The original mic booster
Since 2008, FetHead has been the original in-line microphone booster trusted by engineers and musicians worldwide. As the first of its kind on the market, it set the benchmark for clean, transparent gain and continues to lead the way with its reliable performance and rugged compact design.
Preamp for ribbon, dynamic and tube microphones
FetHead is an ultra-low noise, high quality, in-line microphone preamplifier. It provides improved sound for ribbon and dynamic microphones. Small, compact, but, powerful, Fethead utilizes tried and true FET technology to deliver up to 27dB of clean boost. No more cranking your mic preamp and adding unwanted noise to get your microphone to an acceptable volume. Boost your microphone!
Operation
Your Fethead will latch straight onto any XLR equipped microphone, or anywhere else in the signal path between microphone and preamp/mixer. The electronics are housed in a robust metal chassis with a balanced female XLR input and a balanced male XLR output, rugged enough for use at home, in the studio or on tour.
Which microphones benefit
We noticed an improvement on all tested microphones. A Shure SM57 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 our FetHead really shines.
Ribbon microphones benefit greatly too because of a much better impedance match. Fethead reduces the load on the microphone, giving it better transient response characteristics. FetHeads low noise signal amplification also extends the usable range of a ribbon microphone, making it more suitable to capture softer sound sources.
Our FetHead can also be used with tube microphones and battery powered microphones.
Protects the microphone
Some older ribbon microphones do not tolerate phantom power. Fethead uses phantom power to power its circuitry, but doesn’t pass phantom power to the microphone, so rest assured your ribbon mics are safe.
We believe in sharing our passion for music and audio electronics. This passion created the base for Triton Audio. Our friendship and different backgrounds in sound engineering, pro audio, and music production resulted in a strong partnership.
We take pride in taking care of you and will always do what it takes to help a customer. Triton Audio provides, from the date of purchase, to the original purchaser, a 24-month limited warranty.
Our products are designed without deadlines and budget limits. We make no compromises on performance and quality. Our products are extremely low maintenance and designed and built to last a lifetime.
“Teldex Studios in Berlin, Germany, is using a pair of our FetHead Germaniums to enhance their recordings. As one of the largest private recording studios in the world, Teldex has been home to many legendary recordings.”
Proven hitmaker Philip Magee has been working behind the scenes for more than 17 years, supporting artists like Kodaline, The Script, Gavin James, Miles Kane, The Academic, Wild Youth and many more.
“As you might know, I’m huge fan of Triton Audio, adding a Germanium transistor to the FetHead sounds very exciting.”
“As long time fans of Masters of Reality and the man behind the plan, Chris Goss, we naturally were very proud when we learned he likes our D2O preamp!”
“Our FetHeads are truly indispensable when recording podcasts with dynamic microphones! More gain, better sound!”
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