Pro-Ject's 'Box' line has been a hit with audiophiles worldwide. With fantastic price to performance value, compact size, and ease of use, it's easy to see why so many love these little gems in their audio system.
The advanced Pre Box DS2 Digital is an universal and very flexible pre-amplifier and D/A converter of highest class. The built in D/A converter AK4490, from high end manufacturer Asahi Kasai Microdevices, has five different digital filters which let you shape the sound to your preference. It offers full DSD256 support and upsampling of all input signals to 768kHz from USB, coaxial and optical inputs. This realizes high-resolution sound playback with a rich sound field and bass representation with less distortion. It features five digital inputs as well as analogue line level input and phono line in. 
FEATURES -
- Phono stage (MM/MC), Line In on board
- 5 digital Inputs 1x USB, 2x optical, 1x coax, 1x BT (aptX)
- Top grade AK4490 D/A chip (32-bit PCM 768kHz / DSD256)
- Up to 32bit/768kHz asynchronous USB (XMOS technology)
- DSD64, DSD128 and DSD256 (DSD over PCM)
- Up to 24bit/192kHz for optical and coax inputs
- 5 selectable digital filter characteristics
- 3 selectable sound modes
- Headphone output on the front (6.3mm)
- High-end ultra low phase oscillator with superior noise rejection
- RCA line level solid-state analogue output stage
- Ultra linear and ultra low noise circuitry
- Magnetic side panels in rosenut
- 2 ANALOGUE INPUTS - 1x Line In (RCA), 1x Phono Line In (RCA)
- 5 DIGITAL INPUTS - 1x coax (S/PDIF), 2x optical (TOSlink), USB B, BT (aptX)
- D/A-CONVERTER - AK4490 32-bit PCM 768kHz / DSD256
- SAMPLING RATE CONVERTER - AK4137EQ upsampling to 768kHz
- SAMPLING RATES - 32/44.1/48/88.2/96/176.2/192/352.8/384/768 kHz
- DSD SUPPORT - DSD64, DSD128, and DSD256
- FILTER SETTINGS - 5 different selectable on front
- FREQUENCY RESPONSE - 20Hz - 20kHz (+0/-1dB)
- ANALOGUE OUTPUTS - 1 x 6.3mm Headphone Out (front), 1 x Sub Out, 1 x Fix Out (RCA), 1 x Variable Out (RCA)
- OUTPUT VOLTAGE - 2.2 Veff (switchable +6dB gain gives 4.4 Veff)
- THD - 0.00085%
- CROSSTALK - 117dB
- SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO - 113dB (20- 20.000 kHz)
- POWER CONSUMPTION - <1 Watt standby, 600mA max
- OUTBOARD POWER SUPPLY - 18V/1000mA DC (included)
- DIMENSIONS - (W x H x D) 9.4 " x 2.8" x 8.7"
- WEIGHT: 4.4 lbs
IN THE BOX -
- Original Box and packing
- Original Manual
- Original power supply
CONDITION - Demo item, excellent. Comes with original box but box has wear.
SHIPPING - We ship worldwide with UPS, Fed-Ex, and various truck freight lines for items weighing over 100 lbs. All items are packed and padded with care if the original packaging is deemed insufficient. We know how exciting it is to anticipate the arrival of new gear and we want your item to arrive in the same condition it left our facility.
RETAIL PRICE $1118