Pro-Ject Record Player Needles

Pro-Ject fits cartridges from other makers, mostly Ortofon, so the needle is the cartridge maker’s part. The Debut E and Debut RecordMaster come with the Ortofon OM 5E and take the Ortofon Stylus 5E, and the Debut Carbon EVO comes with the Ortofon 2M Red in the UK.

The same deck can come with different cartridges. The US Debut Carbon EVO comes with a Sumiko Rainier instead, and many models use Pro-Ject’s own Pick it cartridges, for which Pro-Ject does not publish a replacement needle. Check which cartridge yours has before you buy.

The label underneath a record player, with the model code boxed
Your model code is on the label underneath

Pro-Ject needles at a glance

Stylus 5E

  • Pro-Ject Debut ECurrent
  • Pro-Ject Debut RecordMasterCurrent
  • Pro-Ject Juke Box E2 versions
  • Pro-Ject VT-E2 versions

Stylus 2M Red

  • Pro-Ject A22 versions · some versions take the RS Rainier
  • Pro-Ject RPM 1 CarbonCurrent

Stylus 2M Silver

  • Pro-Ject RPM 3 CarbonCurrent
  • Pro-Ject RPM 5 CarbonCurrent

Stylus 10

  • Pro-Ject A12 versions
  • Pro-Ject T15 versions · some versions take the Stylus 5E

ATN3600LC

RS Rainier

  • Pro-Ject T23 versions

Stylus 2M White

  • Pro-Ject Debut PRO5 versions

No listed replacement needle

  • Pro-Ject 6 PerspeXCurrent
  • Pro-Ject Debut EVOCurrent
  • Pro-Ject Debut Reference 10Current
  • Pro-Ject Elemental2 versions
  • Pro-Ject Juke Box S2Current
  • Pro-Ject RPM 9 CarbonCurrent
  • Pro-Ject RPM 10 CarbonCurrent
  • Pro-Ject The Classic2 versions
  • Pro-Ject X12 versions
  • Pro-Ject X22 versions
  • Pro-Ject X8Current
  • Pro-Ject XACurrent

Sold without a cartridge

  • Pro-Ject Signature 10Current
  • Pro-Ject Xtension 10Current
  • Pro-Ject Xtension 12Current

No listed needle we can confirm

We could not confirm a needle for these models from Pro-Ject's own pages, so we do not name one. Check with Pro-Ject ↗.

  • Pro-Ject Signature 122 versions
  • Pro-Ject Xtension 9Current

Discontinued models (6)

Stylus 2M Red

  • Pro-Ject Debut Carbon DCDiscontinued2 versions
  • Pro-Ject Debut Carbon EVODiscontinued2 versions · some versions take the RS Rainier

Stylus 10

  • Pro-Ject Debut CarbonDiscontinued2 versions · some versions take the Stylus 2M Red
  • Pro-Ject Essential IIIDiscontinued4 versions

Stylus 5E

  • Pro-Ject Debut IIIDiscontinued2 versions

No listed needle we can confirm

We could not confirm a needle for these models from Pro-Ject's own pages, so we do not name one. Check with Pro-Ject ↗.

  • Pro-Ject PrimaryDiscontinued3 versions

Models with a link have their own page. The others are listed here with the needle Pro-Ject names for them.

We take these details from the makers' own websites and check them carefully, but makers change parts and part numbers, and we may miss an update. Before you buy, check the part on the maker's official website. If you spot an error, please tell us.