The SPL Phonitor makes it possible for headphones to become a full alternative to monitoring speakers.
A well chosen system of the SPL Phonitor and headphones can by and large replace loudspeakers and offers all that is required for a successful session long listening periods without ear fatigue.
To allow for control of sound impressions comparable to speakers in a room, the Phonitor offers new parameters such as Crossfeed, Speaker Angle and Center Level. These are the essential parameters that create the width, balance and overall space within a listening field and how we recognize them coming from the loudspeaker. Crossfeed simulates the frequency dependent interaural level differences from both channels. Speaker Angle determines the stereo width caused by frequency dependent interaural time differences. Center Level regulates the balance between phantom centre and L/R stereo signals.
Traditional headphone reproduction produces 180-degree stereo width in the middle of the head, and it is exactly this which creates the very problematic-to-impossible headphone mixing environment. An essential reason for such unnatural ambiance is the complete separation of the channels, which does not exist either in natural hearing or in stereo loudspeaker reproduction. This makes it nearly impossible to judge tonal balance, a stereo image and the phantom centre level.
Panorama adjustments as well as related EQ settings that one attempts with headphones, typically just do not function on loudspeakers. Over loudspeakers the sound stage is felt in front, while in contrast, when monitoring through headphones, the stage is present on the left and on the right – but frontal and rear information is lost.
The basis for this high-end product is SPL's proven 120 volts reference technology based on their handmade operation amplifier. It corresponds to approximately twice that of most modern analogue audio semiconductor technologies. Through such 120 volts circuitry and processing SPL products reach performance levels far beyond conventional designs in dynamic range and distortion levels, and the main technical specifications in music reproduction exceeds all known analogue or digital standards.
SPL Phonitor main features include:
- Frequency Response: ‹10Hz to ›200kHz (-3dB)
- CMR:-80dBu (@1kHz, 0dBu input level/unity gain)
- Crosstalk @ 1kHz: -67dB
- THD: 0,005% (@ 1kHz and 0dBu input level/unity gain
- Noise (A-weighted): -97dBu
- Dynamic Range: 129,5dB (@ connection with 600 Ohms Impedance)
- XLR inputs and outputs
- H x W x D (mm): 106 x 216 x 393 (H w/o Feet 88mm/2U)
- Weight: 4,05kg
SPL Phonitor Headphone Monitoring Amplifier (code 52748)
Offers new parameters such as Crossfeed, Speaker Angle and Center Level. All that is required for a successful session long listening periods without ear fatigue.
£1,329.00 (inc vat)