This is the RPM 9 Carbon belt-drive turntable in the version supplied with an Ortofon Quintet Bronze cartridge on its 9 inch Evo carbon arm. Heavy chassis on magnetic feet, 7.2 kg platter and outboard motor.
RPM 9 Carbon Quintet Bronze: what goes into it
What sets it apart from the base model is the cartridge: here the Ortofon Quintet Bronze is part of the package. It is carried by the 9 inch Evo arm, which has a tapered carbon fibre tube, inverted pivot bearings and very flexible copper wiring inside, an arm designed to track well even with exacting cartridges. Signal leaves through the five-pin Connect it CC phono lead with RCA plugs; anyone running balanced can ask for the XLR version.
Underneath is a mechanism built around mass. The chassis is a sandwich of CNC-worked MDF and resin-coated steel pellets, heat treated and given a carbon surface. It does not rest directly on the furniture: in every foot two opposing magnets hold it almost suspended, and the studs are there purely to centre it.
The 7.2 kg polished aluminium platter has TPE damping inside and a vinyl covering on top, and works with an inverted ceramic bearing that gives constant speed and low background noise. The motor, in a separate body on a very heavy steel base, has precision control built in and a switch for choosing 33 or 45 rpm. A record puck, a 45 rpm adapter and a spirit level complete the kit.
Specifications
- Cartridge supplied: Ortofon Quintet Bronze
- Tonearm: 9 inch CC Evo, tapered carbon tube
- Effective length and overhang: 230 mm, 18 mm
- Effective mass of the arm: 8 g
- Tracking force: adjustable to 35 mN
- Speeds: 33 and 45 rpm, electronic selection
- Drive: belt, separate motor unit with steel base
- Motor control: Speed Box built into the motor unit
- Platter: 7.2 kg, 300 mm aluminium, TPE damping, vinyl covering
- Bearing: inverted stainless design, ceramic ball and plate
- Chassis: MDF, carbon and steel pellets, magnetic feet
- Wow & flutter: ±0.60 % at 33 and at 45 rpm
- Speed drift: ±0.10 % at 33 and at 45 rpm
- Signal-to-noise ratio: 73 dB
- In the box: Connect it CC five-pin RCA lead, record puck, 45 rpm adapter, spirit level
- Power: external 15 V DC / 800 mA supply, mains 110/240 V at 50 or 60 Hz
- Consumption: 13 W maximum, under 0.3 W on standby
- Size and weight: 440 x 180 x 325 mm (width, height, depth), 16.5 kg net
