{"id":163064,"date":"2023-06-11T10:49:17","date_gmt":"2023-06-11T09:49:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=163064"},"modified":"2023-10-18T05:56:25","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T04:56:25","slug":"pro-ject-maia-s3-compact-integrated-amplifier-with-dac-and-bt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/pro-ject-maia-s3-compact-integrated-amplifier-with-dac-and-bt\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro-Ject MaiA S3: Compact integrated amplifier with DAC and BT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pro-Ject\u00a0Audio\u00a0continues to add new products to the third generation S series of compact components.\u00a0One of them was\u00a0the Pro-Ject MaiA S3\u00a0integrated amplifier , equipped with a built-in DAC unit and a Bluetooth adapter.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/176_techweek.webp\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Pro-Ject MaiA S3 Integrated Amplifier impresses at first sight with its premium aluminum enclosure.\u00a0It not only gives the model an interesting look, but also allows you to eliminate interference and make the work of MaiA S3 more stable.\u00a0The circuitry of the amplifier is made on the principle of double mono.\u00a0Alps motorized potentiometer is used as a volume control.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/177_techweek.webp\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Pro-Ject MaiA S3 integrated amplifier delivers 2 x 40 watts per channel when driven into a 4 ohm load, allowing it to deliver confident sound in rooms up to 25 sqm.\u00a0The novelty is able to confidently shake many models of not only bookshelf, but also compact floor acoustics.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/178_techweek.webp\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Pro-Ject MaiA S3 amplifier can simultaneously connect up to eight signal sources &#8211; digital and analog.\u00a0The novelty is equipped with a phono stage for working with cartridges with a moving magnet (MM), as well as two optical and coaxial digital inputs.\u00a0Thanks to the adjustable output, the Pro-Ject MaiA S3 can be connected to a powered subwoofer, external power amplifier or powered speakers.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/179_techweek.webp\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Also in the arsenal of the Pro-Ject MaiA S3 integrated amplifier is a Bluetooth 5.0 receiver with support for the aptX HD codec, which allows you to broadcast audio with parameters up to 24 bit \/ 48 kHz.\u00a0The novelty is equipped with a headphone output and a remote control.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pro-Ject\u00a0Audio\u00a0continues to add new products to the third generation S series of compact components.\u00a0One of them was\u00a0the Pro-Ject MaiA S3\u00a0integrated amplifier , equipped with a built-in DAC unit and a Bluetooth adapter. The Pro-Ject MaiA S3 Integrated Amplifier impresses at first sight with its premium aluminum enclosure.\u00a0It not only gives the model an interesting look, [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/pro-ject-maia-s3-compact-integrated-amplifier-with-dac-and-bt\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10404,"featured_media":163066,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[642],"tags":[779],"class_list":{"0":"post-163064","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hi-fi","8":"tag-news"},"acf":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163064","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=163064"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163064\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/163066"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=163064"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=163064"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=163064"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}