
FetHead
Enhance your Ribbon or Dynamic mic
IVA inc.
58.78 €
s/ IVA
DESCRIPTION
FETHEAD is a high quality preamp preceding the microphone cable that was designed with the goal to improve the sound quality of a ribbon or dynamic microphone.
Which microphones benefit
In short, we noticed an improvement on all tested dynamic microphones. A Shure SM57 or SM58 for instance, sounds more responsive over a broader frequency range. When mated with a high-end dynamic microphone like a Sennheiser MD441, or Shure SM7 FetHead really shines. Ribbon microphones benefit greatly too because of a much better impedance match, which lessens the load on the microphone, thus giving it better transient response characteristics. FetHeads high quality, low noise signal amplification also extends the usable range of a ribbon microphone, by making it more suitable for recording softer passages without introducing noise.
Protects the microphone
Some ribbon microphones do not tolerate phantom power, FetHead's circuit uses Phantom power but shields it from its input (and the microphone's output), as a result it offers effective protection to the microphone.
Low noise
Fethead uses low noise jfets configured as a double class a amplifier. Jfet's are among the most quiet amplifying elements available today. The calculated noise figure of the FetHead based on the jfet's datasheet is lower than we are able to measure.
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CARACTERISTICS
Ultra low noise Class A JFet amplifier
20db amplification (@ 1000 ohm load)
double single ended amplifier topology
Balanced output
Lots of headroom
Z-in 22k
18-48 v phantom power