Pro-ject Debut Turntable

Anyone any comment to make on these turntables, i've read some favourable
reviews ?

"Matt" wrote in message
...
Anyone any comment to make on these turntables, i've read some favourable
reviews ?


Given that it plays vinyl, it beats a £1,000 CDP in my book.

But the prices are creeping up (I wonder why? ;-) - at £130 it's expensive
compared with the ProJect 1.2 if you can find one for less than £200.
(Should be 'doable' - Google hard.) The 1.2 is much better spec'd (better
arm) and should come with a seriously nice Ortofon 510 Mk II cart which can
be stylus-upgraded if required. (My favourite 'easy listening' cart is the
520 Mk II....)

(At any rate, either of these decks brand spanking new beats paying similar
money for a tired old mutt that's had a quarter of a century of neglect and
mild abuse, IMO)

On Fri, 11 Jul 2003 22:31:29 +0100, "Matt"
wrote:

Anyone any comment to make on these turntables, i've read some favourable
reviews ?

I don't have one myself, but I've heard several in action and they
seem very good at what they do, for the price. Certainly comparable
with "budget" decks of the past (not done an A-B but in general I'd
say the overall quality is comparable with my ~ 15 yr old Dual 503).
AFAIR the Debut has an optional RIAA pre-amp, useful if your existing
setup doesn't have a "phono" input.

I'm sure our resident vinylphiles will have more detailed opinions,
and be able to provide advice w.r.t. alternatives.

HTH
Julian


--
Julian Fowler
julian (at) bellevue-barn (dot) org (dot) uk

On Sat, 12 Jul 2003 00:08:34 +0100, "Keith G"
wrote:


"Matt" wrote in message
...
Anyone any comment to make on these turntables, i've read some favourable
reviews ?


Given that it plays vinyl, it beats a £1,000 CDP in my book.

Hey Keith

Is this an example of those posts where someone asks a question about
vinyl and immediately gets flamed by the anti-vinyl crowd? There was
*no* reason for you stick an anti-CD note in your reply -- if this
what's going to happen on your vinyl-only ng?

Julian


--
Julian Fowler
julian (at) bellevue-barn (dot) org (dot) uk

Matt wrote:

Anyone any comment to make on these turntables, i've read some favourable
reviews ?



The only one I have had my hands on, failed to impress, however that
could well have been a faulty one. There was a hell of a lot of motor
noise coupled through to the cartridge.

I would try and hear it before parting with money.

--
Nick

In article ,
Julian Fowler wrote:
Is this an example of those posts where someone asks a question about
vinyl and immediately gets flamed by the anti-vinyl crowd? There was
*no* reason for you stick an anti-CD note in your reply -- if this
what's going to happen on your vinyl-only ng?

This - or similar is how the 'vinyl wars' *always* start. One of the
resident nutcases stating how much better vinyl is than CD at any
opportunity in any thread.

Think their day job must be Jehovah Witnesses...

--
*Dancing is a perpendicular expression of a horizontal desire *

Dave Plowman London SW 12
RIP Acorn

In article ,
Nick Gorham wrote:
The only one I have had my hands on, failed to impress, however that
could well have been a faulty one. There was a hell of a lot of motor
noise coupled through to the cartridge.

What sort of motor noise? I presume you don't just mean rumble.

--
*Forget about World Peace...Visualize using your turn signal.

Dave Plowman London SW 12
RIP Acorn

"Julian Fowler" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 12 Jul 2003 00:08:34 +0100, "Keith G"
wrote:


"Matt" wrote in message
...
Anyone any comment to make on these turntables, i've read some
favourable
reviews ?


Given that it plays vinyl, it beats a £1,000 CDP in my book.

Hey Keith



Hey Julian



Is this an example of those posts where someone asks a question about
vinyl and immediately gets flamed by the anti-vinyl crowd? There was
*no* reason for you stick an anti-CD note in your reply



Anti-CD? You think that's an 'anti-CD' note? That's not an 'anti-CD note',
this is an 'anti-CD note':

CDs are crap.

That's an 'anti-CD note'. OK?


If you're going to troll, you'll have to do better than this - 2/10 (and
that's only for trying to change the Subject line)......

"Keith G" wrote in message
.. .

"Matt" wrote in message
...
Anyone any comment to make on these turntables, i've read some
favourable
reviews ?

Given that it plays vinyl, it beats a £1,000 CDP in my book.

Ain't it terrible the way that CDP advocates turn every turntable question
into a flame of vinyl?

LOL!

"Keith G" wrote in message
...

CDs are crap.

Keith G is crap.