- Product Dimensions: 2.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm ; 6 Kg
- Boxed-product Weight: 8 Kg
- Item model number: DEBUTIIIUSB BLACK
- ASIN: B000VVW92K
- Date first available at Amazon.co.uk: 24 Nov 2011
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 5,418 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
I purchased this to transfer some old albums I had sitting around onto my harddrive based music system and it certainly seems to do the job well. I read a lot of reviews before I purchased and could not decide between the Project III Usb or a seperate turntable and pre amp. In the end I elected for this all in one solution which seemed to provide decent sound quality for a reasonable price.
It arrived in perfect condition from the supplier within three working days as promised.
I have no experience of setting up a turntable but with the aid of the instructions and a video on YouTube I managed to get the job done. Hooking it up to my PC was more complex that expected. I had the choice of either USB or phono cable into the sound card. I have no idea which will provide better sound quality but there is huge difference in input volume between the two on the Windows Sound mixer. I have elected to use the USB cable at the moment. What is very clear is that anyone else considering transferring a large number of albums should beware unless they have endless time to spare. Setting recording levels to avoid distortion, recording the albums in real time, splitting & tagging the songs and removing surface noise from the recording all takes time. I have used Audacity to record a few records and edited with a number of other programmes and the process just takes ages. Transferring should probably be done on the few cherished albums that cannot be purchased elsewhere on CD. As for the results, it really depends on a large number of factors. I have some ropey 80's album on seemingly very thin vinyl which sound OK. I have some 60's albums on much thicker vinyl which seem better quality and produce a much better recording. I am still experimenting with the large number of variables when in comes to recording and editing so results will probably improve as I get the hang of it. Overall though I am very pleased with the Prject Debut III USB. It seems robust and of good quality. You do have to move the belt to change the speed from 33 to 45 rpm but I have been told this is the sign of a quality turntable rather than an efford to cut cost.
It arrived in perfect condition from the supplier within three working days as promised.
I have no experience of setting up a turntable but with the aid of the instructions and a video on YouTube I managed to get the job done. Hooking it up to my PC was more complex that expected. I had the choice of either USB or phono cable into the sound card. I have no idea which will provide better sound quality but there is huge difference in input volume between the two on the Windows Sound mixer. I have elected to use the USB cable at the moment. What is very clear is that anyone else considering transferring a large number of albums should beware unless they have endless time to spare. Setting recording levels to avoid distortion, recording the albums in real time, splitting & tagging the songs and removing surface noise from the recording all takes time. I have used Audacity to record a few records and edited with a number of other programmes and the process just takes ages. Transferring should probably be done on the few cherished albums that cannot be purchased elsewhere on CD. As for the results, it really depends on a large number of factors. I have some ropey 80's album on seemingly very thin vinyl which sound OK. I have some 60's albums on much thicker vinyl which seem better quality and produce a much better recording. I am still experimenting with the large number of variables when in comes to recording and editing so results will probably improve as I get the hang of it. Overall though I am very pleased with the Prject Debut III USB. It seems robust and of good quality. You do have to move the belt to change the speed from 33 to 45 rpm but I have been told this is the sign of a quality turntable rather than an efford to cut cost.
Like the previous reviewer I bought this turntable (direct from the UK Pro-ject distributor) to copy a lot of vinyl LPs to digital format. Many of these are not available in CD format so I wanted to get a good quality turntable to do the job. Since I bought this one in spring 2009 I have transferred a good number of LPs - rediscovering my music of the 70s and 80s.
I'd looked at all the usual sub £150 suspects and found the reviews conflicting on many of them - some looked like they'd been designed for use on the Mars space mission. Whereas the Pro-Ject seemd to be designed by audiophiles for audiophiles!
The kit: Good solid turntable base, simple to set up (easy to follow instructions), once set up there's only the on/off switch! (unless you need to change from 33.3 to 45 rpm - which involves the belt). This is not a turntable for people who like lots of buttons and controls.
The turntable comes supplied with a good variety of high quality gold plated connectors allowing connections to an audio system as well as the USB port on your computer. Just now I have it playing an LP through my media system whilst recording onto my laptop (I use Acoustica's excellent "Spin it again" software to record and extract the tracks).
In short: If you're more interested in getting quality in your music (whether you're playing it direct or copying your LP collection) than impressing your X-Factor obsessed friends then the Debut III is worth serious consideration.
I'd looked at all the usual sub £150 suspects and found the reviews conflicting on many of them - some looked like they'd been designed for use on the Mars space mission. Whereas the Pro-Ject seemd to be designed by audiophiles for audiophiles!
The kit: Good solid turntable base, simple to set up (easy to follow instructions), once set up there's only the on/off switch! (unless you need to change from 33.3 to 45 rpm - which involves the belt). This is not a turntable for people who like lots of buttons and controls.
The turntable comes supplied with a good variety of high quality gold plated connectors allowing connections to an audio system as well as the USB port on your computer. Just now I have it playing an LP through my media system whilst recording onto my laptop (I use Acoustica's excellent "Spin it again" software to record and extract the tracks).
In short: If you're more interested in getting quality in your music (whether you're playing it direct or copying your LP collection) than impressing your X-Factor obsessed friends then the Debut III is worth serious consideration.
Most Helpful Customer Reviews on Amazon.com (beta)
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Pleased In Every Way
20 Jan 2011
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As an audiophile I was somewhat apprehensive that this $500 table for the bedroom/computer would be somewhat compromised in quality or sonics. Not at all! I'm amazed to report that the sonics come quite close to my "big boy" VPI table in the living room. Easy to set up with the included arm and cartridge. Preamp easily kicks up the output to line level. Haven't recorded to my computer yet, but the USB input makes that process a no brainer. Pro-ject makes some excellent gear and this table is no exception. Highly recommended.
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