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This device is great for getting the most out of your dynamic and ribbon microphones, without adding additional noise.
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Practically brand new, with minimal use. Will ship via USPS or Fed Ex, with indirect signature required. Handy to have in any home studio!
When is it appropriate to use a pre-preamp like the SS-1?
It’s most appropriate to use a pre-preamp like the SS-1 when you use a dynamic microphone which isn’t doing its best with your current preamp in your current device, and purchasing the pre-preamp doesn’t cost close to the price of upgrading your current device to one with a much better preamp.
How to do gain math with (or without) a pre-preamp
Calculating the gain math with a pre-amp requires four different values:
New form factor in SS-1 allows direct coupling and use of a single XLR cable
Unlike its prior version, the new version of the SS-1 now allows direct coupling to a microphone, so a single XLR cable is required, rather than two.
Official comparison chart from The Simple Sound Company
The pricing listed above is in US$ (US dollars). In Europe, the Fethead costs €69 (euros) which —at today’s conversion rate is about US$78.63, but (for US readers) that is before shipping from Holland, importation and reseller margin. After being imported to the US, the current price is about US$90 when sold by a US dealer like B&H.
Two test recordings and how they were made
I made the recordings for this review using the Pyle PDMIC78 (illustrated above, reviewed here, Amazon — B&H) dynamic microphone and the enormous presidential Shure A81WS windscreen ( Amazon • B&H ).
Conclusions
Please note that the weaker (or the noisier near the maximum gain) the preamp on the target device, the more you will notice the improvement of the use of a pre-preamp, and also, the gain-hungrier the dynamic microphone.
FTC disclosure
No manufacturer is specifically paying Allan Tépper or TecnoTur LLC to write this article or the mentioned books. Some of the other manufacturers listed above have contracted Tépper and/or TecnoTur LLC to carry out consulting and/or translations/localizations/transcreations.
