Project CD Box DS3 - CD player

Key Features

• NEW aluminium casework
• Texas Instruments PCM1796 DAC
• Slot-in mechanism
• Red Book standard
• RCA line-level analogue output
• Optimized for 1:1 playback
• 4-point intelligent suspension
• Remote control included
• Metal casing protects against interference
• Available in silver or black
• Made in Europe

DS3-Line

The CD Box DS3 introduces you to the completely new DS3 line. You can combine the DS3 with your existing DS2 products, as the casework stays the same. The new CD Box DS3 picks the best features of its predecessors and adds the Texas Instruments PCM1796 DAC to provide the perfect CD player with all the features you really need. Easily control the CD player with the buttons on the front, or with the supplied remote control and the high contrast dot-matrix display shows you all the relevant information you need to enjoy your favourite CDs. 

The Red Book standard specifies the physical parameters and properties of Digital Audio Compact Discs (CDDA). Pure CD players are, in contrast to DVD or Blu-ray Disc players, frequently better at playback of stereo CDs. The drive is specifically optimized for 1:1 playback of the Red Book CDDA standard. 

A CD drive is only as good as the servo which controls it. The Blue Tiger CD-80 servo developed by Stream Unlimited is the most advanced on the market. 

The CD Box DS3 uses the famous PCM1796 which has been used in many high-end CD players and designs in the past and has the most analogue, sweet and easy-to-listen sound character. The CD Box DS3 also offers a line-level RCA output which can be used for any pre- or integrated amplifier, and also two digital outputs to further pass a digital signal to another DAC.

The intelligent 4-point suspension is able to provide a perfect resonance derivative. Three soft points isolate the drive from external vibration and one hard point leads to high-frequency vibration caused by the fast movement of the laser into the chassis. 

Standard sheet metal housings are not torsion-resistant and mechanically accurate enough to mount a sensitive CD drive where the laser position has to be correct all the time. The aluminium chassis provides the best basis for a CD drive. It also protects the drive against vibration and electromagnetic interference. 

CD Box DS3 is available in silver and black. Magnetic wooden side panels are available separately. 

Who is Project?

Project started in the hifi business designing and manufacturing affordable stereo turntables in the early 1990s, beginning with the entry-level Debut model. It was a great success, like all other turntables on the market at that time were at least  £100 more expensive, without offering a performance benefit. Project has gone on to extend the range of turntables they offer at all popular price points and performance levels, through midrange to high-end models.