Outstanding Product Award – Hi-Fi News Magazine
Ultra-Compact Power Amp with a "Towering Sense of Space"
Who says you have to lay out lots of cash for a high-performance audiophile power amplifier? Not Pro-Ject! Their new Amp Box DS2 continues the Box Series tradition of packing the maximum amount of features and capability into a compact, desktop-friendly component.
The Amp Box DS2 will fill your home with the lush, energetic, and smooth sound usually found in much more expensive products. The heart of this audiophile amplifier is a Class D module which is highly efficient and energy saving. It delivers high output power, to drive demanding speakers and bring your music and video soundtracks to life with exceptional sonic purity as well as very low and frequency-independent THD.
Award-Winning Performance
"The sound quality of this affordable two-piece set-up doesn’t disappoint. The combination of the Pre Box DS2 and Amp Box DS2 copes admirably with a range of musical genres," reports Cliff Joseph in his review for Hi-Fi News magazine, which honored a combination of the Pre Box DS2 and Amp Box DS2 with its Outstanding Product Award.
"After the simple intimate ballads of [Damien] Rice, the more complex, intertwining choruses of ‘Spem In Alium’, performed by Pro Cantione Antiqua… are certainly a step up," notes Joseph in Hi-Fi News. "The vocal warmth of Damien Rice is repeated 40-fold, but there’s precision, too, in the DS2’s handling as each distinct voice takes its place in the mounting chorus, creating a towering sense of space worthy of the loftiest cathedrals."
Top-Grade Amplifier Module
The top-grade power amplifier module in the Amp Box DS2 guarantees fully load-independent frequency response, low output impedance, and a very low noise floor. It meets Pro-Ject's highest sonic standards in terms of spaciousness and fine dynamics. Offering a generous 100 watts-per-channel at 8 ohms and 140 watts-per-channel at 4 ohms, it easily provides sufficient power for excellent sound reproduction in normal-size living rooms, making it highly suitable for the heart of a main hi-fi system or a two-channel AV set-up.
In terms of connectivity, the Amp Box DS2 includes a stereo input (RCA), a loop output (RCA), isolated speaker outputs (accepting 4mm bananas, spades, or bare wire), and a trigger input and loop out.
Tube Amplifiers Used as Benchmarks
The Amp Box DS2 gives you not only powerful, realistic sound, but it will also thrills you with its inviting, engaging performance. As a sonic guideline for Pro-Ject amplifiers, the company relies on the homogeneous liquid sound of audiophile tube amplifiers, which are known for their sonic richness. A four-layered PCB enables Pro-Ject to use shorter signal paths than previously, and this contributes to the improved sound compared to its predecessor.
The casing of the Amp Box DS2 is made of aluminum and metal. Both elegant and solid, it protects against vibration and delivers the highest aesthetics. The unmatched sound and the no-compromise components make this an audiophile high end bargain.
