EVO CA Premium Tonearms

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EVO 9 CA Premium
The Evolution range of tonearms from Pro-Ject Audio Systems are some of the most coveted tonearms on the market. Available in 9", 10" and 12" lengths, the Evolution models offer flexibility, reliability and great sound for a competitive price.

The EVO AS Tonearms

The all-new EVO CA Premium tonearm range features the latest and greatest technologies founded by Pro-Ject. Over years and years of development and testing, these tonearms are a perfect upgrade for your turntable. Featuring new finishes and many additional improvements, such as the massive stainless
steel bearing block, solid inner tonearm bearing design and high purity silver inner wiring.

The tonearm is one of the most important parts of a turntable and therefore not only influences, but also shapes the sound in a specific way. Pro-Ject did in-depth listening tests with different bearing types, tonearm materials and also cartridge combinations to develop the sound we are looking for.

About 15 years ago, Pro-Ject designed and released the revolutionary EVO CC full carbon tonearm range. These tonearms were a huge success and with this experience they were able to further develop their tonearm design. This new EVO and EVO Premium tonearm range are the result of Pro-Ject's work from the last years, and they are proud to also offer new finishes and many additional improvements.

The Design

Pro-Ject has been designing tonearms for more than three decades. The company has tested many arms in listening- and measuring sessions with close to 50 cartridges of different types and technologies.

10 Insights from Pro-Ject's Research

1) Damped counterweights and super high mass bearing gimbals to dampen tonearm resonances.

2) A conical tonearm tube design guarantees that resonances are traveling to the bearing block and also reduces the moving mass of the tonearm/headshell.

3) Single-piece tonearm tubes increase the stiffness and also reduce the mass on the end of the tonearm and increase sound transparency.

4) Correct tonearm and cartridge matching and the resulting cartridge/tonearm resonance are exceptionally critical for clean tracking and accurate controlled bass reproduction.

5) For low compliance cartridges, you need tonearms with high effective mass, or in other words, tonearms made of aluminum alloys as opposed to carbon.

6) High-purity conductors have a significant positive influence on lowlevel cartridge signals, so Pro-Ject use the highest purity copper and in the premium super clean silver wiring.

7) High mass flange design is crucial to fix the tonearm securely to the turntable.

8) Massive tonearm holder reduces the overall resonances of the whole tonearm.

9) An assortment of different counterweights is necessary to balance the cartridge correctly. The counterweight needs to be as close as possible to the bearing for increased stability and low tonearm inertia.

10) A precision arm can only be made with the highest level of diamond knife machinery, allowing you to work with tolerances of 1/1000mm.

EVO Technology

Based on the above 10 points, Pro-Ject designed the NEW EVO Tonearm series. The central idea is the super high mass gimbals with the ultra-low friction 4-point Swiss-made bearing assembly.

Pro-Ject have found the best technical solution: 4-pin-point cardan bearings. They are very stable and have low friction to guarantee a beautiful soundstage and clean tracking.

If you have medium to low compliance cartridges, getting a better sound than from Pro-Ject's EVO CC full carbon arm, as is featured on all of Pro-Ject's high-end products, is very difficult.

However, for low-compliance cartridges it would be best to have more effective mass. For example: Pro-Ject's carbon-aluminium or aluminium s-shape arms.

More on The New Range

The new EVO range is a big comprehensive family allowing you to find a tonearm with the effective mass and choice of materials that suits your cartridge the most. Pro-Ject offer the lightest options with a pure carbon tonearm tube to the slightly heavier carbon-aluminium sandwich constructions up to S-shape aluminium tonearms with SME-headshells allowing for fine-tuning the weight even more, by experimenting with different headshell materials. Available in 9“, 10“ and 12“ lengths, standard black or hand-polished silver, and Premium versions with stainless steel bearing block, silver tonearm wiring, and improved bearing block and counterweight design, this is the most complete tonearm range on the market right now.

EVO 10 CA Premium
The Evolution range of tonearms from Pro-Ject Audio Systems are some of the most coveted tonearms on the market. Available in 9", 10" and 12" lengths, the Evolution models offer flexibility, reliability and great sound for a competitive price.

The EVO AS Tonearms

The all-new EVO CA Premium tonearm range features the latest and greatest technologies founded by Pro-Ject. Over years and years of development and testing, these tonearms are a perfect upgrade for your turntable. Featuring new finishes and many additional improvements, such as the massive stainless
steel bearing block, solid inner tonearm bearing design and high purity silver inner wiring.

The tonearm is one of the most important parts of a turntable and therefore not only influences, but also shapes the sound in a specific way. Pro-Ject did in-depth listening tests with different bearing types, tonearm materials and also cartridge combinations to develop the sound we are looking for.

