Pro-Ject BT Box S2 HD, Next generation BT 5.0 aptX-HD Bluetooth receiver, Black

Product Information

The case is elegantly constructed from aluminum in the tried-and-tested manner, and features a clear front with only two buttons. One button serves as a standby button, the second one is used for pairing with mobile devices and is labeled “Pair”. Pro-Ject BT Box S2 HD – Audiophile wireless streaming Inside, you will find the preamplifier itself. We chose the silver-coloured unit, and it looks incredibly sleek and classy. Although the unit is small, it feels solid, durable, and reliable. Also, it can accommodate the largest RCA plugs. Specifications

The Pro-Ject BT Box S2 HD measures no more than 116 mm in width, 37 mm in height, and 108 mm in depth including connectors. Thus, it weighs 320 g without the power supply unit. You’ll also find the product’s features listed in front, which is essential if you’re purchasing it from a physical store.

Straight faced

The sounds it produced let us experience a rich and emotional feel to the music. With its bass, it was calm and soothing and didn’t give off an overpowering impact. Setup is a relatively straightforward affair. An ethernet connection is effectively plug and play while wifi setup requires a short routine in the app to configure the unit with your home router. The latter method took a couple of attempts to complete successfully, though this is more likely as a result of a temperamental router in my home network than any failings with the Pro-Ject. When the S2 is connected to your system, audible prompts are then sent to indicate that the setup is successful or otherwise. Aside from the unit, you’ll find an AC power adapter with a connected 58” DC cord, and three AC power plug inserts (EU/US/UK), instructions, and the unit’s user manual. One-size-fits-all phono stages are one of the best today since they are easy to set up. While there are a lot of phono amplifiers, the ideal option is a versatile model offering clarity, precision, and detail. And the model that can give you all of these is the Phono Box S2.

The case also comes with matte sandpaper feel while its faceplate is crafted from brushed aluminium. Do note that the area is only visible as a brushed portion when your lighting is near perfect. The new Pro-Ject BT Box S2 HD naturally presents itself as one would expect from a solution of the said Pro-Ject Box Design S2 series. It is therefore an extremely compact product that can be easily integrated into any audio system. No matter what we tried it with, and no matter the genre of music we played, the Pro-Ject Phono Box S2 made music better. It enhanced the sounds, improved the bass quality, and midrange was perfect. The sound field of the Phono Box S2 comes with impressive micro-details, dynamics, accuracy, and clear, detail space. Whether you use MC or MM, this phono amplifier delivers a vast range of input settings for optimising its performance. Additionally, it has a switchable subsonic filter that keeps your speakers and amplifier protected from low-frequency rumble. We’re incredibly amazed at how a little phono stage can improve audio sounds in a snap. But we’re definitely not complaining. We loved everything about it.

Features:

Gets round the “how do I stop my neighbour connecting to the amp” question but makes me think even more I’ll struggle to get any tv to connect to it. From the Pro-Ject 1, all turntables - regardless of price - were made with the same basic principles:

It has an input impedance of 10 Ohm/ 100 Ohm/ 1 kOhm / 47 kOhm. For its capacitance, it is 100pF/ 200pF/ 320pF/ 420pF. Now, we will focus on the key features of the preamplifier, here in our Pro-Ject Phono Box S2 review. Audiophile-Grade Phono Amplifier The Phono Box S2 from Pro-Ject comes with excellent build quality and a lot of great features. Aside from that, it has a sleek design that makes it easy to set up anywhere in your home. There’s enough in the way of rhythmic drive and punch to allow Nirvana a pleasingly free reign while the DAC’s composure and organisation keeps enough of a grip on the various musical strands to keep things easy to follow and enjoyable. The BT Box S2 HD is Pro-Ject's next generation, high-definition Bluetooth receiver, using latest technologies like Bluetooth 5.0 and aptX-HD for elevating your mobile Bluetooth listening to true Hi-Fi stereo levels. Leveraging the increased Bluetooth 5.0 range and transmission bandwidth the new and advanced aptX-HD codec sounds crisp, detailed, dynamic and excellent at all times, even if the Bluetooth connection quality momentarily drops. This avoids typical lossy compression artifacts of other codecs. Drawing on Pro-Ject Audio Systems decades long experience in designing and manufacturing analogue turntables and Hi-Fi electronics, the dedicated high-quality analogue output buffer stage in the BT Box S2 HD ensures that the connection to your amplifier and loudspeakers is as robust and solid as it can possibly get. It is the ultimate fusion of cutting-edge digital and traditional analogue design principles. Features

With the new Pro-Ject BT Box S2 HD, the Pro-Ject Box Design S2 series is extended by a solution that is supposed to allow wireless streaming in hi-res audio via Bluetooth alone. The manufacturer Pro-Ject Audio Systems even speaks of an audiophile Bluetooth solution. Our experience with the Phono Box S2 was great. It delivered subtle yet fantastic audio, which proves that it’s an upgrade from the previous Phono Box S. All of these were more than what we had expected from a low-budget phono amp.

Bluetooth alone is supposed to be used here to transfer music streaming, for example, directly from the smartphone in hi-res audio to an audio system, whereby the manufacturer itself even speaks of an audiophile solution. Pro-Ject BT Box S2 HD – An offspring of the Pro-Ject Box Design S2 seriesFeeding its internal Sabre ESS9023 DAC chip is a lower port count that on more expensive offerings, but there’s enough to meet the needs of most budget systems More exact data over the assigned converter does not make Pro-Ject audio system, much more essential appears to the enterprise anyway the analog output stage, which one describes as particularly high-quality. It came in a yellow and white-themed box that showcases an image of the Phono Box at the centre. The name of the unit is below the picture. Underneath it is the words “Best Buy, MM/MC phono preamplifier”.