Glensound Top Hat M3 - Compact 4 input headphone amp with monitoring and loops

The Top HAT M3 is a compact mixing headphone amplifier designed to provide flexible features for monitoring in an outside broadcast environment.

Features:

• Two compact mixing headphone amplifiers
• Three outputs on each headphone amplifier
• Four inputs produce an individual mix per headphone amp
• Single talkback circuit
• Mic input has compressor/limiter and is controlled via a sturdy front panel lever switch
• RJ45 connections for looping multiple Top HAT M3s
• 2 x C cell battery or external DC power

Two Headphone Amplifiers
The Top HAT M3 features two separate headphone amplifiers. Each amplifier has 3 individual 6.35mm jack sockets for headphone monitoring, therefore the unit provides monitoring for 6 pairs of headphones.

Four Input Mixer
Both headphone amplifiers are fed via a mix of the 4 common inputs. The inputs are on XLRs and there are variable POTS for each input to create the required mix. There are 2 sets of the 4 variable POTS allowing separate mixes to be created for each of the two headphone amplifiers.

Outputs
In addition to the 3 x 6.35mm jack sockets available for headphone monitoring on each headphone amplifier, there is also a master output available on XLR; this output can be switched to either MIX 1 or MIX2

Talkback
There is an XLR input for a talkback mic with adjustable gain control and a compressor/limiter. The talkback mic is switched to the XLR talkback mic output via a front panel lever key. The lever key is momentary when pushed down and locks when pushed up.

Loops
The Top HAT M3 features 2 x RJ45 connections for looping audio between units. The input connection is in parallel to the main inputs and contains the audio for the 4 inputs. The output connection simply loops the 4 audio inputs for linking to further units using normal CAT5 cable.

Power
The Top Hat M3 is powered by 2 x C cell batteries or optional external DC power. As the battery level decreases there is a lower power LED for indication; as the level drops, the LED will start to flash faster and faster.