Pro-Ject Debut PRO S Turntable with Pick it S2 C Integrated Cartridge (Satin Black)

I was in the market to try and replace an old vintage Kenwood turntable. In recent months I’ve had turntables from Rega P6, MoFi Studio Deck, Fluance, Music Hall 5.3, Technics 1500, 1210, 100, as well as a few other Pro-jects. Some were defective. Some were too buggy. Some sounded pretty average or below what you’d expect for this price. The Technics was by far the biggest disappointment. Maybe the ones I tried were bunion a Monday. Anyway. I really wanted a removable headshell and auto stop/lift as part of the features but they were not requirements. Sound quality was first priority. I have a Pro-Ject Tube S2 pre amp, Sonos and Denon amps, and Dali Oberon 5 floor speakers. And over 1000 records of all genres. Mostly rock, folk, and jazz. This turntable beat out all the others and it actually won pretty easily. I was dubious of the “DJ” style cart at first and so ordered a AT 95SH to replace it. Well. I have sent the Audio Technica cart and headshell back because this cart with this table works beautifully. I was expecting a strident thin sound and it was definitely not that. A rich full smooth sound with great definition and soundstage. Not as layered as the shibata…but it made up for it in other qualities with a punchy bass and musicality. So impressed. I really love the looks of it and I don’t care that it doesn’t have auto lift like the Technics and Fluance I looked at. This thing is a bargain for the price. It has aluminum sub platter, a ten inch tone arm, high end precision made parts, and it’s also really really cool looking. Give it a try.

This turntable is right there in line with a $39 Crosley suitcase , just wearing a slightly better facade.This turntable was THE biggest disappointment so far this year. Just a total piece of crap.

I bought a turntable before and had a hard time with set up, this one couldn’t be easier! It plays incredibly well and looks gorgeous. No skipping and no humming, this is definitely worth the price.

The PRO-ject turntable is excellent. The sound is great with the included cartridge. The Product quality is very good, and far superior to the equivalent REGA player. I recommend this turntable without hesitation.

I don't know much about turntables, but this seemed like it was a nice one to start off with. Quality looks great, plays nice, no "frills" except maybe a carbon fiber arm.

The initial setup is a little touchy, the counter weight isn't threaded, so it takes a light touch to get it right. The little measurement scale they give you works fine though so in the end, you do get a good balance. The anti-skate setup is flimsy, it's just a weight suspended from a piece of fishing line. It also works fine though. The most important thing though is that the sound of this turntable with this cartridge is terrific. The supplied RCA cables are very good quality and there's a nice attached ground wire. Overall, I would recommend this turntable to a friend.

Wanted to upgrade my TT. Picked this up and the difference between this and the debut besides the price is obvious and I would recommend this if you are looking for an upgrade around the $1200 range. I also love the look and feel. Now I have to listen to all my Vinyl all over again but it sounds like it will be worth it.

This is a great turntable. I spent a long time deciding what to buy when I reached the point I wanted to update my hifi system. My previous turntable was fully automatic so I was wary about going for a manual item. I was also wary about how easy it would be to set up.I'm really happy about the decision I made. It took me about an hour to set up, from starting to open the box to playing the first record. The instructions were easy to follow although I would recommend an electronic tracking force gauge - they're inexpensive and certainly make life easier than the plastic balance provided.The sound was straight away better than my previous entry level turntable. More detail throughout. I was worried that it would show up the flaws on older, worn albums but it didn't, if anything it plays them better. The manual operation is no hindrance, in fact I've come to prefer it, and the concorde cartridge makes cueing up records simple.There was a noticeable improvement after about 5 or 6 hours of playjng time as things loosened up and it probably didn't reach full performance until about 50 or so hours.My system consists of thus turntable, a Marantz PM8005 integrated amplifier and Dali Oberon 5 floorstanding speakers. With this Pro-ject Debut Pro S I've reached the point where I'm happy with my system and don't envisage and significant changes for the foreseeable future.I can highly recommend this turntable.

Molto sopra le aspettative

Ein Wahnsinns Gerät. Perfekt verarbeitet. Die Haptik ist der Wahnsinn. Mit der Kartusche ab Werk, super Ensemble. Ich wüsste zunächst nichts, wie ich das Gerät noch verbessern könnte. Oder was an dem Gerät nicht perfekt ist.Vom Tonarm bis zum Alu subteller bin ich einfach nur begeistert. Preis Leistung ist hervorragend :-).Ich habe mir schon viel von dem Gerät versprochen, aber es übertrifft alle meine Erwartungen. Der Plattenspieler ist der absolute Wahnsinn. Probieren sie Ihn aus, und sie lassen ihn nie wieder gehen.Ein absolutes high end Gerät. Die Lackierung, die Verarbeitung, der Klang, an dem Dreher stimmt einfach alles und noch mehr.Ist wirklich jeden Cent wert. Und nicht überteuert. Schon eine Investition, aber mehr als lohnenswert :-)Jederzeit gerne wieder.Der Motor präsentiert zu beginn ein leichtes Geräusch, ist jedoch sehr kräftig, und von daher wohl berechtigt, beim hören der Platten verstummt das Geräusch direkt.Das Motorgeräusch ist bei mir nach 5 sekunden verstummt.Blickfang und ein Hochgenuss für die Ohren.

Der Plattenspieler wurde mit abgebrochener Tonarmauflage geliefert (siehe Foto). Die deutsche Vertretung von Pro-Ject "Audio Trade" behauptet das wäre normal und würde so ausgeliefert.Mir liegt eine E-Mail von Audio Trade vor in dem sie schreiben "das ist normal und die werden so ausgeliefert. Es sieht zugegebenermaßen etwas unglücklich aus".Für mich haben sich damit sämtliche Produkte von Pro-Ject erledigt!

Easy to set up and great sound