Pro-Ject Debut Carbon Turntable with Ortofone 2M RED Cart - Gloss White

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The original Pro-Ject Debut was released in the late 1990’s during a time when CD was king, and the vinyl format was presumed to be all but gone. But well over a decade later the model still stands, and it deserves a key accreditation in the ongoing success of a rejuvenated vinyl and budget turntable market.

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Debut Carbon

The original Pro-Ject Debut was released in the late 1990’s during a time when CD was king, and the vinyl format was presumed to be all but gone. But well over a decade later the model still stands, and it deserves a key accreditation in the ongoing success of a rejuvenated vinyl and budget turntable market. The Debut symbolises all that is good about the vinyl market; it is easy to set-up and fantastic to listen to, with the right mixture of user-friendliness and opportunity to tweak and upgrade.

At the beginning of 2012, the new Debut Carbon expands on the Debut III in a variety of ways; namely the inclusion of an 8.6" carbon fibre tonearm, 12" platter and rear-mounted junction box. The new motor isolation system also utilises a wholly unique rubber compound developed exclusively by Ortofon A/S to offer dramatically reduced resonance transference from the high-quality 230V motor the turntable employs.

The Debut Carbon also sees the re-introduction of the Debut's famous colours! Not only is the Debut Carbon available in the gloss black finish as standard, but for the same cost you can also choose to have a statement-making Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, White or Silver gloss finish.

Key Features:

8.6" one-piece carbon fibre tonearm, adding stiffness and reducing resonance around the pick-up cartridge (rarely found on budget turntables, due to high production costs).
High-quality counterweight - helping further reduce unwanted resonance.
Two isolation 'feet' made especially by Ortofon A/S, used to decouple the motor from the plinth.
12" platter.
Junction box installed, allowing for the easy upgrade of turntable interconnects.
New power supply.
Factory-fitted Ortofon 2m Red.
Various gloss-coloured finishes available.
Lid included

Technical Data:

Speed:	33,45 RPM (Manual Speed Change)
Drive Principle:	Belt Drive
Platter:	300mm Metal With Felt Mat
Main Bearing:	Stainless Steel
Wow & Flutter:	+/- 0.10%
Speed Drift:	+/- 0.80%
Signal to Noise:	- 68dB
Pre-Fitted Cartridge:	Ortofon 2M Red
Tonearm:	8.6" Carbon Fibre
Effective Arm Length:	218.5mm
Effective Arm Mass:	6.0g
Overhang:	18.5mm
Tracking Force:	10-30mN
Included Accessories:	RCA Cable, Lid
Dimensions (WxHxD):	415 x 118 x 320mm - Lid Closed
Weight:	5.6kg net

Please Note: This turntable will not work with the Pro-Ject Speed Box. Speed change is operated manually, or electronically via the Speed Box S/E, which has now been discontinued in the UK.

Reviews

Hi-Fi Pig, October 2012

Reviewed by:Jerry
Score:Recommended

Comments of Note:
"Pro-Ject have somehow managed to provide a carbon tonearm in this low priced package. Impressive."
"The turntable is remarkably impervious to external knocks and vibrations... [While music was playing] I proceeded to jump up and down on my suspended wooden floor just next to the turntable with increasing enthusiasm. Nope, I couldn't budge it [the cartridge from the record groove]."
"Often on cheaper turntables, speed stability cannot be taken for granted. But the Debut Carbon is fine. Very impressive."
"It does sound good, is easy to set up and use, and it looks great, in a minimalist and optionally colourful sort of way. Music is well resolved and enjoyably involving. To be honest, for £300 you really can't go wrong here."

Read the full review here

Sound & Vision (US), October 2012

Feature:'Test Reports'

Comments of Note:
"On the Carbon the grooving synth-bass line sounds extremely precise"
"Pro-jects Debut Carbon gave a clean and vibrant sound quality reminiscent of more expensive turntables"
"The Carbon definitely sounds livelier and more coherent than its rivals"

What Hi-Fi?, September 2012

Feature:'First Tests'
Score:5 Stars

Comments of Note:
"Sure, the Debut's price has gone up over the years, but this latest version remains a high-value proposition with that arm, revised motor mounting, heavier platter and the inclusion of Ortofon's 2M Red moving-magnet cartridge."
"This Pro-Ject is a fine-sounding package for the money."
"The Debut delivers an impressively clean and insightful sound, one that digs deep while keeping a firm hold of the overall music structure. It's not just clinical reproduction though - we're taken with the Pro-Ject's expressive nature, too."
"The latest version of the long-running Debut remains a winner. Recommended."

Click below to read the full review at What Hi-Fi?

http://www.whathifi.com/review/pro-ject-debut-carbon

Hi-Fi Choice, August 2012

Reviewed by:Channa Vithana
Score:4.5 Stars, 'Recommended'

Comments of Note:
"In use, the carbon tonearm was a joy due to its most fine ergonomic and aesthetic design..."
"the Debut Carbon is however, very well finished in all aspects..."
"Along with its slick operating carbon-fibre tonearm then, it offers a lot of value for a budget-priced turntable."
"In action, the Debut Carbon really surprised with its ability to reproduce the tone of voice and instruments in all the music I used."
"Yet the Pro-Ject skilfully avoids any of the many traps set by the LP format; budget decks can often sound speed-unstable or edgy and the Debut does not."
"For the money, it's an essential audition."

Hi-Fi News, May 2012

Reviewed by:Steve Harris / Paul Miller
Score:'Highly Commended'

Comments of Note:
"With Pro-Ject's usual clear and sensible instructions, and no cartridge fitting to worry about, even complete newcomers should find this turntable easy to install and set up. It is nice to use, too..."
"With 'Fast Car' [from Tracy Chapman, 1988, Elektra 960 774-1], again the Pro-Ject's strength was in its projection of the vocal. The singer was intelligible, emotive and with a strong sense of presence, yet still with a fair rendition of the studio-created 'air' around her."
"I felt that the Debut Carbon was quite appealingly communicative and made for an absorbing listen."
"With its full-size platter and smart-looking arm, the Debut in Carbon form does offer an uplift in performance in return for a modest price increase, and certainly gets quite striking results from the gutsy-sounding Ortofon 2m Red cartridge."

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