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Pro-Ject Pick it MM EVO - Universal MM cartridge system

The Pro-Ject Pick it MM EVO is a pickup system that delivers impressive quality at a particularly attractive price and can also be used flexibly with a wide variety of electronics.

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  • The Pro-Ject Pick it MM EVO from Pro-Ject Audio Systems is a pickup system with impressive quality at a particularly attractive price.

For a long time now, Pro-Ject Audio Systems has no longer been content to simply use cartridge systems from its long-standing partner Ortofon A/S on its record players. Instead, the company has long since developed its own range of cartridge systems, which it offers as part of the Pro-Ject Pick it Series.

In many cases, however, the company still relies on the expertise of its long-standing partner Ortofon A/S, as is the case with the Pro-Ject Pick it MM EVO cartridge, which is advertised as a particularly attractively priced, yet high-quality and, above all, very flexible cartridge system.

MM cartridge with outstanding dynamics

It is above all the dynamics that characterise the new Pro-Ject Pick it MM EVO, according to the manufacturer. The pickup system should also prove to be a solution that can be used very flexibly with a wide variety of electronics. This is ensured in particular by an output voltage of no less than 7 mV.

The new Pro-Ject Pick it MM EVO is equipped with an elliptical stylus, as the data sheet reveals. As a result, it delivers a very detailed sound reproduction with a large sound stage, as the manufacturer states. Explzit also emphasises that a very robust stylus carrier is used here, so that the Pro-Ject Pick it MM EVO can also be used by DJs without any problems. If necessary, the stylus can also be easily replaced.

Another important feature is the so-called split pole pins from Ortofon A/S, which are said to enable a linear frequency response comparable to that of the best MC cartridge systems.

Technical data of the Pro-Ject Pick it MM EVO

As already described, this is a cartridge system based on the moving magnet principle, which utilises a pick-up diamond with an elliptical cut with a rounding of r/R 8/18 µm. With a termination resistance of 47 kOhm, the recommended termination impedance should be between 150 and 300 pF, the tracking force between 1,6 and 2,0 g, ideally 1,8 g. The output voltage of the 7,2 g cartridge system is stated as 7 mV.

Prices and availability

The new Pro-Ject Pick it MM EVO cartridge system is now available from specialist retailers at a recommended retail price of just € 149,-.

Getting to the point

Pro-Ject Audio Systems has worked closely with Ortofon A/S to develop the new Pro-Ject Pick it MM EVO, a very versatile MM cartridge system with a very fine sound, but at a very favourable price, as promised by Pro-Ject Audio Systems with the market launch of this new cartridge system, which is described as a next-generation MM cartridge.

PRODUCTPro-Ject Pick it MM EVO Cartridge
Price€ 149,-
BrandPro-Ject Audio Systems
ManufacturerPro-Ject Audio Systems
Distribution AustriaAudio Tuning Vertriebs GmbH
Distribution GermanyAudio Trade Hi-Fi Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH
Distribution SwitzerlandLakeside Audio
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Michael Holzinger

Michael Holzinger, founder and editor-in-chief of HiFi BLOG and sempre-audio.at, has been working for years as a journalist in the fields of IT, photography, telecommunications and consumer electronics.

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