My first question would be ... why would you be putting a $500 cartridge on a $400 turntable?
The Pro-ject Debut has its limitations, specifically a noisy motor.
I am assuming that your Pro-ject came with the Ortofon Red. I have never cared for the sound of the Red cartridge. A little too brittle sounding for my tastes.
The Bronze is a higher level cartridge derived from the Red family and is the cartridge that comes with the Project Classic. Nice turntable that is being discontinued at/ around the $800-$900 price range. That would be an upgrade, but I have doubled the amount of your expenditure.
I would look to keep it simple until you upgrade the Debut. Upgrade to the Ortofon Blue cartridge. The Blue would be a true upgrade in sound. Or better still, swap out the Red stylus with the Blue stylus and you will get most of the benefits of the upgrade and keep it around $200.
https://www.musicdirect.com/phono-cartridges/ortofon-2m-blue-replacement-stylus?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI5L...
Rich
The Pro-ject Debut has its limitations, specifically a noisy motor.
I am assuming that your Pro-ject came with the Ortofon Red. I have never cared for the sound of the Red cartridge. A little too brittle sounding for my tastes.
The Bronze is a higher level cartridge derived from the Red family and is the cartridge that comes with the Project Classic. Nice turntable that is being discontinued at/ around the $800-$900 price range. That would be an upgrade, but I have doubled the amount of your expenditure.
I would look to keep it simple until you upgrade the Debut. Upgrade to the Ortofon Blue cartridge. The Blue would be a true upgrade in sound. Or better still, swap out the Red stylus with the Blue stylus and you will get most of the benefits of the upgrade and keep it around $200.
https://www.musicdirect.com/phono-cartridges/ortofon-2m-blue-replacement-stylus?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI5L...
Rich