Cloudlifter vs. Fethead vs. SS1 vs. Durham vs. McBoost Comparison (Versus Series)

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Written By Bandrew Scott

Today I compare 5 Mic Activators / Preamps for Dynamic & Ribbon Microphones to improve the output level: Cathedral Pipes Durham, Simply Sound SS-1, Triton Audio Fethead, Cloudlifter CL-1, and Radial McBoost. I test the output level, impact on tone, and impact on noise floor. NOTE: If you only have budget of $75 & Cathedral Pipes Durham is not available then I would recommend the SS-1.

Buy the Triton Audio Fethead
http://tritonaudio.com/fethead.html

Buy the Cathedral Pipes Durham
http://www.cathedralpipes.com/zen-cart/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=208

Buy the Cloudlifter CL-1 (Affiliate Link)
Global: https://geni.us/clcl1

Buy the Radial Engineering McBoost (Affiliate Link)
Global: https://geni.us/mcboost

Buy the Simply Sound SS-1
https://simplysound.co/product/ss-1-microphone-preamp/

Bandrew Scott

Bandrew Scott is the founder and host of the youtube channel Podcastage, where he posts reviews of audio gear, and shares tips and tricks to improve the audio of your Podcast, YouTube Channel, or Live Stream.

He also founded the Geeks Rising podcast network, which is home to amazing education, wellness, and pop culture podcasts such as Tourette’s Podcast, Sunshine & Powercuts, and On The Subject.

Bandrew also runs his own show titled the Bandrew Says Podcast. On this show he analyzes the latest news to determine how it affects the content creation ecosystem, and shares that to help creates remain aware of how the platform they use is changing. 

https://www.bandrewscott.com/
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