![]() ![]() ![]() This wall wart comes with interchangeable connectors for AC in the US/Canada, the UK, and the EU. To the right, on the bottom of the motor housing, is a jack for the output of the 15V universal power supply. On the little area that passes for the Evo’s rear panel are the RCA jacks for the supplied phono cable, and between them a knurled knob for the ground post. Also included is a heavy-duty dustcover whose hinges attach to the plinth in a way that makes it easy to entirely remove or install the cover. The platter’s speed of rotation is selected using the power/speed rocker under the plinth’s lower front edge: push up on the left side of this switch for 33⅓rpm, or up on the right for 45 or 78rpm. If you want to play 78s, remove the 3.75-pound platter of steel, remove the flat 33⅓-45 belt, and replace it with the round 78 belt. It comes with two drive belts - a flat one for 33⅓ and 45rpm, and a small-diameter round belt for 78s - each belt to be looped around one wheel of a double pulley. The Evo is of moderate size at 16.3”W x 4.5”H x 12.6”W, and tips the scales at 13.2 pounds. And to protect the platter from the Evo’s own internal vibrations, Pro-Ject’s new mounting system isolates the motor from the plinth. The feet, borrowed from Pro-Ject’s X1 model, are metal damped with TPE, to better isolate the Evo from external, surface-borne resonances, and are height-adjustable. ![]() The platter is now lined with a nonresonant thermoplastic elastomer (TPE), to increase its mass and thus the flywheel effect, to reduce wow and flutter. Several things distinguish the Evo from the previous Debut Carbon. My review sample came in the walnut finish, which was handsome indeed. The Debut Carbon Evo ($499, all prices USD) is about as simple-looking a turntable as can be imagined: On the top deck are only the platter and tonearm, and nothing interrupts the side surfaces of the plinth, which is available in many finishes: satin real-walnut veneer, white or black in gloss or satin, gloss red, or satin finishes of yellow, blue, or green. Pro-Ject describes the turntable as embodying “the epitome of Pro-Ject’s philosophy: high performance, clean aesthetics, and superb value.” Strong claims - but Pro-Ject has a long-established rep for making turntables that have all those qualities. Debut indicates that this model is a member of Pro-Ject’s wide entry-level line, Carbon that its tonearm is made of carbon fiber, and Evo that it’s the latest generation of the Carbon arm. Pro-Ject, of course, is the Austrian firm that makes turntables in its factory in the Czech Republic. Few turntables come with names longer than Pro-Ject Audio Systems Debut Carbon Evo, but much information is encrypted in that long handle. ![]()
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