In our opinion, the new Debut Carbon EVO is the most affordable truly audiophile analog source of our times. Amplification was courtesy of Conrad-Johnson (earlier versions of solid state line power amplifiers), Jadis, Pathos and Musical Fidelity integrated offerings. I also got superb results by using the Musical Fidelity MX-VYNL phono stage. A truly reference phono-stage at a budget price. There are nine color finishes available and the one we chose was the satin fir green – very British! We balanced the catridge on-the-fly, setting the proposed tracking force with Pro-Ject’s Measure-It E, reading the optimum of this setup VTF at 1.78 grams – using this highly accurate electronic balance made it very easy, setting up the anti-skate weight and that’s about it. The Evo provides electronic speed control that changes speed with the flip of a switch on the bottom left side of the plinth. Inside the box, one can find the well-known Ortofon 2M Red cartridge – factory pre-installed – on the new and shiny 8.6 inch carbon tonearm, with extreme attention to detail and step-by-step setup photo instructions, a really good sounding RCA phono cable, plus two belts (one flat for 33/45 rpm and one for 78 rpm), some tools and last but not least the power supply. Quite a joy, as Orpheus Audio (the distributor for Greece) knew already that we are big fans of every Pro-Ject and let us have the first go. The first unboxing of Debut Carbon EVO in our country was made proudly by team on November 2020. The Smiths “The Queen Is Dead” 180gr LP spinning. Now follows the question: the tribes on a budget are still at war or this war just ended, unifying them under the flag of Carbon Debut EVO ? This approach, however, still relies mostly on a company’s experience, technology and power of will – each responsible for different parts of the process. In the last four years, several brands have produced turntables retailing up to a thousand euros, trying to achieve a major part of the mellowness, organic flow and transparency that the much costlier analog offers deliver in spades. We enjoy the vinyl format resurrection, as more & more LPs are sold – we just love it…. They decided that “with such competition and LP sales growth rate, it is time to ‘unleash the dragon’ and let people enjoy true high end sound” (in the meantime eradicating the competition – good for all music lovers!). ![]() ![]() I strongly believe that in 2021, the new Pro-Ject Debut Carbon EVO is the achievement of a highly experienced team of vinyl lovers, focused on creating a sensibly priced (one might even say low priced) offer. ![]() Pro-Ject is well aware that there exist a lot of paths to be taken before one achieves his final sonic objective. The initial goal to achieve is clearly to satisfy the ‘tube-rich’ tribe at first, but also to intrigue the precision & control clan, by offering more resolution and detail retrieval, originating from the center of a bold and emotional galaxy of sound colors. Speaking of the truly evolutionary – newest – Pro-Ject Debut Carbon EVO in review, we refer to a turntable, which is designed to outperform the immediate competition in its category (and way more expensive proposals), asking a mere five hundred euros, that includes a carbon tonearm and pre-fitted cartridge. On one hand, the ‘tube-rich’ sounding tribe who are in search for sources of a lush midrange, a total lack of harshness and a spatial imaging from their analog source, preamps and cartridge included, and on the other hand, the ‘solid-state’ clan, looking before buying for attributes as bass control, precision, dynamics and neutral tonal balance. When dealing with turntables, two analog-world tribes exist. Decades ago, an audio reviewer wrote that audiophiles also have the tendency to form tribes.
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