Pro-ject DEBUT III / PHONO USB

 • Tonearm bearing comprises inverted hardened stainless-steel points and sapphire thrust-pads. 

• Headshell and armtube formed from a single aluminium workpiece, rotation allows adjustment of needle azimuth despite fixed headshell. 

• Steel platter with felt mat. 

• Low-tolerance chrome-plated stainless-steel axle runs on a polished ball bearing in a brass bearing housing. 

• Motor decoupled to reduce vibration. 

 

Features 

• Supplied with Ortofon OM 5E cartridge fitted. 

• Pro-Ject 8.6 tonearm. 

• Nominal speeds 33 / 45 / 78 r.p.m. (78 optional). 

• Gold-plated RCA phono sockets. 

• Equipped with internal phono pre-amp (MM). 

• Digitalisation of analog signals for recording direct to disk via USB with suitable recording programs. 

• Dust cover included.

• Available in Matt Black and Silver. 

 

Technical data

Fitted cartridge - Ortofon OM 5E


Amplifier connection - MM-input


Nominal speeds - 33 / 45 / 78 r.p.m. (78 optional)


Internal phono pre-amplifier - yes


Dust cover - yes


RCA phono sockets - yes


Tonearm - Pro-Ject 8.6


Effective tonearm length - 8,6 " (218,5mm)


Effective tonearm mass - 9,5g


Overhang - 18,5mm


Supplied counterweight - cartridge weight 3,5 - 5,5g


Optional counterweights - cartridge weights 6 - 9g, 1,5 - 3g


Downforce range - 10 - 30mN


Speed variance - ±0,8 %


Wow and flutter - ±0,12 %


Signal to noise - -65dB


Platter weight/diameter - 1,3kg/280mm


Power supply type - Mains-fed outboard power supply

220 - 240V, 50 cycles or 100 - 110V, 60 cycles


Output voltage - 16V/500mA AC


Power consumption - 2W


Depth (lid open) - 400mm


Height (lid open) - 370mm


Dimensions (lid open) - 415 x 365 x 405mm


Dimensions (lid closed) - 415 x 118 x 320mm


Weight - 6kg


Dimensions (W x H x D)



Technical data phono pre-amplifier / A/D converter


Output voltage - 160mV/1kHz at 4mV/1kHz input


Input impedance - 47kohms/100pF


Output voltage - 200mV/1kHz


Noise floor - -88dB


RIAA-equalisation curve accuracy - 20Hz - 20kHz / max. 0,5dB


Internal A/D converter with USB out - yes


USB-output - digital serial data protocol USB 1.1


Operating systems - Windows®, MacOS® and Linux®

 

Whilst every effort is made to support software issues, we cannot always guarantee compatability and functionality with some operating systems and regret that we are unable to support MAC formats.  We also suggest that this product may be unsuitable for use with Linux systems.

 

 

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