Pro-Ject Audio Systems
The Classic EVO
Introduced 2016$5,999 MSRP
The Classic EVO is Pro-Ject's evolution of its flagship-styled sub-chassis belt-drive turntable, pairing a diamond-cut aluminum platter and sub-platter with a redesigned 9" carbon-fiber-wrapped tonearm and electronic speed change. It targets listeners who want a heritage-styled, furniture-grade deck with meaningfully upgraded engineering over Pro-Ject's entry models.
MSRP
$5,999
Used market · Good
$1,200
-80% vs MSRP
as of Sep 1, 2026MSRP to used market
From $5,999 at launch to $1,200 today.
Specifications
- Price
- £1,050 without cartridge; £1,250 with Ortofon Quintet Red MC fitted
- Speeds
- 33.33 and 45 rpm (electronic speed change), 78 rpm also supported
- Weight
- 10.5 kg (23.1 lb)
- Platter
- Aluminium alloy, 300mm diameter, with thick TPE damping ring on the underside; diamond-cut aluminium sub-platter
- Tonearm
- Pro-Ject 9" carbon-fibre-wrapped aluminium one-piece tube tonearm with enlarged bearing housing
- Dimensions
- 462 × 131 × 351 mm (W × H × D), lid closed
- Drive type
- Belt drive, electronically-governed AC motor
- Wow and flutter
- ±0.10% at 33 rpm; ±0.09% at 45 rpm
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