Pro-Ject Stream Box S2 - Silver

Best Value Award - audiograde.co.uk

Tiny, Compact, and Highly Advanced

Today's market is overloaded with wireless streamers. Most of them are centered around a decent app, but the real sound quality is determined by the quality of the DAC and the analog audio output stage.

Also, from an aesthetical viewpoint, many of the streamers are just plastic boxes, and no amp or other components are in it. In recent times Pro-Ject has been producing the some of the best micro high-end amps on the market, like the Maia S2 or the Stereo Box S2. For these products Pro-Ject developed a fitting streamer, which matches the sound quality and aesthetics of these highly acclaimed amplifiers.

Advanced Multi-Room Streaming

Pro-Ject's Stream Box S2 boasts a user-friendly app and all the features of a great modern-day streamer, including proper multi-room functionality. It offers support for high-resolution data up to 24bit/192kHz and affords you the ability to connect to multiple Stream Box S2s connected to your network.

Multi-room stream quality is equal to CD quality (16bit/44.1kHz). For multi-room applications, this amounts to an enormous amount of data, which in turn amounts to great audio quality. Zone limits are 10 (Ethernet) or 6 (WiFi) to ensure flawless data transmission at such rates. Normally high-zone multi-room streaming is reduced to MP3 quality to ensure reliability.

Additionally, two units can also be connected to build a stereo pair with assigned left and right channels. If you have active speakers, you can operate them wirelessly by placing the Stream Box S2 right next to them. You can then freely position the speakers without the bother of long runs of cable, allowing for greater flexibility in larger spaces.

Three Different Outputs

Three different outputs guarantee a flexible solution for every audio chain. A line level RCA output can be connected to a preamplifier for the purest signal, and a dedicated variable output can be connected to active speakers or power amplifiers. The optical output can further pass a digital signal to an external DAC.

The Stream Box S2 comes fully equipped with TIDAL and Spotify. With the implementation of Shairport, Pro-Ject was even able to give iDevice users out there another possibility to send data to the Stream Box S2. Friends of internet radio will find satisfaction in TuneIn.

2023 Firmware & App Updates

The 2023 firmware update occurs automatically if your Stream Box S2 is connected to your network. A reboot should ascertain your firmware is current. If you have already downloaded phone App and can already see the latest streaming services, this means your Stream Box S2 up to date! Android App

• Updated for Android API Level 33
• New user interface
• New Tidal login
• Access to new streaming services

iOS App

• New user interface
• New Tidal login
• Access to new streaming services

Firmware

• New Tidal login
• Improved TuneIn integration
• New Amazon Music service
• New Qobuz service
• Various fixes and improvements