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pro-ject speed box 2 , all they say it is ?

i recently purchased a new pro-ject perspective 2 carbon. so far im really loving it. ive read a few reviews saying the speed box makes a great improvement to the sound of the pro-ject tables , though on paper i dont see how it would. ive got pretty clean power, i dont own any 45,s and i like a less cluttered system. and that little silver box would stick out like a sore thumb. but if a 120.00 gadget really does improve the sound that much ill do it. anybody thats tried it please advise, thanks
jrw40
stevieboy
13 posts
 
hi dave,

thanks for the thought! would an isolation transformer do as good? have one in the pipeline...

regards
stevieboy
13 posts
 
jrw40, hope you dont mind the slight detour on your thread! apologies for the slight hijack :)

regards
dcstep
1,518 posts
 
07-02-08: Stevieboy said:
"... would an isolation transformer do as good? have one in the pipeline..."

If there is fluctuation there is likely also noise, so a transformer will yield an improvement; however, converting to DC (when done right) can remove a ton of noise AND stabilize the power. So, you'll be taking a step foward, but maybe not the last step.

Dave
jrw40 OP
61 posts
 
thanks for the excelent input, it does seem worth a try. ill post my results soon.
jb4
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I've just purchased second hand(£175) a speedbox SE 1 to go with my pro ject perspective 1. I've just been listening to it, then swaping back to no speed box, the more i listen to it the more i like the sound, smoother, more assured, seems to be less background noise, a more solid grounded, deeper sound, bit hard to describe really. Its not been a massive change, more subtle buts its deffinately been enough that if i were to take it back I would always be listening to my deck thinking I was missing something....
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