Studio Headphone Amplifier
Part # N20-HP10-0
Howler Monkey by NotaBotYet www.notabotyet.com
Welcome to the World of the
Howler Monkey.
Thank you for purchasing the Howler Monkey by
NotaBotYet. We feel it is one of the loudest, cleanest
studio headphone amplifiers available, hence the
name. The howler monkey is one of the ten loudest
animals on earth with its calls being able to be clearly
heard nearly two miles away!
Overview:
The Howler Monkey was designed to deliver precision
and reliable amplification of an audio source to nearly
any pair of headphones. It is a dedicated headphone
amplifier with +4dBu balanced line stereo inputs on
an RJ-45 connector. The amplifier is packaged in a
durable 12-gauge aluminum compact chassis designed
to be easily mounted under a studio counter or as a
countertop unit.
By
SPL Warning:
This product can produce extremely loud audio
listening levels. Prolonged exposure to high audio
levels can cause permanent hearing damage. This is a
product designed for professional use in a
professional environment. NotaBotYet, LLC is not
responsible for improper use of this product that may
result in hearing loss or damage to underpowered
headphones. Use of this product constitutes that the
user will hold the manufacturer and their respective
employees and executives harmless from and against
all losses, costs, liabilities, claims, damages and
expenses of every kind and character, as incurred,
resulting from or relating to or arising out of use of
this product. Please listen responsibly.
What is with this Monkey?
We did not “monkey” around with the design of this
product. Many headphone amplifiers on the market
are designed for very high end, high-impedance
headphones in the 200-600 ohm range. However, in
our lab tests, many of these amplifiers were severely
underperforming with typical low impedance
headphones that are more commonplace in broadcast
studios. When listening to these at a moderately loud
listening level, they could not supply the current
needed for these headphones, and suffered severe
distortion. Other amplifiers suffered the opposite
problem and could not drive a large enough voltage to
drive high-impedance headphones.
Every component in the Howler Monkey was carefully
selected to provide the highest possible quality audio
performance while keeping the device affordable.
(Seriously, we could have gone crazy here, but
decided against laser-trimmed hand-matched gold-
plated germanium FETs!). The Howler Monkey was,
however, designed to handle a wide range of
headphone impedances, providing what we feel will
be one of the best listening experiences you will have
with your headphones.
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