Design Milk talks to Austrian audio brand Pro-Ject to discuss their approach to designing stylish yet affordable turntables.

Being an audiophile can be expensive, with quality speakers, amplifiers, and turntables often costing thousands of dollars. However, some brands, like Pro-Ject, stand out by offering high-performance turntables at more reasonable prices.
The Pro-Ject Debut EVO, in particular, was huge for the audio space, offering premium build quality, a stylish design, and the components necessary for best-in-class audio. Recently, Pro-Ject unveiled a refresh of the EVO in the form of the Pro-Ject Debut EVO 2, a turntable that doubles down on fun colors while boasting even better audio.

Design, in particular, has always been important to the brand, and that can be seen anytime you look at a Pro-Ject product. Its turntables offer a sense of minimalistic modernism, with a huge selection of colors, each of which looks excellent. The Debut EVO 2 itself is a feat of engineering at an incredible price, but recently the company has begun expanding into even more affordable territory through the new Tone Factory brand. The Tone Factory Tone Turntable offers many of the same features as the higher-end Pro-Ject products, along with the bonus of the colorful build that customers know and love.
After being an admirer of Pro-Ject for so long, we wanted to find out more about the process of designing audio products. Recently, Design Milk sat down with Jakob Dirnberger,...