PreSonus Monitor Station desktop audio monitor controller is an excellent addition to the hardware setup of mid-range home and project studio owners. Featuring three stereo inputs and an included talkback microphone, the Monitor Station provides powerful functionality to audio engineers and producers looking to control their session away from the console. Thanks to the Monitor Stations lightweight, portable design, users can quickly store and transport their hardware.
Consider Your Sources
Based on our hot-selling Central Station PLUS rack-mount control center, the Monitor Station enables you to manage multiple audio sources and sets of monitor speakers, simply and easily, right from your desktop.
This convenient control center provides two sets of stereo, line-level analog ¼ inputs and a pair of RCA analog aux/phono inputs with a defeatable RIAA filter so you can connect a turntable or DVD player.
All three input pairs have the option to be simultaneously available or exclusive, and a Mono switch sums the selected stereo source so you can check for phase problems.
Observing the input levels for the main and cue buses is simple with the Monitor Stations dual 8-segment LED meters, which can be referenced to +4, +10, or +18 dBu.
Manage Your Destinations
Audition your music with your choice of three stereo pairs of speaker outputs, each with separate level control. All speakers can be simultaneously available, or just one pair at a time, or you can choose between speakers A and B, with speaker output C remaining active to feed a subwoofer.
You also get a pair of line-level main outputs, a pair of line-level cue outputs, and four screaming-loud headphone amplifiers with individual level controlsthe equivalent of an HP4 headphone system!
Input selection, speaker selection, and LED meter mode can be set and saved during power up so that you can customize your recording system for the way you work.
A large, conveniently located knob controls the main speaker output level (but not the main line-level outs), and a Dim knob lets you reduce the speaker output by a variable amount. Of course, you can mute the speakers as well.
You can speak to the musicians over the headphone and cue buses using the onboard electret-condenser talkback microphone or connect a mic to the XLR talkback input. The cue signal is automatically dimmed when you use the talkback mic.
The Desktop Monitor-Management Solution
You dont need to spend a fortune to get a versatile, high-quality studio control center with professional features. Put your monitoring system conveniently on your desktop and under your fingers with the PreSonus Monitor Station.
Audio Inputs
Talkback Microphone
Gain Range
+15 to +55 dB
Internal Microphone
Type
electret condenser
Sensitivity
-42 dB
External Input
Type
XLR Female Balanced
Input Impedance (Balanced)
1200?
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
¼ TRS Active Balanced
Input Impedance (Balanced)
10 k?
S/N Ratio (1 kHz @ +10 dBu, Unity Gain)
>105 dB
THD+N (unwtd, 1 kHz @ 0 dBu Output, Unity Gain)
<0.0075%
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 k?
S/N Ratio (1 kHz @ 0 dBu, Unity Gain)
>115 dB
THD+N (unwtd, 1 kHz @ 0 dBu Output, Unity Gain)
<0.01%
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
<0.05%
Phono Mode Noise Floor (40 dB gain, inputs shorted)
-72 dBu
Input Meters (ST1, ST2, and Aux only)
Type
Dual 8-segment LED w/peak hold
Sensitivity Range
-24 dB to 0 dB
Audio Outputs
Type
¼ TRS Active Balanced
Output Impedance (Balanced)
51?
THD+N (unwtd, 1 kHz @ 0 dBu, Unity Gain)
0.003%
Frequency Response (±0.5 dB)
10 Hz to 50 kHz
Speaker A, B, and C
Trim Range
-80 dB to 0 dB
Main Level Range
-80 dB to 0 dB
Dim Attenuation Range
-30 dB to -6 dB
Cue
Main Level Range
-80 dB to 0 dB
Dim Attenuation (Talkback activated)
-20 dB
Headphones
Type
¼ 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
Input Connector Type
Barrel, 5.5 mm outside diameter, 2.1 mm inside diameter
