With the Debut Carbon, the cartridge comes already mounted. Impressively, this is not too far off from a ‘plug & play’ turntable solution in that one of the fiddliest bits is often the mounting and accurate setup of the cartridge. You can even get a USB output version of the Debut Carbon for a little extra money if you want to digitise your LPs or to listen to the turntable via your PC /computer. The “package deal” of turntable plus cartridge retails at a wallet-pleasing £299 in the UK. The turntable package that I received for review included an Ortofon 2M Red moving magnet cartridge which retails for £80 on its own. Pro-ject even supply a clever little plastic tool for this, so you don’t have to worry about getting greasy finger marks on the drive belt. Platter speeds of 33 and 45 rpm are available via a manual movement of the belt. The effective mass of the arm is a quite low 6g, so moving magnet cartridges are better suited than most moving coils this is in line with the price of the deck as moving coil cartridges tend to be more expensive. The attachment of the motor to the turntable plinth also uses sorbothane to reduce transmitted vibrations. Instead, the suspension system for the Debut Carbon is incorporated by use of vibration absorbing sorbothane in the turntable’s feet. The funds available for this turntable can’t stretch to a full suspended sub-chassis and platter. But Pro-ject have somehow managed to provide a carbon tonearm in this low priced package. This exotic material is usually reserved for far higher price points where it’s qualities of high stiffness and low internal resonance are much appreciated. Carbon as a material is rare, to say the least, in a low-priced tonearm.
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