Like you, Music Experience studio engineers know the struggle of getting ample gain from go-to passive ribbon and dynamic mics while keeping the noise floor low. That’s why they give their mics some help with products like this Warm Audio Warm Lifter, an inline active microphone preamp designed for low-output mics that retains top-quality features for both studio and stage applications. Imagine +26dB of analog gain with true impedance matching plus a 100Hz highpass filter and a 3kHz high-shelf boost to shape your sounds before they even hit the EQ. Additionally, the Warm Lifter features an ultra-low-noise JFET input, balanced input/output signals, and it operates on +48V phantom power. Finally, it's all housed in a solid, dependable device that is more than road-ready and built proudly in the USA.
The Warm Audio Warm Lifter gives you +26dB of clean analog gain so that every nuance of your favorite mics is perfectly represented. The Warm Lifter has another trick up its sleeve: it also offers true input impedance matching at 2.4k Ohm. So, not only does the Warm Lifter boost your mic’s signal, but it also acts as a matchmaker between low-output microphones and interfaces or mixers. This beautiful little feature solves common impedance mismatch problems such as phase issues, signal loss, and altered frequency response.
Not content to simply boost signals like many other inline preamps, Warm Audio outfitted the Warm Lifter with a selectable highpass filter at 100Hz to help you get rid of problematic low end rumble. There's also a selectable 3kHz high-shelf boost to clarify your upper mids as well. This 3kHz high-shelf boost also wonderfully brings out details from darker-sounding ribbon mics.
With an ultra-low-noise JFET input, fully balanced I/O signal path, and incredibly durable build quality that’s hand-tested and inspected by expert technicians in Texas, the Warm Lifter is guaranteed to become one of your go-to pieces of gear. It's ready for the road when you are!
The Warm Lifter is an inline active microphone preamp designed to provide powerful gain to low-output dynamic and ribbon mics and comes with premium features for both live and studio use. Warm Lifter puts a balanced, 2.4k Ohm high-impedance mic pre with analog gain, tone filtering, and a balanced JFET input at your fingertips at an incredible size and price.
Having 26dB on tap before hitting digital prevents a mixer or digital interface from being pushed beyond 40dB of onboard digital gain, where the likelihood of artifacts and thinning of sound increases. Additionally, the Warm Lifter ensures you have the extra headroom necessary to bring out the rich lower-midrange detail and presence that passive ribbons and many dynamic mics are known for, without adding digital gain artifacts or losing tone from long cable runs. Beyond gain, Warm Lifter also includes a 100Hz high-pass filter and a 3kHz high-shelf boost to sculpt tones with precision.
Like premium inline active mic pres costing two to three times more, the Warm Lifter includes all the features and rugged build quality required to power passive, low-output ribbon and dynamic microphones.
The Warm Lifter’s JFET input impedance of 2.4k Ohm acts as a reliable matchmaker between low-output microphones and interfaces or mixers, solving common impedance mismatch issues such as signal loss, altered frequency response, and phase problems.
The selectable 100Hz high-pass filter removes unruly low-end frequencies for added clarity and detail, making it excellent for reducing proximity effect on vintage ribbons and dynamic microphones.
The selectable 3kHz high-shelf boost emphasizes upper mids and highs to bring clarity and detail back to darker mics, making it perfect for adding sparkle and presence to vintage ribbon and dynamic microphones.
Every Warm Lifter is meticulously hand-tested and inspected at Warm Audio HQ in Austin, Texas by real musicians and engineers who are passionate about superior sound.
