Heinz Lichtenegger, Pro-Ject president starts by exclaiming "it's a revolution at the price point!" Built around the ESS Sabre ESS9038 dual DAC chip, the $399 S2 also has full MQA processing, up to DSD 512 and 24/192 PCM, 7 selectable digital filters, jitter claimed as low as 100 femtoseconds, and headphone jack. "It's the lowest jitter you can measure," says Lichtenegger.
The S2 was designed by John Westlake who has created products for Cambridge Audio, Peachtree Audio, Audiolab and others. The interior indeed sports a gorgeous and detailed layout, packing everything into a rather tight space. I asked to arrange for a review sample and can't wait to listen to it in comparison to pricier DACs.
