Pro-Ject is no stranger to special edition turntables, but its latest effort could be its most special yet. The name of The Classic Reference says it all – it's designed as a luxury benchmark against which all other high-end turntables should be judged. It's essentially a greatest hits piece, taking parts from Pro-Ject's Classic EVO and VPO 175 (built to celebrate the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra's 175th anniversary) to create a stunning limited edition turntable.
It's engineered within an inch of its life. The EVO 9 ASHG tonearm features inverted cardanic Swiss ABEC7 quality bearings with four stainless steel tips, housed in a massive aluminium gimbal to increase stability. The S-shaped arm has internal damping and a removable headshell, while the flexible copper tonearm wire is paired with a gold-plated connector clip.