About 15 years ago, Pro-Ject designed and released the revolutionary EVO CC full carbon tonearm range. These tonearms were a huge success and with this experience they were able to further develop their tonearm design. This new EVO and EVO Premium tonearm range are the result of Pro-Ject's work from the last years, and they are proud to also offer new finishes and many additional improvements.

The Design

Pro-Ject has been designing tonearms for more than three decades. The company has tested many arms in listening- and measuring sessions with close to 50 cartridges of different types and technologies.

10 Insights from Pro-Ject's Research

1) Damped counterweights and super high mass bearing gimbals to dampen tonearm resonances.

2) A conical tonearm tube design guarantees that resonances are traveling to the bearing block and also reduces the moving mass of the tonearm/headshell.

3) Single-piece tonearm tubes increase the stiffness and also reduce the mass on the end of the tonearm and increase sound transparency.

4) Correct tonearm and cartridge matching and the resulting cartridge/tonearm resonance are exceptionally critical for clean tracking and accurate controlled bass reproduction.

5) For low compliance cartridges, you need tonearms with high effective mass, or in other words, tonearms made of aluminum alloys as opposed to carbon.

6) High-purity conductors have a significant positive influence on lowlevel cartridge signals, so Pro-Ject use the highest purity copper and in the premium super clean silver wiring.

7) High mass flange design is crucial to fix the tonearm securely to the turntable.

8) Massive tonearm holder reduces the overall resonances of the whole tonearm.

9) An assortment of different counterweights is necessary to balance the cartridge correctly. The counterweight needs to be as close as possible to the bearing for increased stability and low tonearm inertia.

10) A precision arm can only be made with the highest level of diamond knife machinery, allowing you to work with tolerances of 1/1000mm.

EVO Technology

Based on the above 10 points, Pro-Ject designed the NEW EVO Tonearm series. The central idea is the super high mass gimbals with the ultra-low friction 4-point Swiss-made bearing assembly.

Pro-Ject have found the best technical solution: 4-pin-point cardan bearings. They are very stable and have low friction to guarantee a beautiful soundstage and clean tracking.

If you have medium to low compliance cartridges, getting a better sound than from Pro-Ject's EVO CC full carbon arm, as is featured on all of Pro-Ject's high-end products, is very difficult.

However, for low-compliance cartridges it would be best to have more effective mass. For example: Pro-Ject's carbon-aluminium or aluminium s-shape arms.

More on The New Range

The new EVO range is a big comprehensive family allowing you to find a tonearm with the effective mass and choice of materials that suits your cartridge the most. Pro-Ject offer the lightest options with a pure carbon tonearm tube to the slightly heavier carbon-aluminium sandwich constructions up to S-shape aluminium tonearms with SME-headshells allowing for fine-tuning the weight even more, by experimenting with different headshell materials. Available in 9“, 10“ and 12“ lengths, standard black or hand-polished silver, and Premium versions with stainless steel bearing block, silver tonearm wiring, and improved bearing block and counterweight design, this is the most complete tonearm range on the market right now.

EVO 12 CA Premium
The Evolution range of tonearms from Pro-Ject Audio Systems are some of the most coveted tonearms on the market. Available in 9", 10" and 12" lengths, the Evolution models offer flexibility, reliability and great sound for a competitive price.

The EVO AS Tonearms

The all-new EVO CA Premium tonearm range features the latest and greatest technologies founded by Pro-Ject. Over years and years of development and testing, these tonearms are a perfect upgrade for your turntable. Featuring new finishes and many additional improvements, such as the massive stainless
steel bearing block, solid inner tonearm bearing design and high purity silver inner wiring.

The tonearm is one of the most important parts of a turntable and therefore not only influences, but also shapes the sound in a specific way. Pro-Ject did in-depth listening tests with different bearing types, tonearm materials and also cartridge combinations to develop the sound we are looking for.

About 15 years ago, Pro-Ject designed and released the revolutionary EVO CC full carbon tonearm range. These tonearms were a huge success and with this experience they were able to further develop their tonearm design. This new EVO and EVO Premium tonearm range are the result of Pro-Ject's work from the last years, and they are proud to also offer new finishes and many additional improvements.

The Design

Pro-Ject has been designing tonearms for more than three decades. The company has tested many arms in listening- and measuring sessions with close to 50 cartridges of different types and technologies.

10 Insights from Pro-Ject's Research

1) Damped counterweights and super high mass bearing gimbals to dampen tonearm resonances.

2) A conical tonearm tube design guarantees that resonances are traveling to the bearing block and also reduces the moving mass of the tonearm/headshell.

3) Single-piece tonearm tubes increase the stiffness and also reduce the mass on the end of the tonearm and increase sound transparency.

4) Correct tonearm and cartridge matching and the resulting cartridge/tonearm resonance are exceptionally critical for clean tracking and accurate controlled bass reproduction.

5) For low compliance cartridges, you need tonearms with high effective mass, or in other words, tonearms made of aluminum alloys as opposed to carbon.

