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SPL Phonitor One Headphone Amplifier From SPL
The audiophile headphone amplifier with innovative Phonitor Matrix and outstanding sound quality.
$549.00
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Retail: $610.00
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Manufacturer's Description from SPL
Monitoring in highest sound quality. Create perfect mixes on headphones – thanks to the Phonitor Matrix.
The preamplifier stage
Two Burr-Brown OPA 2134 SoundPlus™ operational amplifiers provide the pre-amplification. These are specially designed for audiophile circuits and are characterized by extremely low noise and minimal distortion of only 0.00008%.
Thanks to a true FET stage, the OPA 2134 achieves a slew rate of 20V/µs, making it a high-speed operational amplifier. This has an immediate positive effect on the liveliness of the playback.
In addition, low capacitance film capacitors are installed in the signal path as bypass capacitors of the coupling capacitors, which ensures a more precise transmission of the high-frequency signal components.
The excellent Panasonic ‘Electric Double Layer’ gold electrolytic capacitors are used as coupling capacitors. They offer the highest storage capacity of all capacitor technologies
The output stage
The output stage of the headphone amplifier is designed as a push-pull amplifier in class AB mode. The bipolar transistors share the amplification of the positive and negative half-waves, which produces a higher gain and a higher output voltage than in Class A operation, where only one transistor amplifies both half-waves.
The output stage transistors are thermally coupled and thus run particularly coherently, which contributes to a consistent and stable sound image.
The power supply has a buffer circuit with low source resistance, ensuring generous current reserves even when operating low-impedance headphones.
The Phonitor Matrix is the revolution in the headphone amplifier.
It enables mixing and mastering engineers to create perfect mixes on headphones, which will translate perfectly to all types of stereo speaker systems.
But the Phonitor Matrix is not only designed for professional use in the studio.
It also enables the hifi enthusiast to enjoy music on headphones, like if it was played back on speakers.
How is this possible?
Music is normally produced and mixed for playback on stereo speakers.
Listening on headphones is different from listening on loudspeakers. The biggest difference is the lack of crossing signals of the sound signal from the left speaker to the right ear and from the right speaker to the left ear.
These crossing signals are missing in conventional headphone listening, because there are no signals crossing from one side of the headphones to the other. This results in an unnaturally wide stereo stage and sound sources are not played back at their correct position in the stereo spectrum.
The SPL Phonitor Matrix can correct this false stereo image with an analog circuitry.
The Phonitor Matrix parameters
The two main parameters of the Phonitor Matrix are Crossfeed and Angle:
• Crossfeed determines the crossing signals of the channels.
• Angle determines the opening angle of the stereo image.
The “Crossfeed” parameter of the Phonitor One is continuously adjustable via the crossfeed control.
The “Angle” parameter is fixed at the studio standard of 30°.
To perfect the listening experience, the level of the sound sources centered in the stereo image must be attenuated when the Phonitor Matrix is activated. The result is that not only the position of all sound sources is correctly located, but also their volume.
For the Phonitor One, this parameter, which we call “Center” for the Phonitor Matrix, is fixed at a -1 dB cut, which is the best choice for an authentic representation of the soundstage.
During conventional listening on headphones, our brain can compensate a certain level of false playback representation – but this is very exhausting and leads to listening fatigue.
Summed up:
The SPL Phonitor Matrix corrects the false representation of the stereo sound image, which makes it much easier to find the right decisions for mixing and mastering engineers. The hifi enthusiast can experience the music, like it was originally mixed and recorded.
So nothing stands in the way of a successful and long mixing session on headphones.
Two line inputs
The Phonitor One offers two analog stereo inputs
(TRS and RCA).
Input devices with an analog output signal, such as CD players, mixers, synthesizers or an analog tape machine/tape deck, can be connected balanced (TRS jacks) or unbalanced (RCA) to the analog line inputs.
If a computer, tablet or smartphone is to be connected directly digitally, it is worth taking a look at the Phonitor One with USB input and state-of-the-art 32-bit DA converter.
Perfectly adjusted
At a regular listening volume, the volume control should be in the one o’clock position. This gives you an ideal control path for listening quieter and louder.
In order to obtain an optimal control range even with very powerful headphones, the output level of the headphone amplifier can be attenuated by activating the -10 dB DIP switch.
Power Supply
Good sound always starts with the power supply. This is where you lay the foundation for the performance of the entire device. Although we “only” supply a 12 V plug-in power supply unit, the secondary power supply inside generates a voltage level of +/-17 Volts for the analog audio sections with which professional levels of up to +22.5 dB can be achieved!
An elaborate low-drop operating voltage regulation provides more “juice” and regulates cleanly even when the maximum operation voltage is reached.
The Phonitor One delivers full power when used with the included 1.5 A power supply.
Just switch it on and enjoy the great sound. The ON-switch puts the Phonitor One into operation.
Number One in Sound
With the Series One – just as with all other SPL devices – we develop not only according to plan, but also by ear from the very beginning.
Many important components are installed on the circuit boards using Through-hole technology. This way we can ensure that we can use the best sounding components.
About Manufacturer
Sound Performance Labs! Full Range of Analog, Tube, and Digital rack gear with an innovative twist. With their most famous transient designer product, SPL has quickly become a household name in both the recording and live sound arenas.
Specifications
Analog inputs; 6.35 mm (1/4") TRS Jack (balanced), RCA
- Input gain (max.): +22.5 dBu
- Input impedance Line In 2 (balanced): 20 kΩ
- Common mode rejection: < 60 dB
- Input impedance Line In 1 (unbalanced): 47 kΩ
Headphones Output; 6.35 mm (1/4") TRS Jack
- Wiring: Tip = Left, Ring = Right, Sleeve = GND
- Source impedance: 20 Ω
- Frequency range (-3 dB): 10 Hz - 200 kHz
- Noise (A-weighted, 600 Ω): -99 dBu
- THD + N (0 dBu, 10 Hz – 22 kHz, 600 Ω): 0.002 %
- THD + N (0 dBu, 10 Hz – 22 kHz, 32 Ω): 0.013 %
- Max output power (600 Ω): 2 x 190 mW
- Max output power (250 Ω): 2 x 330 mW
- Max output power (47 Ω): 2 x 400 mW
- Fade-out attenuation (600 Ω): -99 dB
- Crosstalk (1 kHz, 600 Ω): -75 dB
Internal Power Supply
- Operating voltage for analog audio: +/- 17 V
- Operating voltage for headphone amplifier: +/- 19 V
- Operating voltage for relays: +12 V
External Power Supply
- AC/DC switching adaptor: Mean Well GE18/12-SC
- DC plug: (+) pin 2.1mm; (-) outside ring 5.5mm
- Input: 100 - 240 V AC; 50 - 60 Hz; 0.7 A
- Output: 12 V DC; 1.5 A
Dimensions & Weight
- W x H x D (width x height incl. feet x depth): 210 x 49.6 x 220 mm8.23 x 1.95 x 8.66 inch
- Unit weight: 1.40 kg3.09 lbs
- Shipping weight (incl. packaging): 2 kg4.4 lbs
Reference: 0 dBu = 0,775V. All specifications are subject to change without notice.
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