![]() That feels like an important question to ask at this point in the game. I recognize that I’m doing this in reverse order, but who is this turntable designed for? Pete, Roger, Keith, and John definitely had the opportunity to shine on the Debut PRO but that’s a slightly different topic. ![]() I’ve been quite focused on that for the past few years with our “Audiophile System Builder” column and it should not come as a shock that I think the Pro-Ject Debut PRO belongs in a myriad of systems between $3,000 to $10,000 - its performance is that good if you can stretch that far at the top end. How a product behaves or interacts with other components within a similar price range and how you might build a system around it. One of the greatest failings of the Hi-Fi press over the past few decades has been our inability or even reluctance to provide proper context for consumers. The Debut PRO is better at everything else we’ll get to that later on. The Rega sounds slightly quicker agile might be a better way of describing it - but that’s where the race ends for me. The Pro-Ject Debut PRO is the natural competitor to the Rega Planar 3 one of the most popular and best-selling audiophile turntables of the past 30 years and having spent considerable time with both - it’s starting to look like a very different race.īoth turntables are the best options at $1,000 and you really can’t go wrong purchasing either one. Pro-Ject is also part of the McIntosh Group here in America where it can be packaged with Rotel, Sumiko, Sonus faber, and McIntosh products through a vast dealer network that only enhances its appeal. Rega probably comes the closest, but their focus has also turned like Pro-Ject on other product categories where they can complete the circle and offer the consumer a one-stop shopping experience. Nobody has their manufacturing capabilities or ability to create high-end parts and tonearms at levels that would bury most companies. When you run a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility, you can experiment with different materials and setups and get the final product to market much quicker even with the current supply chain disruptions caused by the pandemic. Pro-Ject has the distinct advantage of making most of their components in-house and the R&D resources to develop better sounding turntables for less money. If you notice certain similarities between Pro-Ject’s Debut lineup and other manufacturers who are focused on the market below $1,000, you don’t need to have your eyesight checked. Pro-Ject sells the most audiophile turntables in the world and the list of OEM turntables that it produces for other manufacturers is quite extensive. ![]() The Pro-Ject Debut PRO may not be the most expensive turntable in its arsenal - but it’s certainly the most important. 30 years have come and gone and Pro-Ject seems to be entering its prime with a wide selection of new CD players, network players, and some of the most impressive turntables that the company has ever built.
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