FiveFish Audio SC-501

FiveFish Audio SC-501 is a pre-amp for the 500 series, manufactured by FiveFish Audio.

History
The FiveFish Audio SC-501 was released in 2011, replacing the earlier model SC-1mk500.

Official description
The SC-501 Mic Preamp is a clean, "fast", clear, low-noise, high-gain preamp. Its sound is very transparent, offering a flat response, smooth highs and well-defined mids.

Features


 * All solid-state design, using chipsets from THAT Corp and Burr-Brown
 * Soft-start, slow ramp-on +48V phantom power
 * Option to use input transformer for added sound “flavor”
 * Gain range from +12 to +72dB, in 6dB increments from +12db to +42dB; 4dB increments from 46dB to 72dB.
 * Robust 48Volt short circuit protection (from accidental phantom power shorts)
 * LED-lighted push buttons for phantom power, -20dB pad and polarity reverse
 * VU Meter, 5-LED bargraph
 * Relay controlled Pad
 * Relay controlled Polarity Reverse
 * Electronically balanced input and output stages with option to use Input Transformer
 * 12-position Grayhill gain selector switch
 * Input RFI protection
 * Input clamping protection
 * Output surge protection circuit
 * Output RFI protection
 * High quality Bourns, sealed, conductive plastic potentiometer for volume control
 * Gold-plated, machined, low-profile IC sockets
 * Use of high quality 1% Metal Film resistors, and high-quality ceramic and electrolytic capacitors