6) High-purity conductors have a significant positive influence on lowlevel cartridge signals, so Pro-Ject use the highest purity copper and in the premium super clean silver wiring.

7) High mass flange design is crucial to fix the tonearm securely to the turntable.

8) Massive tonearm holder reduces the overall resonances of the whole tonearm.

9) An assortment of different counterweights is necessary to balance the cartridge correctly. The counterweight needs to be as close as possible to the bearing for increased stability and low tonearm inertia.

10) A precision arm can only be made with the highest level of diamond knife machinery, allowing you to work with tolerances of 1/1000mm.

EVO Technology

Based on the above 10 points, Pro-Ject designed the NEW EVO Tonearm series. The central idea is the super high mass gimbals with the ultra-low friction 4-point Swiss-made bearing assembly.

Pro-Ject have found the best technical solution: 4-pin-point cardan bearings. They are very stable and have low friction to guarantee a beautiful soundstage and clean tracking.

If you have medium to low compliance cartridges, getting a better sound than from Pro-Ject's EVO CC full carbon arm, as is featured on all of Pro-Ject's high-end products, is very difficult.

However, for low-compliance cartridges it would be best to have more effective mass. For example: Pro-Ject's carbon-aluminium or aluminium s-shape arms.

More on The New Range

The new EVO range is a big comprehensive family allowing you to find a tonearm with the effective mass and choice of materials that suits your cartridge the most. Pro-Ject offer the lightest options with a pure carbon tonearm tube to the slightly heavier carbon-aluminium sandwich constructions up to S-shape aluminium tonearms with SME-headshells allowing for fine-tuning the weight even more, by experimenting with different headshell materials. Available in 9“, 10“ and 12“ lengths, standard black or hand-polished silver, and Premium versions with stainless steel bearing block, silver tonearm wiring, and improved bearing block and counterweight design, this is the most complete tonearm range on the market right now.

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EVO 9 CA Premium

RRP: £1249.00

The Evolution range of tonearms from Pro-Ject Audio Systems are some of the most coveted tonearms on the market. Available in 9", 10" and 12" lengths, the Evolution models offer flexibility, reliability and great sound for a competitive price.

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The EVO CA Premium Tonearms

The all-new EVO CA Premium tonearm range features the latest and greatest technologies founded by Pro-Ject. Over years and years of development and testing, these tonearms are a perfect upgrade for your turntable. Featuring new finishes and many additional improvements, such as the massive stainless
steel bearing block, solid inner tonearm bearing design and high purity silver inner wiring.

Most importantly, a sandwich construction of carbon and aluminium results in an even more resonance resistant tonearm tube and increased effective tonearm mass.

The Design

The EVO CA Premium range comes fully equipped with a carbon/aluminium tonearm tube with conical shape ensuring that resonances are eliminated and that the moving mass of the tonearm is reduced. Inverted Swiss ABEC 7 quality 4 stainless steel tips in cardanic ball bearings.

This premium bearing arrangement ensures the installed cartridge can pick up even more of the delicate musical information in the record groove.

Not forgetting the hybrid tonearm tube with a one-piece carbon fibre layer wrapped around an aluminium inner-tube. The result is a tonearm with slightly higher effective mass than the standard CC version, improved damping, and better electrical isolation.

EVO Technology

The new EVO range is a big comprehensive family allowing you to find a tonearm with the effective mass and choice of materials that suits your cartridge the most. Offering the lightest options with a pure carbon tonearm tube to the slightly heavier carbon-aluminium sandwich constructions up to S-shape aluminium tonearms with SME-headshells allowing for fine-tuning the weight even more, by experimenting with different headshell materials.

The EVO CA Premium is supplied with two damped stainless steel counterweights in the box, capable of finer setting adjustments, suiting most cartridge weights. Additional counterweights are available.

Available in 9“, 10“ and 12“ lengths, and Premium versions with stainless steel bearing block, silver tonearm wiring, and improved bearing block and counterweight design, this is the most complete tonearm range on the market right now.

Jason Kennedy , Hi-Fi+ , May 2024

Pro-Ject Evo 9 CA Premium Tonearm Review

"This is a fine-sounding and well-made tonearm that will suit a wide range of turntables and cartridges. "

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  • For more information on these advanced cartridge set-up processes, visit the Cartridges section of our Technical Support area.

  • The tonearm is one of the most crucial parts of a turntable, allowing the cartridge to navigate the record grooves and only passing through musical information without noise or degradation. Therefore, technically correct designs are essential, and the latest 2023 EVO range achieves this with a host of industry-leading technologies and expert-engineering.

    Alongside this new range, we are offering you, the customer, the ability to take advantage of this new range with the EVO Tonearm Upgrade Program. Whether at the point of purchase or upgrading your existing tonearm, you could make a saving and enjoy a brand-new tonearm.

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