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120 V Audio Rail Preamplifier

Headphone Monitoring Amplifier

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Model 1280 • Made in Germany

Phonitor

 

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Summary of Contents for Phonitor 2

Page 1: ...5 9 5 0 4 2 3 5 2 9 2 5 2 1 19 17 16 15 14 1 2 1 0 8 6 4 2 1 0 Source RCA XLR 1 XLR 2 Center 2 0 1 6 1 2 0 9 0 6 0 3 Crossfeed 1 5 2 2 30 40 5 5 7 5 Angle L e f t Center R i g h t Solo Model 1280 Made...

Page 2: ...Phonitor 2 IR REMOTE IR REMOTE OUTPUT OUTPUT L R R L LEARN R L R L R L SOURCES SOURCES 2 2 L R 1 1 L R Learning Volume Up Down 1 Press LEARN button below 2 Point your remote at VUs and press a button...

Page 3: ...of the Phonitor Matrix 18 Matrix On Off 19 Source selection 20 Output selection 20 Solo 21 Phase 21 Stereo switch 22 Laterality 22 VU meters 23 Attenuate the sensitivity of the VU meters 23 IR Remote...

Page 4: ...delivery You can also download the Quickstart here By pressing the Button you get to the table of contents By pressing the Button you get to the front view of the unit By pressing the Button you get...

Page 5: ...one Monitoring Amplifier Matrix L R Off Mute L R Off Off 9 7 5 9 5 0 4 2 3 5 2 9 2 5 2 1 19 17 16 15 14 1 2 1 0 8 6 4 2 1 0 Source RCA XLR 1 XLR 2 Center 2 0 1 6 1 2 0 9 0 6 0 3 Crossfeed 1 5 2 2 30 4...

Page 6: ...3 to GND RCAs Unbalanced Tip Hot AVIS RISQUE DE CHOC LECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK D O N O T O P E N C AUTION ON BOTTOM SIDE DIP SWITCH WIRING This output can also drive balanced hea...

Page 7: ...7 Bottom view DIP switches Factory setting...

Page 8: ...al amplifiers and four times that of semiconductor operational amplifiers The 120V Rail Technology reaches outstanding technical and sonic performances Technically especially in terms of dynamic range...

Page 9: ...er the maximum level a circuit can handle And since virtually all essential acoustic and musical parameters depend on this relation a higher operating voltage also has a positive impact on the dynamic...

Page 10: ...m level and dynamic range that is twice that of common components and circuits given that its values are approximately 10 dB higher THD measurements show a difference of more than 3 dB compared to the...

Page 11: ...y range this applies to the left speaker accordingly Sound from the right side Sound from the left side It arrives later because the signal travels a distance of approx 340 meters per second and the d...

Page 12: ...rceives the right signal red line and the left ear only perceives the left signal green line In contrast to listening to speakers the delayed and quieter signal of the respective opposite side is miss...

Page 13: ...vel difference Cross feed with their specific frequency responses to deliver a speaker like listening experience on headphones The super stereo effect is eliminated and all reverb and delay effects as...

Page 14: ...ences for six different speaker placements This ana log filter design is controlled by the crossfeed and angle parameters Angle With the ANGLE switch you adjust the inter aural time difference which i...

Page 15: ...ference are frequency corrected because the sound is reflected and absorbed by the head in a non linear fashion 10 0 0 2 0 4 0 6 0 8 1 100 1k 10k Hz Frequency corrected level difference at max Crossfe...

Page 16: ...d 3 A vast number of factors e g type of loudspeakers room acoustics or the individual perception influence the ste reo listening This is why the Phonitor 2 offers six different switch positions to fi...

Page 17: ...24 133 15 5 0 35 165 20 4 0 40 210 20 3 0 47 220 25 2 0 50 230 25 MIN 0 60 250 30 30 MAX 0 40 205 20 5 0 49 235 25 4 0 56 260 30 3 0 64 280 30 2 0 70 300 30 MIN 0 76 335 40 40 MAX 0 26 290 30 5 0 34...

Page 18: ...miliar loud speaker listening sound Listen to the instruments panned in the stereo field These instruments shall have the same positions on headphones M I N 2 3 4 5 M A X Cr A All Output Matrix L O Mu...

Page 19: ...volume in relation to the L R stereo image on loudspeakers too Matrix On Off With the Matrix switch 2 you can activate the Phonitor Matrix with Center control All or without Cr A In Off position the P...

Page 20: ...headphones or loudspeakers XLR audio outputs on the rear In the Mute position no signal passes through to the outputs The VU meter are illuminated in red Warning Never connect a mono jack cable to th...

Page 21: ...invert the phase of the left or the right channel 180 If the Phonitor 2 is set to mono at the same time you hear only the differences of both chan nels Therefore you are able to precisly evaluate whe...

Page 22: ...which means it can be pecisely adjusted Set the Stereo switch to Laterality to control the laterality see above 20 0 30 50 70 100 10 7 5 3 1 0 3 5 V U 20 0 30 50 70 100 10 7 5 3 1 0 V U VU Cal Lateral...

Page 23: ...eo IR 0 Volume M I N 2 3 4 5 M A X Cr A All Output 120 V Audio Rail Preamplifier Headphone Monitoring Amplifier Matrix L R Off Mute L R Off Off 9 7 5 9 5 0 4 2 3 5 2 9 2 5 2 1 19 17 16 15 14 1 2 1 0 8...

Page 24: ...olume The power LED lights up once per push Press the same button repeatedly until the power LED lights up three times within a short interval programming this button is then completed Point your remo...

Page 25: ...and headphone are boosted to 22 dB DIP switch 1 and 2 ON If both DIP switches 1 and 2 are ON a boost of 24 dB is applied RCA input HiFi level Studio level If you connect a HiFi audio device e g a CD p...

Page 26: ...output without being affected by any control except Phase inversion Slave Thru Phonitor Matrix activation for the XLR outputs With DIP switch 5 the Phonitor Matrix can be activated for the XLR output...

Page 27: ...27 Specifications Inputs XLR inputs Neutrik XLR balanced Pin 2 Impedance ca 20 kohms CMR 82 dBu at 1 kHz Max Input level 32 5 dBu RCA inputs Unbalanced Impedance ca 10 kohms Max Input level 32 5 dBu...

Page 28: ...is fully inserted otherwise a short circuit might damage the headphone amplifier 6 35 mm TRS connector Pin wiring Tip Left ring right sleeve GND Impedance 0 18 ohm Attenuation factor 180 40 ohms Freq...

Page 29: ...pedance 2x 3 7 W at 120 Ohm impedance 2x 2 9 W at 47 Ohm impedance 2x 2 7 W at 32 Ohm impedance Line outputs Neutrik XLR balanced Pin 2 Frequency range 4 Hz to 300 kHz 3 dB Crosstalk at 1 kHz 106 dB T...

Page 30: ...pply Mains voltage switchable 230 V AC 50 Hz or 115 V AC 60 Hz Fuses 230 V T 500 mA 115 V T 1 A Power consumption max 40 VA Dimensions incl feet WxHxD 10 94 x 3 94 x 12 01 in 278 x 100 x 305 mm Weight...

Page 31: ...tronics GmbH This document is the property of SPL and may not be copied or reproduced in any manner in part or fully without prior authorization by SPL Sound Performance Lab SPL continuously strives t...

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