Radial Engineering MC3

Radial Engineering announces the MC3 studio monitor controller; a 'straight wire' passive monitor switcher and headphone amp designed to provide smaller production studios with a monitor, sub and headphone management system.

Designed for active nearfield monitors, the MC3 is equipped with two stereo outputs and a separate send to feed a sub-woofer. Each may be set using a trim control allowing switching between loudspeakers. Separate on-off switches allow any or all to be selected at one time and an adjustable dim switch may be activated to temporarily reduce the monitor level. A single control acts as the master for setting the desired listening level. All monitor switching and level controls are passive, thus ensuring no extra amplifiers are inserted in between the source recording system and playback monitors. Unlike active switchers that color the tone, the MC3 is completely passive. In other words, it employs ‘straight wires’ between the input and output with only gold sealed relays and a variable resistor in between. This is designed to ensure the signal coming from the recorder to the monitors is not altered in any way.

The MC3 is equipped with a headphone amp that is capable of driving two sets of headphones at the same time. A separate ear-bud output makes for connection to iPod type environments. All outputs may be summed mono for quick phase check and AM radio listening simulation.

The MC3 includes a 14 gauge steel enclosure with a protective zone to keep switches and controls out of harms way.

For more information please send an email to www.radialeng.com.