"Steel & aluminium casework. Entirely discrete audio circuitry. Fully symmetrical gain stage. Split passive RIAA EQ. Dual mono. Balanced in & outputs. Stepless impedance matching.
Phono Box DS3 B is ready for our new True Balanced Connection. Single-ended RCA connections, quite literally, only use half of your cartridge's output. With one of our new True Balanced phono cables and an MC cartridge you'll hear details and dynamics, previously exclusive to only the most expensive phono stages.
Made in Europe by technicians, engineers and designers with decades of experience. Expert craftsmanship. Sustainable products with a long lifetime. Audiophile audio performance."
Available in black and silver.
High-End Features and Limitless Loading Options
The Phono Box DS3 B employs a steel chassis enveloped by aluminium panels. This construction offers very high rigidity and isolation against interferences, which is essential for the new technology inside. Magnetic wooden side panels are available separately as add-ons. You can connect up to two turntables simultaneously – all parameters for each input get stored in the memory. Perfectly match the Phono Box DS3 B to a wide variety of cartridges. Load impedance can be set continuously via a potentiometer, a system invented by Pro-Ject Audio Systems, to adjust the impedance during playback and assess the impact of different loading options in real-time. No other manufacturer implements this feature as elegantly!
SPECIFICATIONS
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Input impedance: Stepless 10–1000 ohms or fixed 47 kOhms
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Input capacitance: 50, 150, 300, 400 pF
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Gain (+6 dB using XLR Out sockets): 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65 dB
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Signal / Noise ratio MM (40 dB): 104 dBV, 111 dBV – ‘A’ weighted
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Signal / Noise ratio MC (60 dB): 85 dBV, 91 dBV – ‘A’ weighted
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THD at 1 kHz: <0.001% MM, <0.004% MC
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THD (20 Hz–20 kHz): <0.005% MM, <0.01% MC
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RIAA-equalization curve accuracy: <0.25 dB / 20 Hz–20 kHz
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Subsonic filter: At 20 Hz with 18 dB/octave
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Input: 1 × 5-pin mini XLR / 1 × pair XLR / 1 × pair RCA phono
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Line-level output: 1 × pair RCA, 1 × pair XLR
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Wiring XLR sockets: 1 ground, 2 “hot” and 3 “cold”
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Trigger In/Out: 12 V on/off detector
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Power supply DC: 18 V / 500 mA
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Power consumption: 18 V / max. 290 mA DC, <0.5 W standby
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Dimensions: 206 × 72 × 194 (205 with sockets) mm
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Weight: 1480 g without power supply
