TritonAudio FetHead

The TritonAudio FetHead is a miniature in-line preamp specifically designed for microphones which have a low level-output, such as ribbon and dynamic mics. It works in the simplest possible way: You simply insert it into the signal path between your low-output microphone and an XLR cable in order to boost its signal along the way to a signal-processing device – a further preamp, for example. Accordingly, the FetHead has exactly one input and one output, both of which are on XLR sockets – and while its appearance is inconspicuous, the boost of up to 27 dB it provides certainly are not!

The FetHead can be used, for example, to plug your mic straight into your audio interface – without having to resort to its on-board preamp to bring the signal to an adequate level – and thus provide noise-free amplification. As previously mentioned, it is also useful for raising the signal level of passive ribbon microphones, and, more generally, for limiting the amount of hiss certain preamps might produce above a certain threshold, by providing a “free” transparent boost. Last but not least, the FetHead also provides an uncomplicated solution in live situations where the microphone preamp that is to be used produces too much noise once a certain gain level is exceeded – a common occurrence for bands and artists who have to adapt to different conditions from one night to the next, mike up quiet instruments, and feed the signal into mixing boards of varying quality.