12/13/2023 0 Comments Project debut carbon record player![]() ![]() Plus, the Carbon has two RCA output jacks and a ground terminal on the rear, while the Debut III’s cables are hard-wired into the plinth. The Carbon also has a platter that’s 20mm larger in diameter (and significantly heavier) than the Debut III’s. That’s a step up from the Debut III’s stock $59 Ortofon OM-5e cartridge. Most significant is an Ortofon 2M Red moving-magnet cartridge, which costs $99 when purchased separately. The Debut Carbon includes more upgrades from the Debut III. The designers really outdid themselves - the tube’s woven fiber is pressed flat to form the cartridge mount, with a slim finger lift molded from the same piece of carbon fiber. Pro-Ject didn’t just splice a piece of carbon fiber tubing into the Debut III’s tonearm. The “deadness” of the Carbon’s tonearm also damps vibration. But the straight aluminum tube used on the Debut III’s tonearm has some resonance, which can add its own sonic signature. The slightly tapered carbon fiber tube that forms the Debut Carbon’s tonearm is almost entirely non-resonant, so it doesn’t substantially affect the turntable’s sound. With this simple test, you can understand the advantages of the Debut Carbon over Pro-Ject’s less expensive Debut III. Tap on the side of a carbon fiber golf club shaft and you’ll hear nothing but a soft click. Tap on the side of a metal golf club shaft and you’ll hear it ring. So why should you care that Pro-Ject dolled up its new Debut Carbon turntable with a carbon fiber tonearm?Ī quick trip to the golf section of your local sporting goods store can tell you. Call me unromantic, but I don’t need my razor to evoke images of F1 cars and high-tech jets. The carbon fiber doesn’t lighten or stiffen the razor, much less improve my shave. ![]() My Philips Arcitec electric razor, for example, has carbon fiber trim on its sides. Carbon fiber is included in all sorts of products, sometimes for absurd and cynical reasons. ![]()
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