Pro-Ject Box Design have produced a range of affordable compact CD Players and Transport over the past few years. The success of the Box Design CD players continues to date with these compact, high-end designs.
CD Box S3 CD Player
£349.00
The CD Box S3 is the first product of the new S3 line. In contrast to DVD or Blu-ray Disc players, a pure CD player is frequently better in playback of stereo CDs. The drive in the CD Box S3 enables 1:1 bit-accurate CD playback. The new DAC chip provides the best digital analog conversion with a bit depth & sampling rate up to 32bit/384kHz. The slot in mechanism smoothly draws in the CD and after a few seconds it is ready to play.
New Design
Not only the circuit design was reworked, also the case has been significantly changed & the CD Box S3 introduces our completely new S3 size. Besides the new beautiful full aluminium casework, it also features a 1,54“ display with colour inversion function.
CD Box S3 Specification
Supports: Red Book CD-DA
Digital output: 1 x S/PDIF coaxial
Analog output: 1x pair RCA
Output level: 2,0 Vrms / 0dBFS
Frequency response: 20Hz - 20kHz, ± 0,15dB
THD (analog output): 0,005% / 1kHz
THD (digital output): 0,001% / 1kHz
Noise floor: > -120dB / 20Hz – 20kHz
D/A-converter: PCM5102
Power supply: 9V/2A DC, suitable for your country
Power consumption: 250 - 1500mA DC, <0,5W in Stand-By
Battery remote control: 1 x CR2032 / 3V or 1 x CR2025 / 3V
Dimensions WxHxD: 206 x 55 x 153 (160 incl. sockets) mm
Weight: 1330g without power supply
CD Box S3 High-End CD Player
£599.00
The CD Box DS3 introduces you to the completely new DS3 line. You can combine the DS3 with your existing DS2 products, as the casework stays the same. The new CD Box DS3 picks the best features of its predecessors and adds the Texas Instruments PCM1796 DAC to provide the perfect CD player with all the features you really need. Easily control the CD player with the buttons on the front, or with the supplied remote control and the high contrast dot-matrix display shows you all relevant information you need to enjoy your favourite CDs.
The Red Book standard specifies the physical parameters and properties of Digital Audio Compact Discs (CDDA). Pure CD players are, in contrast to DVD or Blu-ray Disc players, frequently better in playback of stereo CDs. The drive is specifically optimized for 1:1 playback of the Red Book CDDA standard.
A CD drive is only as good as the servo which controls it. The Blue Tiger CD-80 servo developed by Stream Unlimited is the most advanced on the market.
The CD Box DS3 uses the famous PCM1796 which has been used in many high-end CD players and designs in the past, and has the most analog, sweet and easy to listen sound character. The CD Box DS3 also offers a line level RCA output which can be used for any pre- or integrated amplifier, and also two digital outputs to further pass a digital signal to another DAC.
The intelligent 4-point suspension is able to provide a perfect resonance derivative. Three soft points isolate the drive from external vibration and one hard point leads high frequent vibration caused by the fast movement of the laser into the chassis.
Standard sheet metal housings are not torsion-resistant and mechanical accurate enough to mount a sensitive CD drive where the laser position has to be correct all the time. The aluminium chassis provides the best basis for a CD drive. It also protects the drive against vibration and electromagnetic interferences.
CD Box DS3 Specification
Supports: Red Book CD-DA
Line Level Output: 1 pair RCA
Digital Output: 1 x optical TOSlink , 1 x co-axial (S/PDIF)
Frequency Response: 20Hz - 20kHz/ 0,15dB
Noise floor: >105dBA / 20Hz – 20kHz
THD (analogue output): <0,018%
THD (digital output): <0,005%
Line Level Output voltage: 2 Vrms / 0dBFS
D/A-converter: PCM1796
Power supply: 18V/1A DC
Power consumption: 300 - 600mA DC, <0,5W in standby
Dimensions WxHxD: 206 x 72 x 194 (200 incl. sockets) mm
Weight: 1660 g without power supply
RS CD Transport
£949.00
The RS CD Transport offers extraordinary audio quality & 24/96 Flac support!
CD Box RS is an ultimate CD transport that gets maximum information from audio discs. Therefore it uses special Sonic Scrambling technology with „Sonic2“ output stage (RJ45). An I²S bus is used to communicate PCM audio data between integrated circuits. The I²S bus separates clock and serial data signals, resulting in significantly lower jitter levels, compared with all other communication principles, that extract the clock signal from the data stream. Sonic Scrambling technology improves linearity in multi-DAC designs significantly. 2 DACs per channel in differential mode are used to reduce DAC related distortion and enhance low level signal linearity for superior conversion. Even subtle details will be available without any audible distortion.
To use Sonic Scrambling technology, it is necessary to connect both RJ45>RJ45 and a BNC>BNC clock cable to DAC Box RS or Pre Box RS Digital from Pro-Ject Audio Systems.
Additionally following digital outputs are provided: AES/EBU, Toslink & coaxial S/PDIF.
