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Phonitor xe

The 4-pin XLR output is driven by a separate power amp that gives twice the power of the 6.35 mm jack.

Type
Solid-state headphone amplifier
Output
1 W into 600 ohms
Weight
5.1 kg
List
$3,000

Output into any load

The line is what the Phonitor xe delivers, estimated from its published ratings. Each square is a headphone in the catalog at the power it needs for a loud 110 dB peak.

Grado Signature HP100 SE: needs 0.20 mW at 38 ohmsFocal Utopia (2022): needs 3.98 mW at 80 ohmsFocal Stellia: needs 2.51 mW at 35 ohmsFocal Clear MG: needs 3.98 mW at 55 ohmsSony MDR-Z1R: needs 10.0 mW at 64 ohmsMeze Audio Elite: needs 7.94 mW at 32 ohmsFinal D8000 Pro Edition: needs 15.8 mW at 60 ohmsAudeze MM-520: needs 6.31 mW at 18 ohmsFostex TH900mk2: needs 10.0 mW at 25 ohmsYamaha YH-5000SE: needs 15.8 mW at 34 ohmsMeze Audio ARTA: needs 15.8 mW at 225 ohmsZMF Caldera: needs 31.6 mW at 60 ohmsZMF Vérité Closed: needs 12.6 mW at 300 ohmsRosson Audio Design RAD-0: needs 15.8 mW at 29 ohmsAudio-Technica ATH-ADX5000: needs 10.0 mW at 420 ohmsSennheiser HD 820: needs 16.6 mW at 300 ohmsHIFIMAN HE1000se: needs 25.1 mW at 35 ohmsSennheiser HD 800 S: needs 20.9 mW at 300 ohmsAbyss Diana TC Signature: needs 100 mW at 72 ohmsAudeze LCD-5s: needs 100 mW at 35 ohmsMeze Audio Empyrean II: needs 100 mW at 32 ohmsAbyss AB-1266 Phi TC: needs 158 mW at 50 ohmsDan Clark Audio Expanse: needs 100 mW at 26 ohmsDan Clark Audio Stealth: needs 100 mW at 23 ohmsHIFIMAN Susvara: needs 501 mW at 60 ohmsPublished: 1 W into 600 ohmsPublished: 2 W into 300 ohmsPublished: 3.7 W into 120 ohmsPublished: 2.9 W into 47 ohmsPublished: 2.7 W into 32 ohms
Output into each loadPublished ratingHeadphone it drives at 110 dB (25)Needs more (0)Load in ohms across, power up, both on log scales

Build a setup with it

Start with the HIFIMAN Susvara, the hardest headphone here it drives with power in reserve.

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Where to buy

$3,000

Price: amplifier only; with optional DAC module up to $3,950.

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Maker
SPL
Model
Phonitor xe
Type
Solid-state headphone amplifier
Made in
Germany
Output impedance
0.36 ohms
Weight
5.1 kg
List price
$3,000 USD
Output power
1 W into 600 ohms; 2 W into 300 ohms; 3.7 W into 120 ohms; 2.9 W into 47 ohms; 2.7 W into 32 ohms
Topology
Solid-state with dual power amp for the balanced output, +/-60 V internal analog supply; Phonitor Matrix crossfeed and angle simulation

What it drives

How the matching works

Plenty in reserve

10 dB or more above loud 110 dB peaks.

25

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