After reviewing the Crimson 3 and the SPL Phonitor x, Gaming Audio Guide has now taken a look at our smaller headphone amplifier SPL Phonitor se and published a great video review. Find the complete video online at Youtube or you can also watch it right here on our site. We also have a small teaser in written form for you:
“Today we’re taking a look at the SPL Phonitor se. You do get a very nice volume control. The toggle switches are great, they feel very nice – nice tactile. They work really well.”
Unique features:
“Which specific features would put the SPL Phonitor amplifiers on my shopping list? First, the Phonitor Matrix. It works very very well. This helps your headphone experience match your monitor experience. I’m a huge fan of the tech – it’s all done in analog circuitry, not in dsp or digital sound processing. I really like that!”
“The second thing that really stands out for me is big powerful clean amplification. This amplifier features all the awesome power of its big brothers as it uses the same amplifier technology that they’ve branded VOLTAiR. Their own in-house op-amp technology that allows for huge swings in voltage that can power any headphones on the planet.”
Conclusion:
“It’s a beautiful unit, it performs outstanding and it looks great.”
“It’s great to have a headphone amplifier that can power any set of headphones on the planet. If you are forced to do monitoring and mixing on headphones, you have the crossfeed function. There are a lot of different crossfeed technologies out there – the only one that I’ve used that I’m comfortable with is the one that SPL uses on their Phonitor headphone line. I love it. I’m just a huge fan.”
