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Gadgets that showcase thevery best that design andtechnology have to offerSHOWSTOPPER
Unlocking the highest quality audio from your hi-fi usually means paying a serious markup.
Accessing features like proper shielding for your connections can increase the cost from
reasonable to exorbitant. Fortunately, with its latest turntable, Pro-Ject is bucking this trend,
bringing balanced cable connections at a much more reasonable price. Pair the X 8 with a
compatible phono stage and it enables you to use five-pin XLR cables to carry your tunes, which
double up and invert the signal to cancel out any noise or interference that would otherwise be
picked up. Coupled with the X8’s one-piece, tapered carbon fibre tonearm and the award-winning
Ortofon Quintet Blue moving coil cartridge, this should be the cleanest- and most dynamic-
sounding turntable you can buy in this price bracket.
£ 2 , 099 , project-audio.com
PRO-JECT X 8
NO NOISE,NO NONSENSE
Along with its balanced XLR
connections, the X 8 reduces
interference further with its
precision-cut aluminiumplatter
dampened with TPE rubber and
low-noise ACmotor