Icon Pro Audio Hyper Drive

Icon Pro Audio Hyper Drive

The iCON Pro Audio HyperDrive inline preamplifier is the perfect way to increase the gain of your dynamic or ribbon microphones without the coloration of a pre-amp. The gain is switchable between 23dB or 46dB.

Take a standard dynamic microphone, add the HyperDrive, and benefit from Class A discrete gain, resulting in a sound on par with a world-class condenser microphone perfect for vocals and instruments. Recording acoustic or classical guitar, for example, becomes a breeze – no more cranking up the volume on your pre-amp, and without the need for capacitors or resistors in the gain staging pathway. You will hear the sound of the microphone, not your pre-amp! The HD1HyperDrive will improve the quality and noise floor of your recordings and reduce the likelihood of buzz, interference, and feedback in live performances.

FEATURES

• Sleek black metal design
• Robust construction – perfect for live use
• Switchable power amplification – Gain:1X 23dB or 2X 46dB
• Extremely low noise floor
• Two ways to connect: attachable via a microphone or a pre-amp
• Perfect for live, studio, or broadcast uses
• Long cable runsare  more possible in live situations – less likelihood of interference, buzz, and hum
• Less likelihood of feedback in live settings
• Prevents signal degradation

Note: the HD1 requires phantom power for operation and does not work with microphones that require phantom power, i.e. condenser microphones or some active ribbon microphones.