Pro-Ject Debut EVO 2 | Audiophile Turntable
Experience Unparalleled Value and Quality With the Debut EVO 2, Pro-Ject's Much Anticipated Sequel to Their Most Popular Turntable
- Includes Pick it MM EVO cartridge
- Improved Tonearm Bearing Block and Counterweight
- Streamlined 8.6" one-piece carbon-fiber tonearm with sapphire bearings for greater tracking precision and audio reproduction
- Improved, solid 3.75 lb die-cast Aluminum platter w/ TPE damping
- Electronic speed switch, 33 and 45 RPM
- 8-coat hand-painted resonance-resistant MDF chassis
- Manufactured in the European Union
A Worthy Sequel
Pro-Ject's improved and updated Debut EVO 2 turntable offers incredible value at its price point and represents a premium choice for the listener looking for a basic vinyl table with an accessible price tag. EVO 2 presents a stylish package that replaces the super popular Debut Carbon EVO turntable and offers a number of improvements with only a slight price bump. It hangs well comparatively with turntables well above its weight that cost considerably more dough.
Premium Tonearm
The Debut EVO 2 turntable features a premium 8.6" carbon fiber armtube with a massive Aluminum bearing block (like Debut PRO). The low-friction tonearm bearing guarantees precise, stable and accurate tracking. The carbon fiber tube is both highly rigid & low in mass.
The one-piece armtube / headshell design prevents unwanted resonance and offers an ideal physical pairing with the phono cartridge. This superbly-built tonearm delivers impressive sound quality propelled by immersive sound staging with loads of detail.
Adaptive Anti-Skating Mechanism
As the skating force varies between the inner and outer grooves of a vinyl record, Pro-Ject's anti-skating mechanism adjusts accordingly.
Carbon Fiber Tonearm Tube
Super stiff and light-weight one-piece 8.6" carbon tonearm design.
Massive Low-Friction Bearing
The CNC-milled Aluminum bearing block facilitates very low friction & high rigidity.
TPE-Damped Die-Cast Platter
The 3.75 lbs die-cast Aluminum platter is precision balanced with additional machining after casting, facilitating perfect platter rotation while playing records. The Aluminum platter also adds a TPE damping ring & corresponding cutout on the underside, muting any resonance created by the metal record platter and contributing to the flywheel effect.
Advancing the design, Debut EVO 2 moves away from its predecessor's steel platter and welcomes moving coil cartridges.
Height-Adjustable Damped Feet
The Debut EVO 2 stands on three height-adjustable TPE-damped feet for easy leveling & great isolation. By using 3 feet they are able to increase stability on uneven surfaces while minimizing surface-contact.
Pick it MM EVO Phono Cartridge
The new Pick it MM EVO cartridge completes the Debut EVO 2 in all respects. It compliments the tonearm sonically & aesthetically. Teaming up with Danish cartridge specialists for development, Pro-Ject implemented split-pole pins known for achieving a flat frequency response typically only achievable with moving coil designs.
High-Quality RCA/Ground Cables
Cables are responsible for allowing as much musical information possible to the receiving device, but cannot add information back to a given signal. Pro-Ject includes their Connect it Phono E RCA cable, optimized for phono applications, and implemented with quality metals and careful construction to ensure lossless transmission.
Debut EVO 2 comes equipped with a balanced-capable RCA/ground phono output and can be run balanced with an RCA > mini XLR phono cable and balanced phono stage such as Phono Box DS3 B or Tube Box DS3 B.
Sophisticated DC/AC Generator
Pro-Ject's turntables use switch-mode power supplies for good reason: they take your unrefined house AC power and convert it to DC. That DC power is then fed to the DC/AC generator within the turntable, powering the AC motor.
The advantage is that a completely new sine wave is created by the generator, removing dirty AC power, and yielding steady power fed to the motor, enhancing speed stability.
Specifications
General
- Weight: 13 lbs
- Dimensions: 16.3" x 12.6" x 4.5"
- Pro-Ject 2 Year Warranty
- Debut EVO 2 User Manual
Turntable
- Speed: 33, 45
- Drive: belt drive, electronic speed control
- Platter: 12" | 3.75 lb steel
- Platter damping: TPE damping ring + felt mat
- Main bearing: stainless steel, bronze bushing
- Wow & flutter: 33: +/-0.16% | 45: +/-0.14%
- Speed drift: 33: +/-0.40% | 45: +/-0.50%
- SNR: 68dB
- Tonearm: Carbon fiber 1-piece tube
- Effective arm length: 8.6"
- Effective arm mass: 10.0g
- Overhang: 0.73"
- Power: 4W / 0W standby
MM-Cartridge
- Frequency range: 20-20.000Hz
- Channel separation: 22dB/1kHz
- Output voltage: 7mV
- Recommended load impedance: 47kΩ (MM input)
- Compliance/stylus type: 10µm/mN – elliptical
- Recommended tracking force: 18mN
- Weight: 7.2g
In the Box
- Debut EVO 2
- Pick it MM EVO cartridge
- Acrylic dust cover
- Drive belt for 33 1/3 & 45rpm
- Drive belt for 78rpm
- Adapter for 7″ singles
- Connect-It E phono cable w/ ground
- Felt record mat
- 15V DC / 0.8A power supply