PRESONUS Monitor Station Studio Control Centre

The Monitor Station is the ultimate desktop monitoring and communications system for your recording studio. Based on the award-winning Central Station, the Monitor Station provides talkback, speaker switching, input source switching and four ultra loud and clear headphone amplifiers delivering everything you need to control your recording environment.

Audio Inputs
Talkback Microphone
Gain Range +15 to +55 dB
Internal Microphone Type electric condensor
Sensitivity -42 dB
External Input Type XLR Female Balanced
Input Impedance (Balanced) 1200 Ohms
Maximum Gain 50 dB
Maximum Input Level -10 dBu
Frequency Response 10 Hz to 40 kHz, ±1 dB
Stereo 1 and Stereo 2 Inputs
Type 1/4" TRS Active Balanced
Input Impedance (Balanced) 10 k?
S/N Ratio (1 kHz @ 0 dBu, Unity Gain) >110 dB
THD+N (unwtd, 1 kHz @ 0 dBu Output, Unity Gain) Frequency Response (±0.5 dB) 10 Hz to 65 kHz
Noise Floor (20 Hz to 20 kHz, 150 ? input termination) -96 dBu
Maximum Input Level (Minimum Gain, 1 kHz @ 0.5% THD+N) +22 dBu
Auxiliary Inputs
Type RCA Active Unbalanced
Input Impedance 47 kohms
S/N Ratio (1 kHz @ 0 dBu, Unity Gain) >115 dB
THD+N (unwtd, 1 kHz @ 0 dBu Output, Unity Gain) Frequency Response (±0.5 dB) 10 Hz to 50 kHz
Gain Range -80 dB to +10 dB
Phono Mode Gain 32 dB @ 1 kHz
Phono Mode THD+N Phono Mode Noise Floor (40 dB gain, inputs shorted) -72 dBu
Input Meters (ST1, ST2 & Aux only)
Type Dual 8-segment LED w/ peak hold
Sensitivity Range -24 dB to 0 dB
Audio Outputs
Type 1/4" TRS Active Balanced
Output Impedance (Balanced) 51 ?
THD+N (unwtd, 1 kHz @ 0 dBu, Unity Gain) Frequency Response (±0.5 dB) 10 Hz to 50 kHz
Speaker A, B and C Trim Range 1/4" TRS Active Stereo
Main Level Range -80 dB to 0 dB
Dim Attenuation Range -80 dB to 0 dB
Cue Main Level Range -80 dB to 0 dB
Dim Attenuation (Talkback activated) -20 dB
Headphones Type 1/4" TRS Active Stereo
Maximum Output (60 ? load) 150 mW / channel
Frequency Response (±1.0 dB) 10 Hz to 50 kHz
Power
Power Supply Type External AC Transformer / Internal Line (factory configured)
Input Connector Type Barrel, 5.5 mm outside diameter, 2.1 mm inside diameter
Monitor Station Input Voltage Range 16 VAC
Power Requirements (Continuous) 10W
Physical
Main Chassis
Dimensions 9.5(W) X 3(H) X 8.75(D) inches
Weight 10lbs

• 3 sets of stereo analog inputs let you switch between sources
• 3 sets of stereo speaker outputs with:
• Speaker Select switches
• Separate level control for each speaker pair
• Aux/Cue section with:
• Cue Source switches (all sources can be simultaneously available)
• Aux-input level control
• Cue output-level control
• Phono preamp (switchable in/out)
• Main section with:
• Source switches (all sources can be simultaneously available)
• Output-level control
• Mute and Mono switches
• Dim (-20 dB) switch with variable attenuation control
• Dual 8-segment LED input meters with selectable +4, +10, or +18 dBu reference level
• 4 screaming-loud stereo headphone amplifiers with separate volume controls and independent input-source selection
• Built-in electret-condenser talkback microphone with level control (feeds headphone and cue outputs)
  
  
• Input/Output
• 4 balanced 1/4"analog line inputs (2 L/R pairs)
• 2 unbalanced RCA analog line inputs (1 L/R pair) with phono preamp (switchable in/out) and level control
• 1 balanced XLR input for external dynamic talkback microphone
• 6 balanced 1/4", line-level speaker outputs (3 L/R pairs) with separate, passive level controls
• 2 balanced 1/4", line-level Main outputs (1 L/R pair) with source selection
• 2 balanced 1/4", line-level Cue outputs (1 L/R pair) with source selection
• 4 stereo 1/4" headphone outputs with separate volume controls and independent input source selection
  
  
• Physical
• 9.5" (W) x 3" (H) x 8.75" (D) desktop-type chassis
• External 16 VAC power supply