Pro-Ject Tube Box S2

Pro-Ject Tube Box S2 Innovative miniature sized phono preamplifier with tube output and high-end sound! Tube Box S2 is Pro-Ject's very first product to feature discrete circuit design without using any operational amplifiers (OpAmps). It also is the first product to come with replaceable tubes for tube rolling and sound-shaping. This gives the customer many options to pick from and alter the sound signature to their preference. Tube Box S2 will give a full and relaxed laid back sound with lush mids, just as expected from a much bigger high end tube phono pre-amplifier. It offers support for both MM and MC cartridges and comes with many gain settings to be switched on the front panel. Five variable input impedance settings are available to adjust to any MM cartridge, the 47 k Ohms input impedance setting is fixed and suited for high output MC cartridges. The aluminium/metal casing is adapted to our DS2 line in looks and protects against vibrations and electromagnetic interferences for superior sound. A true high end solution in a much smaller package! Features Suitable for MM and MC cartridges Precise RIAA equalisation in two parts, passive/active Fully discreet circuit design without OpAmps 2x ECC83 tubes (replaceable) Front-sided Subsonic filter button Front-sided Gain control Ultra low noise circuitry with FET input stage Dual mono circuitry for optimized channel separation Polystyrene capacitors used where possible Gold-plated RCA in- and outputs External power adaptor and multiple internal power supplies Well-filtrated high-voltage anode power supply Sandwich alu/metal casing protects from vibrations and electromagnetic interference Available in silver or black Specifications Tubes 2 x ECC83 (12AX 7A) Input impedance 10 Ohms, 100 Ohms, 1 k Ohm, 2 k Ohm Input capacitance/impedance 47pF, 147pF, 267pF, 367 pF, 487 pF and 587 pF* / 47 kOhms, Together with other input impedance settings without any influence! Input gain 40 dB, 43 dB / 50 dB, 60 dB and 63 dB Noise floor 80 dB (A weighted) at 40 dB input gain, 75dB (A weighted) at 50 dB and 63 dB input gain THD <0.02% at 40 dB input gain <0.05% at 50 dB and 63 dB input gain RIAA-equalisation curve accuracy max. 0.4 dB/20 Hz - 20 kHz Subsonic filter at 20 Hz with 18 dB/octave Input 1 pair RCA -level output 1 pair RCA/phono sockets Outboard power supply 18 V / 1.000 mA DC, suitable for your country's mains supply Power consumption 470 mA DC, <1W in standby Dimensions W x H x D with sockets 103 x 73 x 131 mm Weight 410 g without power supply