Pro-Ject Speed Box II TurnTables
Pro-Ject Speed Box II TurnTables
USER REVIEWS
[Feb 15, 2008]
jjcllc03
AudioPhile
Strength:
- Your turntable's sound will substantially improve
Weakness:
The power cord feeding the motor from the Speed Box II is rather short and it limits your placement options. Also, the front of the box has an extremely bright blue power indicator light which can be quite annoying. This caused me to place the box in a location where the light isn't visible to me any more. Weighing in at just over a pound with a retail price of $129, this mighty mite improves the sound of a Pro-ject or Music Hall turntable in such a dramatic fashion, it'll knock your socks off!
Customer Service I purchased this from Needle Doctor and their service is fast and reliable. Similar Products Used: N/A |
[Jan 11, 2008]
Maprik
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Ease of use. Hum when using the Grado type cartridge is GONE. Very nice build quality with a high end look.
Weakness:
The LED readout is quite bright and it can't be dimmed. In the darkness it hurts the eyes. I have covered mine with a tinted self adhesive plastic.
THIS REVEW IS FOR THE SE II which is more expensive that the SpeedBox II. I bought the Speed Box SE II because I wanted to make sure my Rega P25 was running at the correct speed and also for the ease of changing between 33 and 45 rpm records. I had read about the positive audible effects as well ("Your TT will sound like it costs twice as much!") so I was curious. Well, after 1 day of listening I can say that there is definitely an increase is my musical involvement. I can't say that I can hear an audible improvement in bass extension, timbre, tonality, high frequency, soundstaging, imaging, etc., BUT I do sense that there is an indescribeable increased toe-tapping feeling and maybe a "rightness" that is missing without it. It's really difficult to describe. Perhaps the greatest thing that the Speed Box SE II has done though is that the humming noise that I get when my GRADO cartridge gets closer to the center of the record is GONE. I don't know how but that annoying humming that Grado carts make as they get closer to the magnetic field generated by the Rega motor is now GONE!!!!!!!!!! If you love your Grado (mine is actually a Cartridgeman MusicMaker III which is similar to a Grado) then this might be just the reason for shelling out this kind of money.
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[Jan 02, 2007]
jrhymeammo
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
- DEAD ON SPEED ACCURACY!!!!! which results to more accurate music reproduction.
Weakness:
-the cord from the box to TT is about 16-18" long. I guess this maybe a problem for some people, but it's not a problem placing it under or behind my TT. It's a must have for Pro-Ject/MusicHall owners. If you have a strobe disc see it for yourself.
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