The Forssell Technologies SMP-2 is an extremely high-quality, sonically neutral two-channel microphone preamplifier designed for the most demanding applications. Housed in a 1U rack mount enclosure, the SMP-2 captures musical performances when utmost accuracy and superior honesty is required.
Forssell Technologies SMP - 2's features
The SMP-2 circuitry features an all Class A discrete JFET design with a gain range of +6 to +68 dB in 24 switched steps.
Each channel has P48 Phantom powered inputs and Direct Coupled (DC) inputs for microphones that do not require P48 power.
Front panel signal level indicators are provided for each channel to indicate –5 dBu dBu output level (green) and output clipping (red).
Level indicators are single bicolor LED.
Polarity Invert, Output Mute and Phantom Power (P48) switches for each channel are also located on the front panel along with LED status indicators for each switch. Audio connectors on the rear panel are high-quality Neutrik XLR connectors with gold-plated pins.
Forssell Technologies SMP - 2's specifications
Gain Range = +6 to +68 dB in 24 steps
Frequency Response @ 45 dB gain from1 Hz to 200 KHz = +0, -0.5 dB
EIN at +65 dB gain (22 Hz to 22 KHz) better than –127 dBu unweighted
Input Impedance = 13k ohm (either input) Max Input Level at min gain = +18 dBu
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