The Austrian company Pro-Ject has expanded its family of “boxes” with the Phono Box E BT5 model . This is a completely budget preamp/phono stage for MM cartridges, but with modern additions.
Firstly, the Pro-Ject Phono Box E BT5 switches not one, but two inputs – the corrector input and the linear one. Secondly, the Phono Box E BT5 supplies them to two outputs. The first is a regular 3.5mm line output, which, as usual, can be connected to any amplifier.
The second is a Bluetooth 5.0 streamer module with support for aptX and aptX HD codecs. The device is ready to broadcast the sound of the recording to a smartphone, and in good quality.
Specifications: Pro-Ject Phono Box E BT5
- Input impedance: 47 kOhm
- Input capacitance: 100 pF
- Phono Gain (MM): 43 dB
- Input Jacks: 1 x Phono (RCA) + 1 x Line-In (3.5 mm)
- Output Jacks: 1 x Line-Out (3.5 mm) + 1 x Bluetooth
- Signal to noise ratio: 88 dB (A weighted)
- THD (total harmonic distortion): <0.04%
- RIAA Rejection: Intra-album/within 0.5 dB / 20 Hz – 20 kHz
- Bluetooth: V2.1, EDR
- External power supply: 18V/500mA DC; 220 – 240V, 50 Hz
- Standby power consumption: < 1 W
- Power Consumption: DC 100mA
- Dimensions (WxDxL): 120 mm x 32 mm x 100 mm
- Weight: 250 g without power supply
Price: $150
