Pro-Ject Pre Box S2 Digital - Silver - 2024 report by Whydis

Pro-Ject Pre Box S2 Digital - Silver

The new Pre Box S2 Digital compact preamplifier/DAC with MQA and DSD512 support marks a new era for Pro-Ject's renowned S-series components. For the very first time ever, Pro-Ject is using a dual mono configuration with flagship D/A converters made b...

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Filter

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Deal

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Choose

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Symbol

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Price

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Compatibility

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Box

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Reviews around sound (5.00 of 5)

  • On MQA on Tidal for the most part masters very good sound .
  • Great product and great sound

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Reviews around dac (5.00 of 5)

  • This is a great DAC when it works
  • Superb sounding DAC for its pricerange

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Reviews around headphone (5.00 of 5)

  • I have a iMac (27 inch, 2017, High Sierra OS) and Focal Clear headphones
  • If your headphones are easy to drive then the integrated amp will be fine.

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Reviews around product (5.00 of 5)

  • Great product and great sound
  • This is a great product at a great price point (even if you don't need MQA).

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Reviews around part master (5.00 of 5)

  • On MQA on Tidal for the most part masters very good sound .
  • Sounds nearly as good as the NAD M 51 in my main system.

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Reviews around filter (5.00 of 5)

  • Use fast filter 192 24 non MQA same disc
  • With 7 filters available you can choose via remote .

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Reviews around deal (5.00 of 5)

  • The MQA support in a desktop DAC at this price is a great deal.

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Reviews around choose (5.00 of 5)

  • Of course, choose 'Master' and in Sound chose Pre box S2.

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Reviews around symbol (5.00 of 5)

  • Sounds nearly as good as the NAD M 51 in my main system.
  • When I did all that the MQA symbol showed up on the display with a blue dot!Sounds and works great so far

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Reviews around point (5.00 of 5)

  • This is a great product at a great price point (even if you don't need MQA).

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Reviews around price (5.00 of 5)

  • This is a great product at a great price point (even if you don't need MQA).

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Reviews around compatibility (5.00 of 5)

  • Sounds nearly as good as the NAD M 51 in my main system.
  • Good software compatibility

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Reviews around box (3.44 of 5)

  • The distortion is not the pre box's fault, it is the limitations of my system.
  • Pre-box has a good reputation, but they won't keep it very long with shoddy manufacturing like this.
  • Amazing box get 768 32 bit through j river 23

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Reviews around quality (3.22 of 5)

  • The sound Quality is Superb however the USB port fell off on me for the second time this is my third
  • Decoding this thing is a beast!Good Quality sound with little
  • The sound Quality is Superb however the USB port fell off on me for the second time this is my third

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More about Pro-Ject Pre Box S2 Digital - Silver

  • The new Pre Box S2 Digital compact preamplifier/DAC with MQA and DSD512 support marks a new era for Pro-Ject's renowned S-series components
  • For the very first time ever, Pro-Ject is using a dual mono configuration with flagship D/A converters made by ESS Sabre
  • The cutting-edge ESS9038 dual DAC ensures the highest quality audio performance in a small and affordable package
  • This DAC is capable of high resolution audio up to an impressive 32-bit, 768 kHz PCM and DSD512! Pre Box S2 Digital is also the very first Pro-Ject device to support hardware MQA decoding
  • It’s also the premiere of the company's proprietary Optimum transient digital filter and its proprietary clock circuitry design
  • Pro-Ject is using a 16-core XMOS chip for asynchronous USB data transfer and full MQA hardware unfolding
  • The DAC directly controls the XMOS chip
  • A four layered, gold plated PCB with extra shielding is used to achieve optimal audio performance
  • Digital audio is all about the art of time, and with Pro-Ject's new proprietary clock design, the Pre Box S2 Digital manages jitter rates of unrivalled 100 Femtoseconds, which easily outperforms many renowned and respected audiophile clock generators
  • Pre Box S2 Digital provides up to 24-bit, 192 kHz decoding via its optical and coax inputs and up to 32-bit, 768 kHz via USB
  • Pro-Ject is using dual DAC 2 x ESS9038Q2M, the newest generation of SABRE Digital to Analog Converter
  • The ES9038 SABRE DAC is a high-performance 32-bit digital to analog converter and uses ESS’s patented 32-bit Hyperstream II modulator architecture and Time Domain Jitter Eliminator
  • It is the first SABRE DAC to use new Dual-DAC architecture to further enhance performance
  • The ESS9602 is used for the headphone amplifier and output buffer
  • It supports a dynamic range of up to 122dB and THD+N of -117dB with 600ohm loads
  • Additionally, Pro-Ject implemented a unique feature that improves THD+N with 32ohm loads to -112dB in Best Performance mode.