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Standard headphone output

Warning: Never connect a mono jack cable to the standard headphone output (front panel stereo jack). 
Make sure that the stereo jack 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
•  Frequency range: 10 Hz to 300 kHz ( -3 dB)
•  Crosstalk at 1 kHz: -90 dB
•  THD & N: 0.00091% (at 0 dBu, 1 kHz, 100 kohms load)
•  Noise (A-weighted): -103 dB
•  Dynamic range: 135.5 dB

Max. Output power (at +30 dBu @ 1 kHz)

•  2 x 1 W at 600 Ohm impedance
•  2 x 2 W at 300 Ohm impedance
•  2x 3.7 W at 120 Ohm impedance
•  2x 2.9 W at 47 Ohm impedance
•  2x 2.7 W at 32 Ohm impedance

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Summary of Contents for Phonitor x

Page 1: ...N 2 3 4 5 M A X Off On MATRIX Mute SOURCE MODE OUTPUT Digital RCA XLR DIGITAL Coaxial Optical USB CROSSFEED 2 2 30 40 5 5 ANGLE L e f t Center R i g h t VOLTAiR 120V DC Audio Rail Preamplifier Headpho...

Page 2: ...UTPUT Digital RCA XLR DIGITAL Coaxial Optical USB CROSSFEED 2 2 30 40 5 5 ANGLE L e f t Center R i g h t VOLTAiR 120V DC Audio Rail Preamplifier Headphone Amplifier Standard Balanced ON Phonitor x Ser...

Page 3: ...Angle 16 Adjustment of the Phonitor Matrix 18 Matrix On Off 19 Source selection 20 Output selection 21 MODE switch 22 Laterality 22 VU meters 23 AMP CTL Amplifier Control 24 IR Remote control 25 DIP...

Page 4: ...y 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 to the r...

Page 5: ...USB CROSSFEED 2 2 30 40 5 5 ANGLE L e f t Center R i g h t VOLTAiR 120V DC Audio Rail Preamplifier Headphone Amplifier Standard Balanced ON Volume 7 I F R B VU Meters 2 Standby 1 Balanced Headphone 1...

Page 6: ...uses 3 Flip Over 4 Reinstall XLRs balanced Pin 2 Hot For unbalanced operation bridge Pin 3 to GND RCAs Unbalanced Tip Hot WIRING ON BOTTOM SIDE DIP SWITCHES 1 ON HP Out 22dB 2 ON HP Out 12dB 3 ON VU 0...

Page 7: ...7 Bottom view DIP switches Factory setting I F R B DIP Switches 20...

Page 8: ...to twice that of discrete operational amplifiers and four times that of semiconductor operational amplifiers VOLTAiR Technology reaches outstanding technical and sonic performances Technically especia...

Page 9: ...e 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 rang...

Page 10: ...el 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 OPA1...

Page 11: ...nge 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 dista...

Page 12: ...red line and the left ear only perceives the left signal green line The delayed and quieter signal of the respective opposite side is miss ing This unnatural sound irritates the ear and is stressful...

Page 13: ...er playback Because time and level differences are set like real loudspeaker place ment the brain is able to correctly identify the direction of the sound You can perceive a speaker like listening exp...

Page 14: ...erences for four different speaker placements This analog filter design is controlled by the crossfeed and angle parameters Angle With the ANGLE switch you adjust the interaural time difference which...

Page 15: ...nce 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 Crossfeed a...

Page 16: ...table on page 17 e g Angle 30 Crossfeed 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 x offer...

Page 17: ...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 34 355...

Page 18: ...itch to the value that comes closest to your familiar loud speaker listening sound Listen to the instruments panned in the stereo field These instruments shall have the same positions on headphones LA...

Page 19: ...The Phonitor Matrix is available for headphone outputs only The Speaker Outputs 19 at the rear of the unit are not fed by the Phonitor x matrix LATERALITY M I N 2 3 4 5 M A X Off On MATRIX SOURCE Dig...

Page 20: ...URCE switch 8 RCA or XLR You can select an digital audio source USB coaxial optical by using the DIGITAL switch 9 Set the SOURCE switch to Digital Signals at analog RCA input 12 will be amplified from...

Page 21: ...akes priority over the balanced headphone output 12 There is no signal at the balanced headphone output if a headphone is already plugged into the standard head phone output Warning Never connect a mo...

Page 22: ...al balance controls If one channel is attenuated the other one is increased at the same time This means that e g when hard left the level of the left channel increases by 2 25 dB while the right chann...

Page 23: ...stics of the VU meters guarantee an optimal visual perception The time calibration of the VU meters complies with the requirements of the BBC The rise time up to 0 dB is about 300 ms LATERALITY Mono S...

Page 24: ...o Performer s800 in bridge mode or in a bi wiring application Set the DIP switch 6 on the bottom of the unit to ON to switch the Performer s800 into standby when the output selection is set to Headpho...

Page 25: ...hter Point your remote control towards the VU meters 2 and push the button you wish to use to lower the volume The power LED lights up once per push Press the same button repeatedly until the power LE...

Page 26: ...utput is boosted to 22 dB DIP switch 2 ON The headphone output is boosted to 12 dB DIP switch 1 and 2 ON If both DIP switches 1 and 2 are ON a boost of 24 dB is applied Attenuate the sensitivity of th...

Page 27: ...the RCA output without being affected by the volume con trol Slave Thru Standby of connected Performer s800 power amp when set to Headphone By using the DIP switch 6 units which are connected to AMP C...

Page 28: ...Input level 32 5 dBu RCA inputs Unbalanced Impedance ca 10 kohms Max Input level 32 5 dBu Digital inputs optional sample rates Coaxial SPDIF RCA sample rates PCM kHz 44 1 48 88 2 96 176 4 192 Optical...

Page 29: ...XLR connector Pin wiring 1 L 2 L 3 R 4 R Impedance 0 36 ohms Damping factor 180 40 ohms Frequency range 10 Hz to 300 kHz 3 dB Crosstalk at 1 kHz 90 dB THD N 0 00091 at 0 dBu 1 kHz 100 kohms load Nois...

Page 30: ...TRS connector Pin wiring Tip Left ring right sleeve GND Impedance 0 18 ohm Attenuation factor 180 40 ohms Frequency range 10 Hz to 300 kHz 3 dB Crosstalk at 1 kHz 90 dB THD N 0 00091 at 0 dBu 1 kHz 10...

Page 31: ...00085 at 0 dBu 1 kHz 100 kohms load Noise A weighted 103 8 dB Dynamic range 136 3 dB Internal operating voltages Analog 60 V Digital 5 V and 3 3 V optional Power supply Mains voltage switchable 230 V...

Page 32: ...32 Dimensions incl feet WxHxD 10 94 x 3 94 x 12 99 in 278 x 100 x 330 mm Weight 9 48 lbs 4 3 kg unit only 11 90 lbs 5 4 kg shipping I F R B...

Page 33: ...ics 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 to im...

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