The small box that Heinz Lichtenegger from Pro-Ject is holding in his hand is a streaming amplifier. Yes, that’s right. Made with the help of the people behind Wiim, it connects directly to the speaker terminals.
There’s a small amplifier built in to drive the speakers and a Wi-Fi streaming module that you control with an app on your mobile phone.
The streaming amplifier, shown here on a pair of Pro-Ject Speaker Box 5 S2, uses an external power supply and can be connected to most speakers with standard cable terminals on the back.
Lichtenegger believes it’s a low-cost solution that makes good speakers active while giving the user the benefit of streaming.
As he puts it:
It’s better to create a smart solution for an already good pair of speakers than to waste money on a Bluetooth speaker.’
