Like the Land Rover and Ray-Ban sunglasses, the Pro-Ject Debut comes in many flavours. What started as a pure entry-level product has been joined by enough siblings over the last 20 years [see PM's boxout, p75] that the new Debut PRO reviewed here can be regarded as the range's flagship and crowning glory. The numerous improvements elevate the price to £699, but even that hasn't undermined this record deck's bargain status.Pro-Ject CEO Heinz Lichtenegger maintains that the steps up the scale continue the mission statement of the most recent Debut, the Carbon EVO [HFN Dec '20]. Lichtenegger says, 'The Carbon EVO was designed to give people with a moderate budget a record deck with an "entry audiophile" attitude. The idea of the PRO is to further squeeze any compromises you'd expect in a budget turntable'.
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