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Phonitor 2
Control Elements
Source
The Phonitor 2 provides three different source connections. Use the
Source switch to select one. All three switches are named after the in-
puts on the rear. The RCA input is usually used to connect consumer
products. Do note, however, that the XLR inputs can also be used to
connect any unbalanced outputs. For more information on this topic,
please refer to page 16, „Connecting XLR to other socket formats.“
Output
This switch merges the output selection and mute options. You can
choose directly on the Phonitor 2 whether you want to listen to the out-
put signal on your headphones or speakers. There is no need to unplug
the headphones when you listen through your speakers, nor to turn off
the power amp when you use headphones.
Cr/A, Off, All
With Cr/A, Off, All you switch on or off Crossfeed and Angle functions
globally. “Cr/A“ switches Crossfeed and Angle in, “All“ activates
Crossfeed, Angle and Center, “Off” deactivates all three functions.
This provides for direct A/B comparisons. Your impression may at first
be that the results are not so spectacular as expected – until you con-
sider that the Phonitor 2 is not an effects machine. Instead, reevalu-
ate your aural impression by thinking about this: normal headphone
monitoring confronts you with a 180-degree sound stage – the “super
stereo width” has so little to do with loudspeaker playback. Now you
can gradually reduce this in 15 degree steps with the Angle switch.
Subsequently, using the Crossfeed function, you can simulate the
acoustic effect of room size and ambient characteristics on a given
listening device.
Center
With the Center control you may regulate the intensity of center signals
to compensate for the stereo signal processing with Crossfeed and
Angle. This Center signal is produced as a mono sum of the left and right
channels. Changes in these values are regulated through a finely gradu-
ated, six steps switch (0.3, 0.6, 0.9, 1.2, 1.6 and 2 dB).
In a normal headphone listening experience, the center signal is typ-
ically quieter than the stereo signals, which appear louder due to the
super stereo effect. If the sound stage width is narrowed through
changes in Crossfeed and Angle (so as to correspond to your actual
loudspeaker setup), the headphone center may likely sound too in-
tense now. Lowering the center level will again return the center signal
to the correct volume in relation to the L/R stereo image.
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