Phonitor 3 DAC
The headphone amplifier, monitoring controller and DAC with 120V technology
Phonitor 3 DAC is not only the ultimate headphone amplifier and monitoring controller with
120V technology – the integrated DAC makes it the perfect monitoring centerpiece for demanding
producers as well as sound and mastering engineers working with digital sources or in the DAW.
On the analog side, the Phonitor 3 DAC, based on the SPL 120V technology, offers the same
monitoring quality as the big SPL mastering consoles – on loudspeakers and headphones.
The analog Phonitor Matrix allows mixing and mastering on headphones in the highest quality –
with the same spatial perception of the stereo stage as on loudspeakers.
The DAC768v2 – Only the best is good enough
The converter chip in the Phonitor 3 DAC’s digital/analog converter is the highly acclaimed AKM AK4493 SEQ VELVETSOUNDTM premium DAC chip in the latest version of the SPL DAC “DAC768v2”, which thanks to its architecture reproduces the finest sound details. It impresses with even lower distortion characteristics and a wider dynamic range than its predecessor.
It converts PCM audio with a resolution of 32 bits and a sampling rate of up to 768 kHz, which is equivalent to 16 times CD resolution. Direct Stream Digital is also supported up to a resolution of DSD4 or DSD256.
The DAC768v2 features the newest version of the Spartan FPGA – Spartan 7.
In contrast to the smaller SPL DAC “DAC768xs”, it not only offers an AES/EBU digital input, but also the new, optimized SPL SLP120 with 120V technology.
More info here:https://spl.audio/en/spl-produkt/phonitor-3-dac/
- 6 Digital & analogue stereo inputs: 2x XLR stereo, USB, S/PDIF (coaxial), S/PDIF (optical) and ES/EBU (XLR)
- Output switch for easy switching from headphone to speaker playback, plus mute function in the centre position
- DAC converter: 32 bit, up to 768 kHz
- Support for DSD files up to DSD256
- Phonitor matrix with crossfeed speaker Angle and Centre Level
- Mono/stereo
- Laterality control: shifts the stereo image to the left or right to centre the stereo on the monitor side
- Solo L/R
- Phase inversion for L and R
- L/R swap
- 120V technology
- Headphone output can be boosted by 12 dB via DIP switch on the rear panel
- Phonitor matrix can be output to preamp out
- Fully-fledged monitor controller
- Output power headphone output (1 kHz, 1% THD, 250 O): 2x 5 W
- Frequency range: 10 - 100,000 Hz
- Dynamic range: 134.5 dB
- Dimensions (W x H x D): 278 x 100 x 300 mm
- Weight: 4.15 kg
