Inline Microphone Gain Booster Battle (Cloudlifter CL-1, Fethead, Soyuz Launcher, Samson HighRise)

In this video I review and compare 5 different inline gain boosters, including the Cloudlifter CL-1, Soyuz Microphones Launcher, Triton Audio Fethead and Fethead Transformer, and Samson HighRise.
Inline gain boosters, also known as mic activators, or inline preamps, increase the gain of your dynamic or passive ribbon microphone, without introducing any added noise.
Some are meant to be transparent, while others purposefully add color and character to the tone of your audio. Each one in surprisingly different in form and function, and one size doesn't necessarily fit all.
The Cloudlifter CL-1 has been the go-to inline gain booster for a long time, especially for microphones like the Shure SM7b, but is it still the best mic activator available?
Leave a comment and let me know which one you think is the best!
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== LINKS ==
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Cloudlifter CL-1 Mic Activator - geni.us/cloudliftercl1single
Triton Audio Fethead Inline Gain Booster - geni.us/tritonaudiofethead
Samson HighRise - geni.us/samsonhighrise
Soyuz Microphones Launcher - geni.us/soyuzlauncher
Fethead Transformer Inline Gain Booster - geni.us/fetheadtransformer
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== CONNECT ==
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[@NewLayer]

What do you think? Are any of these a Cloudlifter killer? Or will the CL-1 still be your go-to inline gain booster/mic activator?

[@davidpechene5833]

Would be cool to include Royer Dboost. By the way good battle!!

[@NewLayer]

More and more of these are becoming available, so maybe I'll do a part two. There's also the gain boosters from sE Electronics and a couple others...

[@vince.g]

WOW! I loved the way the Soyuz and Fethead Transformer made the SM7b sound, was very noticeable in a good way, with the Soyuz being my favorite. I was honestly shocked at how inexpensive the HighRise is at $68, especially with all it's features. Samson definitely has a great product with the HighRise.

[@NewLayer]

Your thought pretty much mirror my own! Definitely hard to say no to the HighRise at its price Vs. what we've been used to with the Cloudlifter.

[@dallinski]

Have you ever tried the Klark Teknik CT 1? It gets the title of "budget king" from me

[@NewLayer]

Nope, looks like it's got some decent ratings though! I think the big point is that you don't need to spend $199 on an inline gain booster anymore 😅