Pro-Ject Debut Reference 10 Turntable

Analogue Excellence

The Pro-Ject Debut series sparked a revolution in analog audio, bringing high‑quality turntables to music lovers around the world. Today, the newest Debut model proudly carries that legacy forward, blending decades of expertise with bold design and meticulous craftsmanship.

Every element—from the hand‑painted chassis to the precision‑engineered tonearm—is crafted to let your music truly shine. Its refined construction delivers remarkable stability, clarity, and effortless performance, so you can focus entirely on the pure joy of listening.

Whether it’s your very first record or your thousandth, each spin invites you to rediscover your favorite albums and experience music as it was meant to be heard. This turntable encourages you to slow down, savor the sound, and lose yourself in the stories etched within every groove.

Features

• NEW 10” one-piece carbon-aluminium tonearm
• NEW Diamond cut aluminum parts
• NEW Acoustically inert acrylic platter
• NEW Aluminium sub-platter
• Pre-adjusted Pick it PRO Balanced cartridge
• Mini-XLR balanced phono output
• Fully adjustable VTA
• Motor suspension with better damping
• Height-adjustable metal feet
• Electronic speed switch
• Precision belt drive with electronic speed control
• 8x hand-painted MDF chassis
• Premium semi-symmetrical phono cable
• Gold plated RCA connectors
• Record Puck E included
• Dust cover included
• Handmade in Europe

Diamond cut metal parts

The aluminium components of the Debut Reference 10 are finished with a precise diamond-cut process, giving them a striking, refined appearance with cle an edges and a premium feel. By using solid aluminium instead of plastic or less durable materials, we ensure long-lasting, sustain able quality. The CNC-milled parts are perfectly matched in both form and finish, contributing to the Debut Reference 10‘s clean, modern, and timeless design aesthetic.

10‘‘ Carbon-Aluminium Tonearm

The Debut Reference 10 comes equipped with a one-piece carbon-aluminium sandwich tonearm, designed to deliver high-performance playback. The outer layer, made from carbon fibre, provides outstanding rigidity for accurate stylus movement. Inside, an aluminium tube is used to effectively dampen vibrations, ensuring smooth and stable operation. This unique construction combines the strengths of both materials, resulting in a tone arm that is both extremely stiff and exceptionally well-dampened. The result is precise groove tracking, reduced distortion, and a cleaner, more de tailed sound reproduction.

Adjustable VTA & Azimuth

The Debut Reference 10 features a tonearm that offers full adjustability for both azimuth and vertical tracking angle (VTA), allowing for precise alignment and optimal performance. By simply loosening the two grub screws, the tone arm height can be continuously adjusted, providing the flexibility to accommodate variations in cartridge heights or different turntable mats. These advanced adjustment options make it easy to fine-tune your setup.

Always the perfect speed

The Debut Reference 10 features precision electronic speed control, ensuring exceptionally accurate play back at all times. Switching between speeds is quick and effortless thanks to the toggle switch. To maintain the highest sound quality, the turntable is equipped with a newly developed motor suspension system that effectively isolates and decouples the motor from the chassis. This advanced design prevents unwanted vibrations from reaching the cartridge, ensuring clean and uninterrupted audio performance.

 The diamond cut aluminium sub-platter can be ma chined to much higher tolerances and is a substantial upgrade to regular plastic sub-platters. It adds more mass to the entire platter and drive system, resulting in additional damping of noise and unwanted resonances.

The improved tolerances during production will increase overall speed accuracy. The additional mass improves short term speed stability, or also called Wow & Flutter.

Acrylic main platter

The main platter of the Debut Reference 10 is crafted from high-quality acrylic with a satinised surface, designed not only for visual elegance but also for exceptional acoustic performance. Acrylic shares a similar impedance to vinyl records, which helps create a more natural, liquid sound signature while eliminating the need for additional damping materials. Unlike metal platters, where you will need to place a felt met between record and platter to damp metal resonance, you can put your record directly on the acrylic surface, with nothing in between.

Height adjustable damped feet

The new Debut Reference 10 is engineered to rest on three height-adjustable, TPE damped feet that create an exceptionally stable and isolated foundation. This three-point system is intentionally chosen over four feet, as it offers superior stability on uneven surfaces and allows for precise levelling with minimal effort. Ensuring that the turntable is perfectly horizontal is not just a convenience, it‘s a critical factor to unleash the full sonic potential of a record player, preserving channel balance, tracking accuracy, and overall performance.

True Balanced

The included Pro-Ject Pick it PRO Balanced cartridge allows you a „True Balanced“ signal transmission. This new Pick it PRO Balanced cartridge is a revised version of the Pick it PRO which allows you a „True Balanced“ signal transmission.

The big advantage of a balanced connection is its ability to remove picked up noise and interferences. Our „True Balanced“ cable range offers you the perfect cable to connect your turntable to the Phono Box S3 B, Phono Box DS3 B or our Tube Box DS3 B.

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