Headphone amplifier with D/A converter

The SPL Phonitor xe is the standalone headphone amplifier of the Professional Fidelity series. This version comes with the optional DAC768 D/A converter installed – in its current revision DAC768v2.

• Up to six stereo sources: analog via XLR and RCA, digital via USB, AES/EBU, coaxial and optical
• DAC768v2 with AKM AK4493 SEQ and SLP120 analog low-pass filter: USB with PCM up to 768 kHz / 32 bit and DSD up to DSD256 (DoP); AES/EBU and coaxial up to 192 kHz
• Headphone outputs (6.35 mm jack and balanced 4-pin XLR) on the front and rear, selectable via F/R switch
• Output power 2 x 5 W (jack) or 2 x 3.5 W (XLR) into 250 ohms
• Phonitor Matrix with crossfeed and angle settings for speaker-like listening on headphones
• Motorized Alps RK27 "Big Blue" potentiometer, controllable with any infrared remote control (learning function)
• Two mechanical VU meters with VU switch, finely resolved laterality control and mono switch
• VOLTAiR technology with +/- 60 V, max. input level 32.5 dBu, dynamic range 135.5 dB (jack)
• USB operation with Mac and iOS without driver (class compliant), Windows driver for higher sample rates
• Dimensions 278 x 100 x 300 mm (W x H x D), color black