PreSonus Central Station PLUS

When you want to switch between multiple sets of monitors and multiple analog and digital sources and hear exactly what your mix sounds like, with no coloration, you need the PreSonus® Central Station PLUS professional monitor controller. Its audiophile-quality, passive signal path, with no op-amps or ICs, and its S/PDIF inputs with 24-bit, 192 kHz D/A converters ensure the sonic transparency pros need.

Easily switch between three sets of stereo, analog input sources and one stereo digital input source and audition them with up to three pairs of speakers, with individual trim pots for each speaker. You also get two screaming-loud headphone amplifiers with individual level controls. If that’s not enough, connect the line-level Cue outputs to a headphone distribution system, such as a PreSonus HP2, HP4 or HP60.

We’ve included plenty of extras. Talk to the musicians over the headphone and cue buses using the onboard talkback microphone, or connect a dynamic mic to the XLR Talkback input. A footswitch input enables hands-free talkback operation. A Mono switch sums the stereo source to check for phase problems, and Dim and Mute switches let you reduce or mute the speaker outputs without changing the main level knob. The included CSR-1 remote control lets you manage it all from your desktop.

With its I/O, audio quality and features, it’s no surprise that the 1U rack-mount Central Station PLUS is the pro’s choice for monitor control.

Features

• Passive audio path — no op amps or ICs — for minimal noise and coloration
• Manage 3 stereo analog sources and 1 digital source, using 2 stereo pairs of balanced ¼-inch line-level inputs, 1 stereo pair of unbalanced RCA line-level inputs and 2 S/PDIF digital inputs (coax and optical, 24-bit/192 kHz)
• Switch between 3 sets of monitor speakers using 3 stereo pairs of balanced ¼-inch, line-level speaker outputs with
• Speaker Select switches and recessed trim pot for each output
• Main section with with 2 (L/R) balanced ¼-inch, line-level outputs with Input-select switch, Aux-input level control, Output-level control and Mute, Dim (-20 dB) and Mono switches
• Cue section with 2 (L/R) balanced ¼-inch, line-level outputs, Input-select switch and Output-level control
• 2 loud stereo ¼-inch headphone outputs with dual-function volume controls and Main/Cue input switches
• Onboard electret condenser talkback microphone, balanced XLR Talkback microphone input w/level control (feeds Headphone and Cue outputs) and footswitch jack for hands-free talkback operation
• Dual 30-segment, fast-acting, peak-hold LED metering (dBu and dBfs) with Clear Peak switch and calibration to match DAW or other audio device
• Included Central Station Remote (CSR-1) wired remote control
• 1U 19-inch rack-mountable, rugged steel chassis and external AC power supply