Pro monitoring control for your desktop, and a project-studio staple. The PreSonus Monitor Station V2 lets you switch instantly between up to four stereo sources and three sets of monitor speakers, ride one big calibrated main level, and run four screaming-loud headphone mixes for tracking musicians, all without touching your interface. Add a built-in talkback mic, Mono and Dim buttons for reference checks, and three-color LED metering, and it becomes the hub your control room was missing.

FEATURES & PROS:

• Four Sources, Three Speaker Sets: switch inputs and monitor pairs instantly, each speaker pair with its own level.
• Four Headphone Amps: loud, independent headphone outs with their own source selection for cue mixes.
• Talkback Built In: on-board electret talkback mic with gain and a Talkback button.
• Reference Tools: big Main level, Mute, Mono and variable Dim for proper mix checks.
• Calibrated Metering: 8-segment, 3-color LED meters switchable for +4, +10 or +18 dB levels.
• Analog and Digital: an aux input switches between analog and S/PDIF, level-matched to the rest.

GENRE / USE

• Project and home studios needing real monitor control without a big console
• Tracking sessions: four loud headphone cue mixes plus talkback to the live room
• Mix referencing: A/B speakers and sources, check mono and dim in a tap
• A tidy desktop hub for interface, CD or tape, and multiple monitor pairs

THE WORD: All Things Gear found the Monitor Station V2 well-designed, well-built and extremely easy to use, yet functional and powerful enough to suit home and pro studios alike, with any change to the source signal too slight to notice in practice. Read the All Things Gear review.

SPECIFICATIONS

• Type: desktop monitor controller / studio control center
• Inputs: 4 stereo input pairs into 3 selectable sources; aux switchable analog or S/PDIF
• Speaker outputs: 3 stereo pairs, individually selectable, each with level control
• Headphones: 4 stereo headphone amps with level and independent source select
• Main section: level, Mute, Mono, variable Dim
• Talkback: built-in electret-condenser mic with gain control
• Metering: 8-segment, 3-color LED, switchable +4 / +10 / +18 dB
• Condition: used