Pro-Ject Debut PRO Turntable Black

Pro-Ject has always sought the best price / performance ratio, with perfect production quality and "Made in."Europe ". For this reason, it has been collaborating for years with Ortofon, a leader in the production of cartridges, to develop its own range. Thanks to Ortofon's excellent manufacturing ability, a special cartridge has been developed for this turntable: the Pick it PRO.

    
30 Years of Experience:
Debut PRO
 
• NEW pre-adjusted Pick it PRO cartridgex
• NEW 8,6” one-piece carbon-aluminium tonearm
• NEW precision aluminium platter with TPE damping
• NEW fully adjustable VTA
• NEW nickel-plated aluminum bearing block
• Motor suspension with better damping
• Height-adjustable metal feet
• Electronic speed switch
• Precision belt drive with electronic speed control
• 8x hand-painted MDF chassis
• Premium semi-symmetrical phono cable
• Gold plated RCA connectors
• Dust cover included
• Handmade in Europe
 
30 years of Pro-Ject Audio Systems
Pro-Ject, one of the world‘s leading hi-fi stereo companies, turns 30 years old in 2021 and can look back on a long list of successes.
Since 1991 we have been offering high-quality hi-fi products at a reasonable price for discerning music
lovers. We started with turntables because they are the first choice for the most natural and affordable music reproduction. Our main focus is always on the materials and technology used. The shape and design of our turntables are always dictated by the functionality. To this day, our designs have always been kept functional and clean, so the first Pro-Ject product was very simple but made from the highest quality materials: MDF, steel, aluminium, glass, and carbon.
Plastic was not used for reasons of sound, durability, and the love of the environment.
The result was a high-quality but simple-looking product with great sound at a low price. After the Debut Carbon EVO revolutionized the Debut series in 2020, the Debut PRO raises the bar
even higher. We designed not only a new turntable but also a completely new cartridge. Now, for the 30th anniversary, we are again going back to our roots.
   
Pick it PRO
We have always been looking for the best price/performance ratio, with perfect manufacturing quality
and „Made in Europe“. For this reason, we decided to work with Ortofon to develop a unique range of cartridges. Thanks to the excellent manufacturing skills of Ortofon we were able to produce a very special cartridge: The Pick it PRO.
Cartridges are electromechanical transducers, where mechanical energy is transformed into an
electrical signal. The real difference in sound happens here. The turntable itself should be as neutral as possible. The colour and life of the music come from the cartridge.
We, therefore, designed our new Pick it PRO that delivers a more lively and robust sound and convinces with its big dynamic range.
The actual sound of the cartridge depends on how you combine the different components that make up the cartridge: stylus, cantilever, cantilever suspension, coil material, number of coil windings,
generator, etc…
You cannot judge the cartridge by looking at just one specific part. Experience and the art of fine-tuning
make a cartridge unique and special. The perfect combination of components is the key to achieve
the great charismatic sound of the Pick it PRO. Intensive research, development, and listening tests have been necessary to gain the sound we were looking for.
 

8,6‘‘ Carbon-Aluminium Tonearm
The Debut PRO features a one-piece carbon-aluminium sandwich tonearm. The carbon layer gives the tonearm a high degree of rigidity, while the inner aluminium tube takes over the damping of the tonearm.
This super stiff and uniquely dampened tonearm construction ensures perfect tracking of the record
groove.

Nickel-plated metal parts
The nickel finish of the aluminum components results in a hard, resistant surface. This process enables us to produce very high-quality and sustainable components and avoid plastics and similar materials that continue to age over time.
The precision CNC milled parts are optically perfectly coordinated and lead the Debut PRO to its modern simple, elegant and unprecedented design.
 
Adjustable VTA + Azimuth
With the new tonearm of the Debut PRO, both the
azimuth and the vertical tracking angle (VTA) can be
set. The tonearm height can be continuously adjusted by loosening the two grub screws.
These settings of the Debut PRO give you the option of adapting the tonearm to height changes allowing the use of different turntable mats or other
cartridges to always achieve the best sound quality
 
Always the perfect speed
The speed, electronically controlled with precision, guarantees the most accurate and stable speeds.
Change between speeds easily with the toggle switch. With the supplied round belt for 78 rpm, you can also listen to your shellac records. So that no motor vibrations reach the pickup, the Debut PRO has the new, proven motor suspension,
which is responsible for the perfect decoupling of the motor.
  
The dampened platter
The die-cast aluminum platter gets reworked and precision balanced in an extra step to obtain a perfect platter. The heavy aluminum platter has a ring made of TPE (thermoplastic elastomer) on the inside that helps to dampen all resonances and thus minimize wow and flutter