No confirmation on warranty other than that which was previously mentioned but the OEM SPS is not made in Europe.
A phenomenal new CD transport-Pro-Ject CD Box RS2 transport
I have had in-house for the last week Pro-Ject's new CD Box RS2 transport to review for the website Stereo Times. I was very curious to assess its performance because it uses the Pro 8 drive with the Blue Tiger CD-84 servo card. This drive was developed and built by StreamUnlimited a company started by the original Phillips designers that historically built the finest CD mechanisms. Only two other companies use the StreamUnlimited 8 drive and Blue Tiger CD-84 servo card, their pieces cost $16,000 and $39,000 compared to Pro-Ject's sane price of $3,000!
My reference for the last two years has been the excellent Jay's Audio MK-II transport that had out-performed much more expensive highly regarded transports in my system. Well, across every sonic parameter (transparency/micro-details-overall dynamics/bottom-end extension/purity of tonality- a much more airy sound-stage with wonderful 3D imaging) compared to the Jay's Audio transport.
That's way I titled this thread a "phenomenal new CD transport" because while not inexpensive, it just might be a bargain based on its performance. Mind you, this superlative level of performance is based on using the switching power supply that Pro-Ject ships the transport with. I have shortly coming a custom 20 watt 3 amp linear power supply from Linear Tube Audio and Pro-Ject's own upgraded power supply to see if the RS2 transport performance will even go to a higher qualitative level of performance.
I'll be writing a full detailed review for Stereo Times in the near future. However, I wanted to share this information to GON members who still spin CDs. I have had numerous CD transports in for evaluation and this just might be the best sounding of all of them.
Teajay (Terry London)
My reference for the last two years has been the excellent Jay's Audio MK-II transport that had out-performed much more expensive highly regarded transports in my system. Well, across every sonic parameter (transparency/micro-details-overall dynamics/bottom-end extension/purity of tonality- a much more airy sound-stage with wonderful 3D imaging) compared to the Jay's Audio transport.
That's way I titled this thread a "phenomenal new CD transport" because while not inexpensive, it just might be a bargain based on its performance. Mind you, this superlative level of performance is based on using the switching power supply that Pro-Ject ships the transport with. I have shortly coming a custom 20 watt 3 amp linear power supply from Linear Tube Audio and Pro-Ject's own upgraded power supply to see if the RS2 transport performance will even go to a higher qualitative level of performance.
I'll be writing a full detailed review for Stereo Times in the near future. However, I wanted to share this information to GON members who still spin CDs. I have had numerous CD transports in for evaluation and this just might be the best sounding of all of them.
Teajay (Terry London)
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On the surface it would seem that the LTA LPS would be low risk , here’s an excerpt from LTA’s website - Project transports are one unit specifically referenced for using their LPS with. Apparently they tailor the LPS to the speciifc brand/model power requirements Though designed for our MZ2, the LPS+ is an excellent linear power supply for many components that accept an external power supply. By default, the LPS+ outputs 12V / 3A, but custom voltages and amperages can be accommodated. If you have been considering another linear power supply, you owe it to yourself to consider the LTA LPS+. Here are just a few of the products customers can improve with our LPS+:
You will be asked to specify your device name and electrical requirements when adding the LPS+ to your cart. |
I got an email from Burson Audio (Australia) about their 12V-3A power supply. Maybe they heard someone talking about it 😄 https://www.bursonaudio.com/product/super-charger-3a/?utm_source=Burson+Customer&utm_campaign=cf4eebf276-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_05_10_06_38_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_dcbad555fe-cf4eebf276-31111047 It uses multi stage MosFet Noise Filtering and goes for $285 until mid August and then goes up 20%. All the best, Nonoise |
I just now came across this video review of the Burson Supercharger 3A over at YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-SMtirVrKk They seem to like it. A lot. All the best, Nonoise |
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