{"product_id":"tonearm-signature-12","title":"Pro-Ject Tonearm Signature 12","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"entry-title mb-md-4\"\u003eSignature Tonearms 12″\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"sub-h\"\u003eSingle pivot tonearm with SME headshell connection\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"textual\" data-readmore=\"\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"rmjs-1\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSignature tonearms: Beautiful pieces of design and mechanics\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe Pro-Jects tonearm philosophy normally uses stiff, one piece, mid to light weight designs with Cardan pin point bearing. This tonearms perform best with all MM cartridges and MC cartridges with middle compliance. They are responsible for our famous lively, fast and dynamic sound, even in lower price ranges. A unique counterweight construction allows you to balance cartridges from 5 up to 25 grams (excluding headshell) depending on weight of the chosen headshell (up to 37 grams with ´Alu´, up to 39 grams with ´Carbon´, up to 41 grams with ´Wood´). So, this is also an ideal tonearm for direct mounting of SPU cartridges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eHowever the high-end analogue market has moved to a more classic design and use of relatively heavy cartridges with low compliance and low resonance frequency. This allows big sound on big systems. Such cartridges need a heavier arm with more internal damping. Additionally, many customers today want to use different cartridges with different sound types depending on the music style. For this you need a detachable headshell to ensure easy and quick changeovers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eWe use different alloys of metal and aluminium, all worked on the highest precision CNC machine with diamond cutters. The classic S-shaped tonearm tube is made from special aluminium with highest internal damping. To keep the speed of the Pro-Ject sound, we use a special oil-damped uni pivot design. Most common S-shape arms use ball race bearings with much higher friction, which tends to sound slow in an arm with high effective mass. To make the installation of different cartridges even easier, you can adjust overhang at the tonearmbase and adjust the VTA via a hand-set without any additional tool. It´s easy and superfast!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAvailable as an option: alternative headshells\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe tonearm is delivered with one diamond-cut alu headshell with 12-grams mass. To maximise the \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003esound options and allow optimum cartridge headshell weight and resonance combinations we also\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eoffer two different even more lightweight headshells as an option: Carbon and Wood. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eThey all give a different sound. You easily can ´tune´ the effective mass of the arm according to the \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ecompliance of the cartridge to reach an optimum resonance frequency.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"rmjs-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-readmore=\"\" class=\"textual\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eSingle pivot design with minimised bearing friction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eNon magnetic low resonance construction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eFits low to high cartridge mass, including 32gr. SPU\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eHigh rigidity aluminium headshell (12gr) with built-in fingerlift included, allows 1\/2 inch cartridge mount\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eHigh conductivity OFC headshell cables included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eAzimuth adjustment with screw on side\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eBuilt-in 5-pin DIN connector (tonearm cable not included)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eHigh gloss finish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eMeasure it, Alignment + Mounting distance tools included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eDelivered in exclusive wooden jewel box\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eOptional headshells available: Wood (8gr) \u0026amp; Carbon (10gr)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"card-head pointer row no-gutters\" id=\"headingOne\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#specs-content\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"collapseOne\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eTechnical Specifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEffective tonearm lenght in mm (from the tonearm pivot to the stylus)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e304.8\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMounting distance (from the tonearm pivot to the spindle)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e291.6\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOffset angle (between a groove and the stylus direction)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e18°\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOverhang in mm (from the spindle to the stylus)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e13.2\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEffective tonearm mass in grams 17,2 18,5 19,5 (including Alu headshell)\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e19.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCounterweight rotation diameter in mm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e77\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCartridge weight range in grams 5-23 5-25 5-25 (depending on individual headshell weight)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e5-25\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Pro-Ject Audio Systems","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43339132240021,"sku":"9120050438163","price":4756.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/7117\/6085\/files\/signature_12-1.jpg?v=1701799319","url":"https:\/\/houseofstereo.com\/es-ca\/products\/tonearm-signature-12","provider":"House Of Stereo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}