RS CD Transport Specification
Supports Red Book CD-DA
Digital outputs 1 x I²S via RJ45 (for use with DAC Box RS or Pre Box RS Digital)
1 x AES/EBU (XLR)
1 x co-axial (S/PDIF)
1 x optical Toslink
External clock interface BNC (for use with DAC Box RS or Pre Box RS Digital)
Outboard power supply 20V/3000mA DC; 100 - 240V, 50/60Hz
Standby power consumption < 1 Watt
Power consumption 600mA max./ 90mA idle
Dimension W x H x D 206 x 72 x 210 mm with sockets
Weight 3000 g without power supply
CD Box RS2 T - CD Transport
£2199.00
The CD Box RS2 T represents a huge leap forward for CD playback. While many manufacturers are moving away from the CD format, there is still a huge number of keen audiophiles who still use their existing CD collections, and require a playback device that performs to the highest technical standards. The CD Box RS2 T is a luxury transport, featuring new technologies that have not been considered by others for many years to guarantee the level of excellence that audiophiles expect from their equipment.
Built around the class-leading CD-Pro 8 mechanism from the optical division of StreamUnlimited, and developed in collaboration with Pro-Ject Audio Systems, the CD Box RS 2 T's drive alone features a high-quality aluminium chassis, carbon fibre cover and a carbon fibre turntable. The mechanism is then equipped with a SANYO HD850 OPU and internally coupled to a CD-84 servo board for maximum information retrieval and transmission. Vibration dampers are mounted on the very rigid carbon fibre chassis, and then the whole surrounding chassis is firmly connected to the body of the CD Box RS2 T for absolute rigidity and minimal vibrations. For reduced resonance, the CD Box RS2 T features a gravity design with central mass point.
The drive chassis is milled from a solid block of aluminium and engineered to hold firm in any environment. Each turntable is also lathed from steel and chrome plated. This is critical for transportation and ensures it will last a lifetime. The suspension system consists of a rigid carbon fibre plate, carbon fibre tubes, springs, silicon dampers and screws. The suspension, cover and turntable platter are made of pure carbon fibre. Everything that's gone into engineering this drive has been done to achieve absolute technical and mechanical perfection.
Once the lid is lifted and a CD placed on the spindle, the CD Box RS 2 T features an improved magnetic clamp, made of a new aluminium alloy. The clamp allows the CD to achieve a smooth rotation, perfect for accurate information retrieval of the disc for Red Book standard CDs. For absolute purity of the signal, the RS 2 T is only a transport - so there are no additional DAC electronics built into the box. Featuring optical and coaxial S/PDIF outputs, there's also a high-grade AES/EBU XLR connection option; but for absolute signal integrity there's even a proprietary I²S + Master Clock HDMI connection, for directly linking the raw digital data to the high-grade DAC in the matching Pre Box RS2 Digital.
Aside from the technical performance, the CD Box RS2 T embodies absolute pride of ownership. Finished in a high-grade black or silver aluminium with a smooth-yet-sturdy lift motion, the device is fronted with a crystal clear LCD screen that displays transport control, time, track and text info (if available). Controlled via the front panel, or using the supplied aluminium IR remote, the CD Box RS2 T is a true high-end luxury that integrates to an existing system with ease.
Why are Pro-Ject engineering a CD transport?
Pro-Ject has always made products and investments that are not particularly mainstream. When they formed in 1991, they showed the importance of turntables when everyone else was moving to CDs. Now as CD is losing attention in a market focused on streaming audio, the Austrian company chooses to create a revolutionary new CD transport. But it's because Pro-Ject believe listening to music is made up of two parts; the music itself, and the experience. The CD Box RS2 T guarantees the musical performance, but the use of CDs and the ritual of picking and inserting the disc is an experience that is more similar to the ritual around vinyl than it is to streaming - and this is a ritual we don't want to lose from the home. That's also why music lovers around the world still have scores of CDs in their homes.
So the CD Box RS2 T features a class leading mechanism for a near-perfect CD performance; but it also respects where the hi-fi market has progressed in recent years. With the massive development of DAC technology in recent years, it is no longer essential to place conversion technology into the CD transport box, as many customers have a DAC with the exact sonic signature they like. For users who love the Pro-Ject sound, we also have the Pre Box RS2 Digital as the perfect partner to the CD Box RS2 T.
Key Features:
Luxury CD transport with top-loading system
Magnetic metal clamp for smooth and stable rotation
Playback support for CD Audio, CD-R, CD-RW and Hybrid SACD
Features CD-Pro 8 mechanism and 'Blue Tiger' CD-84 servo board
Sophisticated anti-vibration design
Multiple digital connections including I²S + Master-clock via HDMI connector
LCD screen displays time, tracks and text (if available)
Aluminium IR remote included
CD Box RS2 T Specification
Supports: CD, CD-R, CD-RW (finalised) and Hybrid-SACD
Digital Outputs: 1 x Balanced XLR (AES/EBU)
1 x Optical S/PDIF (TOSlink)
1 x RCA S/PDIF (Coaxial)
1 x HDMI I²S
Outboard power supply: 20V / 3A DC
Power consumption: 600mA DC (< 0.5W in Standby)
Dimensions (W x H x D): 206 x 78 x 210
Weight: 3.0kg (excl. power supply)
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