Description
Phono Box Ultra 500 leads with its polished chrome-plated copper housing. Copper in particular is known for it’s protective properties against high-frequency interference, thus taking the S2 Series’ existing aluminum/steel chassis design to the next level. However, this is only the beginning. A fully discrete, Op-Amp-free design fosters sonics rarely found in this class. On top of omitting Op-Amps, the selected polystyrene capacitors (known among audiophiles as the ‘holy grail’ for phono preamplifiers) significantly contribute to Ultra 500’s vivid, convincing sound. With wide-ranging flexibility in gain, load & capacitance, it can handle with grace almost any cartridge you throw at it.
Limited Edition
Phono Box Ultra 500 commemorates Pro-Ject’s 500,000th phono preamp shipped. Not coincidentally, it was made in a limited production run of 500 pieces, making this a truly unique, celebratory offering that leaves little be desired sonically when considering the price.
Additional information
| Weight | 0.7 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 11.9 × 10.3 × 3.7 cm |
Features
- Limited, exclusive edition of 500 pieces
- Audiophile performance
- Chrome surface on copper chassis
- No operational amplifiers used
- Audiophile-grade polystyrene capacitors
- Precise RIAA equalisation
- Switchable Subsonic filter –18dB @ 20Hz
- Switchable input impedance/capacitance
- Four adjustable gain levels
- Outstanding sound quality
- Handmade in Europe
Specs
- Input impedance: 10, 100, 1k, 47k ohms / 100pF
- Input capacitance/impedance: 100pF, 200pF, 320pF and 420pF */47kohms B
- Input gain: 40 and 43dB B / 60 and 63dB A
- Signal / Noise ratio MM: 85dBV (90dBV – ‘A’ weighted)
- Signal / Noise ratio MC: 65dBV (71dBV – ‘A’ weighted)
- THD: <0,0005% MM, < 0,004% MC
- RIAA-equalization curve accuracy: <0,4dB / 20Hz – 20kHz
- Subsonic filter: at 20Hz with 18dB/octave
- Input: 1 pair RCA/phono sockets
- Line-level output: 1 pair RCA/phono sockets
- Power supply DC: 18V/500mA
- Power consumption: 18V/80mA DC
A: typical for low output MC cartridges, B: typical for MM cartridges or high output MC
*Input capacitance is irrelevant for low output MC cartridges.
Reviews
“The 500 has done an amazing job…I love good audio gear and Pro-Ject makes some of the best.” – John Biggs, Knapsack
“The Pro-Ject Phono Box Ultra 500 is certainly a solid choice” – Brad Moon, Forbes
“I can’t imagine something in this price imagine something in this price range delivering more” – Jeff Dorgay, ToneAudio
