TritonAudio FetHead
- For dynamic microphones and ribbon microphones
- Extremely low-noise Class A JFet amplifier
- 27 dB gain (@3 kOhm load)
- XLR 3-pin female to XLR 3-pin male
- Four matched JFets
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Package includes
- TritonAudio FetHead
- Pouch
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 27dB it provides certainly are not!
Phantom power required
The TritonAudio FetHead is a low-noise, Class A JFET amplifier – characteristics which will appeal to the experts. It features four junction-gate field-effect transistors (JFETs) which boost the signal both accurately and musically, thus operating in a similar fashion to the FET amplifiers that are commonly found on condenser microphones. Unsurprisingly therefore, this in-line preamp requires 24-48V of phantom power to operate – but it cannot pass on this phantom power to the connected microphone, so your ribbon mics are always safe from damage. Condenser mics, however, will not work with the FetHead, since these also require phantom power. For such applications, Triton Audio has developed the FetHead Phantom which, as its name suggests, has the same circuitry and lets phantom-power through.
A preamp’s preamp
The TritonAudio FetHead is particularly suited to dynamic and ribbon microphones whose output signals are too weak to be later processed without adding background noise. The FetHead greatly improves the signal-to-noise ratio of the microphone concerned by adding a “clean” boost to its output, thus lessening the load on the main preamp. It can also be used to help pick up particularly quiet sources (where a regular preamp might also add unwanted noise at high gain settings) and amplify the signal to a usable level while retaining a clear sound.
About TritonAudio
The Dutch manufacturer TritonAudio is committed to producing pro audio equipment with great innovative potential and quality. Alongside a great selection of microphones, products range from in-line microphone amplifiers and phantom power stations to in-line attenuators and decoupling feet for near-field monitors – in other words, a whole array of helpful tools for any sound engineer. Incidentally, all units are assembled by hand in the Netherlands, and are often within a customer-friendly price range - the FetHead mini-amp being a prime example.
| Channels | 1 |
| Number of microphone inputs | 1 |
| Instrument input | No |
| Tubes | No |
| Compressor/Limiter | No |
| Equalizer | No |
| De-Esser | No |
| Phantom power | No |
| Phase Reverse | No |
| External effect loops | No |
| Analogue Outputs | XLR |
| Digitale Outputs | 0 |
| Headphone connection | No |
| Level Meter | No |
| Design | Adaptor |