The primary issue here is that you not only have a Pro-Ject turntable, but a 10-year-old Pro-Ject turntable. You've gotten all you're going to get out of it.
Pro-Ject Debut Carbon Turntable working on and off
My Pro-ject TT is working again, but 3 times this year it has shut down and won't spin.
After the 1st time, I took off the band and put it back on, and not much else except for that. It worked fine for a while.
2nd time - I got a new band. Started working again.
3rd time, removed the inner platter and re-placed it, and the put the band back on. It's working again.
It's not a connection issue as far as I can tell.
It's fine now, but I can't feel confident it will stay this way.
It's about 9 or 10 years old. Great when it plays...
I've gotten lazy about picking up the tonearm when an LP ends, and have let it stay on the run-out for a while a bunch of times. I've since stopped doing that, but I wonder if that had an effect.
What do you consider the problem and potential solution might be?
Thank you.
Showing 3 responses by jeffreylee
@kbmr As a person who has occasionally written turntable reviews for Discogs, I can tell you that reviews can only get you so far. The issue with any gear is a how it holds up in the long term, and most reviews are done in a fairly short period of time. It's unlikely that anything will go wrong. But the sole Pro-Ject turntable I reviewed had a hum from day one and nothing got rid of it. Eventually one of the cartridge clips just fell off one day, which was likely the issue. It didn't seem to be an inherently bad product, but it was not constructed well. If you google "pro-ject turntable problems" you'll get pages of results, many of which are identical to your issues. Motors stopping. |
@kbmr It all comes down to your budget, and one man’s entry level is another’s top of the line. I have owned, and own, a lot of nice turntables, but my Clearaudio Concept will always be my primary spinner. I love it, although the light tonearm means you can’t use low compliance cartridges. You can find Concepts used, or demo models, for decent prices, but if you’re looking to keep it in the $500-700 range for a new turntable it gets pretty generic. It seems to me that, in that price range, you’re basically gambling that the turntable you buy was put together on a day when the assembly line worker was in a good mood. I’ve no problem buying used gear from reputable dealers. The Music Room services everything they sell, are excellent shippers, and the customer service is very good. They always have turntables. The classifieds on Audiogon have also proven reliable over the years. |