4 - POWER STATION USER’S MANUAL
6. INTRODUCTION
In purchasing the XXL POWER STATION, you have acquired a professional
headphone power amplifier of the high-end class which meets all the demands and
requirements of studio and live works. In fact it is an extremely efficient and universal
headphone amplifier that can drive headphones from 64 to 600 ohm and more. It has
been designed above all to deliver great power and to be a reference unit for the sonic
evaluation of the final mix. It is also a powerful distribution monitor amplifier for
musicians in the studio or in the stage.
1.1 High Technology
Our experience in the field of professional studios drove us to design the POWER
STATION, an incredible small size four channels professional Headphone power
amplifier that is able to give answer to all the demands in Studio, Live, broadcast and
TV applications. All the electronics is assembled directly on PCB with no wires use, it
means less possibility of malfunction. All the internal IC are 4580, ultra High quality
Operational Amplifier that allow high current output with very low noise threshold. All the
output
s
are protected in order to guarantee safe operating conditions in every situation.
All the inputs are balanced
;
in this way you can have the best matching conditions with
the other
unit
s. The choice of having the external power supply ensure professional
features with minimum noise, and allow you to drive the power station also with an
external optional battery pack to use the unit also without the presence of main power
AC.
WARNING!
It should be pointed out, that extreme output levels may damage your ears and/or
your headphone set. Turn down the LEVEL controls before
you switch on the unit.
7. THE DESIGN
2.1 The MAIN input
A Stereo MAIN input allow
s
to
a mono or stereo signal to
simultaneously
feed
all the
four amplifier
s
. The main input has a balanced circuit that allow you to connect directly
both balanced or unbalanced signals. The P
O
WER STATION has independent level
controls for each amplifier.
2.2 The additional AUX input
Each of the four stereo amplifiers is equipped with an independent AUX input. Also the
Aux inputs have a balanced circuit that allow you to connect directly both balanced or
unbalanced signals. The Aux input allows for adding a further audio signal to the main
signal. The musician can therefore control the volume of his/her own instrument in the
master playback signal as desired. This built-in mix function supersedes the external
monitor mixer required up to now. For the same reason you can add a click signal on
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