{"id":143224,"date":"2022-03-20T15:15:09","date_gmt":"2022-03-20T15:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=143224"},"modified":"2022-03-20T15:15:09","modified_gmt":"2022-03-20T15:15:09","slug":"pro-ject-cd-box-ds3-the-cd-player-is-not-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/pro-ject-cd-box-ds3-the-cd-player-is-not-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro-Ject CD Box DS3: The CD player is not dead!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pro-Ject has<\/b>\u00a0introduced\u00a0a new model of the\u00a0CD Box DS3 CD<\/b>\u00a0player in the Box series.<\/p>\n

Unlike most “digital” components entering the market today, the novelty is designed exclusively for playing\u00a0Red Book<\/b>\u00a0format optical discs .\u00a0The device is enclosed in a solid aluminum case, and the slot loader transport rests on three elastic supports that protect it from external vibrations.\u00a0The transport uses a Blue Tiger CD-80<\/b>\u00a0servo\u00a0, developed by\u00a0Stream Unlimited<\/b>\u00a0.\u00a0The DAC section is built on a\u00a0PCM1796<\/b>\u00a0chip from Texas Instruments, and the power supply is placed in a separate case.\u00a0The weight of the component is\u00a01.66 kg.<\/b><\/p>\n

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Pro-Ject CD Box DS3<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The\u00a0Pro-Ject CD Box DS3<\/a> CD<\/b>\u00a0player will be available shortly for\u00a0700 euros<\/b>\u00a0.<\/p>\n

Technical Specifications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Supports:<\/td>\nRed Book CD-DA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Line-level output:<\/td>\n1 pair RCA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Digital outputs:<\/td>\n1 x optical TOSlink\u00ae, 1 x co-axial (S\/PDIF)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Frequency response:<\/td>\n20Hz – 20kHz\/ \u00b1 0,15dB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Noise floor:<\/td>\n>105dBA \/ 20Hz \u2013 20kHz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
THD (analog output):<\/td>\n<0,018%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
THD (digital output):<\/td>\n<0,005%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Line Level Output voltage:<\/td>\n2 Vrms \/ 0dBFS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D\/A-converter:<\/td>\nPCM1796<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Power supply:<\/td>\n18V\/1A DC, suitable for your country<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Power consumption:<\/td>\n300 – 600mA DC, <0,5W in standby<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Battery remote control:<\/td>\n1xCR2032 \/ 3V or 1xCR2025 \/ 3V<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dimensions WxHxD:<\/td>\n206 x 72 x 194 (200 incl. sockets) mm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Weight:<\/td>\n1660 g without power supply<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Pro-Ject has\u00a0introduced\u00a0a new model of the\u00a0CD Box DS3 CD\u00a0player in the Box series. Unlike most “digital” components entering the market today, the novelty is designed exclusively for playing\u00a0Red Book\u00a0format optical discs .\u00a0The device is enclosed in a solid aluminum case, and the slot loader transport rests on three elastic supports that protect it from external […] More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10404,"featured_media":143226,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[642],"tags":[779],"class_list":["post-143224","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-hi-fi","tag-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143224","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=143224"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143224\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/143226"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=143224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=143224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=143224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}