Pro-Ject Head Box MKII review

Improve the sound of your headphones with this excellent add-on headphone amp Tested at £105.00

What Hi-Fi? Verdict

If you don't have a headphone out, plug the Head Box into a spare tape loop and you're away

Pros

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    Compact

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    good sound quality

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    affordable

Cons

  • -

    Nothing considering the price

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'Turn that flippin' music down now!' Banish those big-volume blues with a decent pair of 'phones and the Pro-ject Head Box MkII.

If your amplifier doesn't have a headphone out, plug the Pro-Ject into a spare tape loop, and you're away. Even if you do have a 'phone out, the Head Box MkII sounds better, at least on sub-£500 kit.

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