Pro-Ject
Debut Carbon The Original
Pro-Ject introduces Debut Carbon The Original turntable
The Debut Carbon The Original joins Pro-Ject’s turntable range. The Debut family began in Austria in 1998, with the first Debut Carbon following in 2012. The family has sold more than one million units.
Georg S. Kuklick
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Pro-Ject has introduced a new turntable in its Debut range. The Debut Carbon The Original uses belt drive and an 8.6-inch one-piece carbon tonearm. Its UK launch is scheduled for November 2026 at £499 through Henley Audio’s dealer network.
The drive system uses an AC motor powered by a DC/AC generator, with TPE suspension to decouple the motor from the plinth. A glass-fibre-reinforced ABS sub-platter supports a 300 mm steel platter weighing 1.7 kg. The turntable plays records at 33 and 45 rpm, with manual speed changes. Specified wow and flutter is ±0.17% at 33 rpm and ±0.15% at 45 rpm, while the specified signal-to-noise ratio is 68 dB.
The tonearm uses a CNC-milled aluminium bearing block, an adaptive anti-skating mechanism and a TPE-damped counterweight. It has an effective mass of 7 g and an overhang of 18.5 mm. A pre-adjusted Pick it S2 MM cartridge is fitted. Manufactured by Ortofon and tuned by Pro-Ject, the cartridge has an elliptical stylus.
The CNC-machined high-density MDF plinth has solid internal construction, and the turntable is hand-made in Europe. Finish options are High Gloss Black, Satin Black and Real Wood Walnut. The unit measures 415 × 118 × 320 mm, in width, height and depth, and has a net weight of 5.5 kg.
Supplied accessories include a Connect it Phono E RCA cable, an acrylic dust cover, a felt mat and a 7-inch single adapter. Power comes from an included 15 V DC, 0.8 A supply, with specified consumption of 4 W during operation and 0 W in standby. Pro-Ject guarantees spare-parts availability for its phono products for 25 years.
Key specifications
Drive principle | Belt drive |
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Speeds | 33 and 45 rpm; manual speed change |
Motor | AC motor driven by a precision DC/AC generator; TPE suspension |
Platter | 300 mm steel platter; 1.7 kg; felt mat |
Sub-platter | Glass-fibre-reinforced ABS |
Tonearm | 8.6-inch one-piece carbon tonearm |
Effective arm length | 218.5 mm |
Effective arm mass | 7 g |
Overhang | 18.5 mm |
Cartridge | Pre-adjusted Pick it S2 MM; Ortofon manufacture; Pro-Ject tuning; elliptical stylus |
Wow and flutter | 33 rpm: ±0.17%; 45 rpm: ±0.15% |
Speed drift | 33 rpm: ±0.50%; 45 rpm: ±0.60% |
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