Great turntable!
I had been looking for a turntable for about 2 months, after deciding to get back into vinyl. In anticipation, I bought a bunch of records form MoFi, and other labels.
I ordered he table from Amazon the first day it was available (Vann's was the first retailer). Well, it came last night, about a week after placing the order, and I am very happy!
It came in the standard "box within a box", and the external box was badly damaged in one corner, which had me worried. However, the Pro-ject box withing was in good shape, and the table/parts were in perfect condition.
Set up took about 15 min, going slowly. Very easy. Pop the weight on, take the stylus cover off, balance, return to the rest. Pop on anti-skate weight, dial up 1.75 grams (2M RED), then belt, platter, cover and felt. Connect it up to the preamp and you are done. I verified the weight with a Shure stylus gauge and it was spot on.
So, how does it sound? Wonderful! My wife and...
Great starter setup for either new or just returning to Vinyl
I have now owned the Debut Carbon for about a month. So far I'm very pleased and it sounds great. I haven't owned a turntable in about 15 years and my old record collection was given away when I got rid of my turntable, no loss there since it was all 80's Pop. I also had purchased the Pro-Ject Xpression III and fitted with the same cartridge, I could not tell a difference between it and the Carbon. That being said, I would have kept it but I had a problem with the sub-platter, it had a bad wobble to it so I returned it and kept the Carbon and spent the extra money I saved on some new vinyl (and the spent some more, and some more again).
I wanted to share a few things that I learned so far in my vinyl journey:
1. Put on a decent album, preferably new and you'll be stunned how much bigger vinyl sounds on your system. The soundstage is just huge compared to digital. (Diana Krall Live in Paris is highly recommended)
2. Unless your ready to spend two to three...
Don't hesitate...you've found your next turntable.
I just received this beauty today and happy! happy! joy! joy! I am reliving my adolescence with a wonderfully rich and full TT. I did the research for about 3 months. Between the Rega RP 1, Music Hall MMF 2.2 and Pro-Ject Carbon (forgoing the III, upto the Carbon) the Music Hall actually uses Pro-Ject's arm and the Rega just lacks at the sub $500 mark...the Pro-Ject Carbon Debut with 2M Ortofon Cartridge- heavy steel platter and one piece carbon fiber arm all at $399, it just seemed right. Read the reviews it is hard to find much wrong with it especially if you educate yourself on the intricacies of "proper" TT calibration. Once you get that right it is a no brainer at this price. You can always upgrade to the acrylic platter and a blue Ortofon Cartridge when you can afford to do so for the ultimate audiophile experience. Pull the trigger on this beauty you won't regret it!
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