Cloud CL-1 Mic Activator The Cloud CL-1 Mic Activator is an innovative, compact, and simple solution to give any dynamic or passive ribbon microphone character and clarity with active, ultra-clean gain for recording and broadcasting crystal clear and elegant audio. The improvement toward polished and boosted sound from a close-packed amplifier such as the CL-1 is due to the secured process that the Cloud CL-1 Mic Activator uses to protect your devices and microphones from passing dangerous phantom power into your microphones and devices. The CL-1 creates a dramatic improvement in your signal-to-noise ratio and is designed to amaze you and your listeners. Plug and Play The CL-1 main initiative is to take the stress off of its user by providing a clean gain signal that can be adjusted before reaching a preamp. On the other hand, if you have a preamp that you prefer to be driven, then you've already got 25dB of clean gain to drive it further. Cloud uses discrete JFET circuitry and patent-pending technologies to keep the audio path clean and clear while maintaining the source's tonal character. Features: Up to +25dB additional gain and easy to use design requiring only phantom power 2 superior gain stages from 4 hand-matched JFET circuits Safe for all passive ribbons with no transfer of phantom Utilizes patent pending discrete D/C JFET circuitry  Ideal impedance loading for optimal performance, 3Kohms Rugged-build for studio, stage and broadcast use Lifetime limited warranty for parts and labor, with registration Best Uses: Pair the CL-1 with low-level or noisy pre-amps Passive Ribbon or low-level Dynamic microphones Record direct into a DAW's audio interface  Longer cable options