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Phonitor mini

120 Volt Amplier for Headphones

Modell 1320

Manual

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Content

Content 2

Scope of Delivery 5

Introduction 6

Phonitor 6

Phonitor 2 7

Phonitor mini 8

Home Listening 9

Sound Engineers 10

The end of ear fatigue 11

Applications 12

Special Features 13

Tech Talk 14

120 Volt Technology 14

The advantages of the 120-Volt operating voltage 15

Specifications 18

Inputs 18

Headphone Output 19

Power Supply 20

Measurement & Weight 20

Hook Up 21

Connecting to the mains 21

Placement 22

Before You Begin 23

Warning 24

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Control Elements 25

Input: XLR or RCA 25

Matrix: On or Off 26

Mode: Stereo, Mono or Mute 27

Crossfeed: Low, Med or High 28

Angle: 30°, 22° or 40° 29

Center: -0,6 dB, -1,2 dB or Off 30

Volume 31

Headphone Connection 32

Rear Panel: Power 34

Voltage Select 34

Power Connection 36

On/Off Switch 37

Rear Panel: Signals 38

XLR Sockets 38

Operation 39

Setting up the Phonitor Matrix in three steps 39

Symbols 44

Security Advices 45

Declaration of CE Conformity 50

Notes on Environmental Protection 51

Contact 52

Content

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Developer: Bastian Neu

This manual contains a description of the product SPL Phonitor mini,

Model 1320. In no way it represents a guarantee of particular cha-

racteristics or results of use. The information in this document has

been carefully compiled and verified and, unless otherwise stated

or agreed upon, correctly describes the product. Sound Performance

Lab (SPL) continuously strives to improve its products and reserves

the right to modify the product described in this manual at any time

without prior notice.

This document is the property of SPL and may not be copied or repro-

duced in any manner, in part or fully, without prior authorization by

SPL.

Phonitor mini

Version 1.0 – 6 /2014

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Scope of Delivery

Phonitor mini, Model 1320

Power cord

Scope of Delivery

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Introduction

Phonitor

When we brought out the first Phonitor — the first ever headphone

amp with 120 Volt technology — back in 2008, the professional

audio world seemed to have been eagerly awaiting it. The success

of this unique headphone preamp was overwhelming. In hindsight,

we also had to wonder how none of us had come to the idea of com-

bining basic monitoring options, speaker simulation capabilities

and a headphone preamp. Ever since we call this new species a

„Headphone Monitoring Amp,“ which inspired the product name its-

elf: Phonitor.

Interestingly enough, the Phonitor not only became best friends with

thousand of professional users, it also won a lot of fans in the Hi-Fi

market segment. But that was by no means a coincidence — ulti-

mately, the Phonitor can be counted among the best headphone pre-

amps in the world thanks to our unique 120-Volt technology.

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Phonitor 2

Many Phonitor users told us they wished they could also use the

unmatched signal quality that the Phonitor provides to feed their

speakers.

And so began to take form the idea of making its successor a full-

fledged stereo preamp that could become the heart of modern pro-

fessional and home systems alike where headphones have a pree-

minent importance.

We have further achieved new progress regarding the 120-Volt circuit

technology, so the technical specifications of the Phonitor 2 have

been improved in almost all areas, setting new standards.

Other improvements concern, particularly, the use of virtually any

type of headphone with any impedance. The Phonitor 2 is comple-

tely indiscriminating with low-impedance headphones starting at 10

Ohm and balanced headphones with load impedances starting at 40

Ohms.

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Phonitor mini

The outstanding technical and sonic characteristics of the Phonitor

2 were translated into a more compact and less-expensive format to

create the Phonitor mini.

Its ease-of-use, small and sturdy housing and affordable price, make

the Phonitor mini the perfect headphone amp for home studios, hi-fi

enthusiasts and mobile recording and mixing.

The Phonitor mini is our high-end/low-size version of a premium

headphone amplifier. And it obviously features the Phonitor Matrix

too, to recreate speaker-like working conditions, plus the develop-

ments of the second generation of our 120-Volt amplifier technology.

Introduction

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Home Listening

Home users can now get — for an unheard-of value for money — a

headphone amplifier to enjoy an authentic sound reproduction with

headphones.

Headphones usually provide a 180-degree stereo image (the Super

Stereo effect), and that‘s exactly where the problem is rooted.

Generally speaking, music is mixed so that all instruments are repro-

duced correctly in their position when the loudspeakers form a ste-

reo triangle.

Thus, headphone reproduction is not the same as it was intended

during recording. The side component becomes too important during

playback, and effects like delay and reverb are reproduced in an

exaggerated way. The position of instruments and vocals in the ste-

reo image is pushed further apart. All in all, the sound is not authen-

tic anymore. With our Phonitor Matrix, music playback with headpho-

nes becomes a real delight thanks to an authentic perception of the

stereo width, a more precise localization of the sound sources and a

correct balance between effects and other elements.

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Sound Engineers

Studio engineers will find in the Phonitor mini a high-quality head-

phones amplifier.

On the one side, there is the traditional, analytical work with head-

phones as with a magnifying glass, which can be done always bea-

ring in mind the lack of room influence. Working with a magnifying

glass has its advantages when it comes to discovering noises, clicks

and crackles, assessing edits, or spotting problems of single tracks.

On the other side, the Phonitor Matrix makes it possible to correctly

determine the position of sound sources in the mix. Spatial informa-

tion and effects are also more easily appraised, since the impression

of the stereo width created is not the 180-degree one usually heard

with headphones, but rather that of music being played back through

monitoring speakers in the control room.

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