The Pro-Ject Tube Box range brings the uniquely beautiful sound of vinyl and valves together at a great price.
If you’re an enthusiast of analogue audio, most would agree that the sound of vinyl & valves is a match truly made in heaven. There are few unisons which can evoke such a deeply pleasing and emotional performance.
Turntable legends, Pro-Ject, offer a series of superbly priced valve phono pre-amplifiers under their Pro-Ject Tube Box range. It would be churlish not to investigate further!
Vinyl and Valves
There are numerous arguments surrounding valve phono preamps, which are as numerous for those surrounding the benefits of vinyl itself. For those dedicated followers of valves & vinyl though, nothing else will do.
One solid argument for using a valve based front end for your turntable, is that a valve is able to provide very large voltage swings from a single amplification device. Solid state preamps rely on multiple cascading transistors or FET’s to achieve the same result.
One of the single most important components in any vinyl replay system is the phono pre-amp itself. Low distortion and high headroom are vital to ensure optimum reproduction; as a very pleasant side effect, valves even sound great when pushed beyond their design limit
Sold on the idea of a valve phono preamp yet? Thought you might be! The Pro-Ject Tube Box range of valve phono pre-amplifiers offer high quality, warranted performance from a known brand at a price comparable to some dubious Chinese internet specials.
Pro-Ject Tube Box S
Pro-Ject’s entry-level Tube Box S is a superb route into adding a valve phono stage to your Hi-Fi system. Offering switchable settings for use with either moving magnet (MM) or moving coil (MC) cartridges, it is versatile enough to be added to most any setup.
Build features a suitably substantial metal case which is shielded to prevent interference, and dual mono circuitry featuring two ECC83 preamplifier valves offering optimum channel separation.
At just £299 the Pro-Ject Tube Box S represents possibly the best route into the warm and wonderful world of valves and vinyl.
Pro-Ject Tube Box DS
Looking for the next step up in performance and features? The Pro-Ject Tube Box DS is just the ticket! Offering similar characteristics to the Tube Box S, with enhanced features for the dedicated vinyl enthusiast and a reasonable £399 price tag.
The Pro-Ject Tube Box DS adds a unique variable impedance dial, and switchable gain settings, making precise matching with high-quality MM and MC cartridges a doddle. A switchable subsonic filter also allows the keen vinyl enthusiast to tune their system for rumble and warped records.
Pro-Ject Tube Box DS2
For the hardcore vinyl enthusiast who may have two separate turntables, there can be no bigger bargain than the Pro-Ject Tube Box DS2. Two, separate, selectable phono inputs, along with two selectable line outputs make the DS2 highly versatile.
An ultra low-frequency high-pass filter is incorporated to protect your speakers from rumble and sub-sonic aberrations below 20Hz. All the selectable input capacitance and switchable options from the Tube Box DS are present and correct.
Looking for high-quality, great sounding valve phono pre-amplifiers at an unprecedented price point? Then look no further than the Pro-Ject Tube Box phono stages.