables of your taste through the gold plated phono sockets and earth screw. A standard cable is provided.  
  
  
• External power supply avoids potential electro-mechanical interference.  
  
  

 

Tonearm 8.6c   

• Conical carbon-fibre armtube avoids standing wave reflections.  
  
  
• Low mass aluminium headshell securely glued to armtube.  
  
  
• The inverted bearings consist of four hardened stainless steel points bearing in sapphire cushes.  
  
  
• Flexible counterweight shaft avoids vibration at undesirable frequencies.  
  
  
• Solid armbase permits accurate height adjustment of armtube and VTA (vertical tracing angle).  
  
  
• The counterweight supplied is suitable for cartridges weighing between 7 - 12g . An alternative counterweight for cartridges weighing between 4 - 7g is available as an accessory part.  
  
  
• Single-screw fixing of armtube allows rotation for easy adjustment of needle azimuth despite fixed headshell.  
  
  
• Silicone-damped armlift can be adjusted to suit working height of the arm.  
  
  
• The internal wiring consists of flexible high-purity copper from the headshell right through to the gold-plated phono sockets.  

Benz MC Gold Specifications  Output: .5mV  Stylus: .3x.7mil  Impedance: 20 ohms  Loading range: >200 ohms  Weight: 5.7g  Compliance: 15cu  Tracking force: 1.7-1.9g