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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.[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

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