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Focusrite

ISA Two

intermediate

$999

Gebrauchtmarkt: $820*

Datenblatt des Herstellers

Technische Daten

3 von 7 Werten mit vermerkter Quelle
Type
outboard_preamp·
Added Gain dB
60
Input Connector
2x 3-Pin XLR Mic + 2x 1/4" TRS Line + 2x 1/4" TS Instrument (front)·
Output Connector
2x 3-Pin XLR Line + 2x 1/4" TRS Insert Send·
Expert Description
En: Two channels of the ISA transformer front end: mic gain 0-30 or 30-60 dB in 10 dB steps with a further 0-20 dB trim, four selectable input impedances (600 Ω, ISA 110 at 1.4 kΩ, 2.4 kΩ, 6.8 kΩ), an 18 dB/octave high-pass filter variable from 16 to 420 Hz, and EIN below -123 dBu at maximum gain. · Uk: Два канали трансформаторного входу ISA: мікрофонне підсилення 0–30 або 30–60 дБ кроками по 10 дБ плюс trim 0–20 дБ, чотири варіанти вхідного опору (600 Ω, ISA 110 — 1,4 кΩ, 2,4 кΩ, 6,8 кΩ), фільтр низьких частот 18 дБ/октаву зі змінною частотою 16–420 Гц і власний шум нижче -123 dBu на максимальному підсиленні.·
Provides Phantom Power
yes
Requires Phantom Power
no

Kommentar des Toningenieurs

Gain Staging Advice

The stepped switch has two ranges and a separate 30-60 button. Focusrite themselves warn to turn the stepped gain to minimum before pressing that button, because the jump is 30 dB — the single most common way to blow up a monitor path with this box.

Production Warning

The impedance selector is a tone control: the four settings load the microphone differently and audibly change a dynamic's low end. It is not a matching aid and there is no "correct" position.

Was im Datenblatt tatsächlich steht

Wörtlich von der Herstellerseite zitiert, mit dem Datum der Prüfung. Wir behaupten das Gedruckte, nicht die Absicht dahinter.

Messbedingungen
«Gain Range (Mic): 0 dB to 60 dB in 10 dB steps, plus 0 dB to 20 dB continuously variable trim»

Focusrite publish the stepped range and the trim as two separate figures and never state a total for the ISA One or ISA Two, so there is no single number here comparable to the "80 dB of gain" a competitor prints. On the ISA 428 MkII page the same company does add them up in prose: "a huge 80dB of gain is available should it be required". The catalogue records the stepped maximum of 60 dB; in use the trim adds on top of it.

geprüft am 5.8.2026

* Geschätzt über das Abschreibungsmodell (~82% Restwert). · geprüft am 5.8.2026