Press splitters

Press Splitters for analogue audio. Passive or active distribution. Isolation by high quality transformers. Press Splitters with battery. Splitter with a Dante signal input.

Press box with XLR outputs: SA SMC Dante active press splitter in a flight case, 16 XLR outputs, group gain and meters

Features

Transformer-isolated inputs and outputs

Transformer-balanced inputs and transformer-isolated outputs.

Active or passive signal distribution

Active distribution (with signal amplification) requiring AC power supply, or passive distribution requiring no external power to operate.

Range of form factors

Available in multiple formats: portable (flight case, MF box) or installed (19” rack, desk/floor box).

Spokesperson at a press conference speaking into a single desk microphone

Advantages of using a Press Splitter

  • Single microphone setup: only one microphone is required for the presenter, eliminating the need for each media team to set up their own.
  • Broadcast quality audio: Delivers professional-grade audio for every media crew.
  • Independent signal distribution: Provides an identical, isolated audio feed to each journalist connected to the splitter.
  • Clutter-free environment: Ensures a clean and organized stage setup with just one visible microphone, while distributing that same signal to numerous media organizations.

Disadvantages of NOT using a Press Splitter

  • Audio degradation: Connecting multiple signal receivers to a single source can result in poor sound quality, leading to interference, noise, and signal loss-issues that typically arise right during the live event.
  • Vulnerability to external failures: Any fault or malfunction in a neighboring device can affect your audio output, attenuating or degrading your signal.
  • Loss of signal integrity: Connecting multiple audio receivers without isolation inevitably leads to audio signal degradation.
  • Unprofessional visual setup: Viewers are presented with an image of the presenter surrounded by a chaotic mess of cables and microphones.
Spokesperson at a press conference behind a cluster of media microphones
Wall Dante 1:12 press box splitter with side views: Dante RJ45, analogue input and 12 XLR outputs – Pinanson SPP Dante

Advantages of using a Pinanson Press Splitters compared to other models:

  • Transformer isolation: uses transformers for the input and for isolation of each output from the others.
  • Premium components: Pinanson splitters feature only the highest quality transformers-designed and manufactured in Europe by Lundahl.
  • Wide range of options: Available in a variety of models with different features, including number of outputs, input channels and formats.
“When it comes to press splitters, we don’t even consider other solutions. If it works, you don’t break it”

Francisco Gómez,
Engineering Department at BGL Audiovisual

Press splitters, practical use cases

L'Àgora building at the City of Arts and Sciences, home of CaixaForum Valencia

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Illustration of a press conference with speaker, TV cameras and journalists

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Locations

  • Educational Facilities

  • Professional Associations

  • Sport Arenas & Stadiums

  • Hospitals & Laboratories

  • Hotels & Hospitality

  • Public Institutions

  • Museums & Exhibition Halls

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