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.[1]
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