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Pro-Ject Phono Box S3 B Phono Preamplifier

$729.00 inc. GST

Description

High End Features at an Affordable Price

The Phono Box S3 B is a phono preamplifier that offers a fully balanced design in a neat, small package. Pro-Ject have packed this tiny chassis to the brim with high-end features. One of those is their new True Balanced Connection. When used in combination with a Pro-Ject turntable with a 5-pin balanced output and 5P to XLR cable, you can achieve a totally balanced connection, minimising noise and delivering a breathtaking analogue signal.

Until now, balanced connections were exclusive to the RS range of products. The Phono Box S3 B brings those features to more affordable products.

Fully Discrete and Symmetrical Gain Stage

The new Phono Box S3 B gain stage uses a fully discrete layout. A discrete circuit is composed of disparate electronic components, and individual devices. The amplifier section is built of single parts and doesn‘t use any integrated circuits! That makes for an extended and more costly design process but results in the best sound quality. The fully symmetrical gain stage can optimise the signal-to-noise ratios, feeding the semi-passive, RIAA equalisation stage with a clean signal to work on.

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Specifications

Input impedance: 10, 50, 100, 1k, 47k ohms
Input capacitance: 50, 150, 300, 400 pF
Gain (+ 6dB using XLR Out sockets): 40, 45, 60, 65 dB
Signal / Noise ratio MM (40dB): 103dBV, 110dBV – \\\’A\\\’ weighted
Signal / Noise ratio MC (60dB): 85dBV, 90dBV – \\\’A\\\’ weighted
THD at 1 kHz: <0,001% MM, < 0,005% MC
THD (20Hz-20kHz): <0,008% MM, < 0,01% MC
RIAA-equalization curve accuracy: <0,3dB / 20Hz – 20kHz
Subsonic filter: at 20Hz with 18dB/octave
Input: 1x 5-pin mini XLR / 1x pair RCA phono sockets
Line-level output: 1x pair RCA, 1x pair XLR
Power supply DC: 18V/500mA
Power consumption: 18V/170mA DC, <0.5 W in standby
Dimensions: 206 x 55 x 153 (164 with sockets) mm (W x H x D)
Weight: 930g without power supply

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