Who it comes up against
17 lost · Anchored, Artisan, BBC Sound, Cavity-Native, Characterful, Intimate, PRaT, Reference, Romantic, Silent Path
Against the Anchored brief, the Vertere DG-X Sabre Lite Pack keeps the slot decisively.
With the Vertere Groove Runner X, the pairing gives up most on mechanical hush.
On its own merits the Pro-Ject X2 B (with cart, balanced) is the weaker record deck for that brief.
It sits well below the share of the budget this brief aims at the record deck position.
good timing/expressionPROXY: Pro-Ject Debut/X-line
17 lost · Anchored, BBC Sound, Cavity-Native, Intimate, PRaT, Reference, Romantic, Silent Path, Vocals-First
Against the Vocals-First brief, the Technics SL-1200G keeps the slot by a whisker.
On its own merits the Pro-Ject X2 B (with cart, balanced) is the weaker record deck for that brief.
It sits well below the share of the budget this brief aims at the record deck position.
good timing/expressionPROXY: Pro-Ject Debut/X-line
10 lost · Anchored, Artisan, BBC Sound, Cavity-Native, Characterful, Intimate, PRaT, Reference, Romantic, Vocals-First
Against the Anchored brief, the Pro-Ject Debut Pro (with cart) keeps the slot clearly.
With the ProJect Tonearm 8.6 Carbon (Debut PRO), the pairing gives up most on mechanical hush.
On its own merits the Pro-Ject X2 B (with cart, balanced) is the weaker record deck for that brief.
good timing/expressionPROXY: Pro-Ject Debut/X-line
7 lost · Anchored, Artisan, Cavity-Native, PRaT, Reference, Silent Path
Against the Silent Path brief, the Michell Gyro 2025 keeps the slot by a whisker.
With the Michell TecnoArm 2, the pairing gives up most on mechanical hush.
On its own merits the Pro-Ject X2 B (with cart, balanced) is the weaker record deck for that brief.
It sits well below the share of the budget this brief aims at the record deck position.
2 lost · Silent Path, Vocals-First
Against the Vocals-First brief, the Technics SL-1500CS (with cart) keeps the slot by a whisker.
On its own merits the Pro-Ject X2 B (with cart, balanced) is the weaker record deck for that brief.
1 lost · Vocals-First
Against the Vocals-First brief, the AVID Volvere SP (no arm) keeps the slot by a whisker.
On its own merits the Pro-Ject X2 B (with cart, balanced) is the weaker record deck for that brief.
It sits well below the share of the budget this brief aims at the record deck position.
1 lost · Silent Path
Against the Silent Path brief, the Origin Live Sovereign Mk5 (no arm) keeps the slot by a whisker.
With the Origin Live Encounter Mk5, the pairing gives up most on mechanical hush.
On its own merits the Pro-Ject X2 B (with cart, balanced) is the weaker record deck for that brief.
It sits well below the share of the budget this brief aims at the record deck position.