Cloud MicrophonesCloudlifter CL-2
intermediate
New retail price (MSRP)
$249
Used market: $205*
Specifications
3 of 8 values have a recorded source- Type
- inline_booster·
- Inserted gain
- 25✓
- Input connector
- 2x 3-Pin XLR Female·
- Output connector
- 2x 3-Pin XLR Male·
- Description
- Two independent Class-A discrete JFET channels, each giving up to +25 dB and loading the microphone at 3 kΩ. Same circuit as the CL-1, twice.·
- Passes phantom power
- no✓
- Needs phantom power
- yes✓
- Indexable Locales
- en·
Expert Audio Engineering Commentary
Gain staging
+25 dB in front of the interface means the interface preamp works 25 dB lower, where its own noise no longer matters. Two channels also means two phantom supplies drawn from the same interface.
Production Warning
The CL-2 eats phantom power to run and does not pass it on: Cloud state plainly that it "doesn't pass phantom power". A condenser or an active ribbon plugged into it gets no 48 V and stays silent. This box is for passive dynamics and passive ribbons only — the most common mis-purchase in the category.
Setups using this gear
* Estimated with the depreciation fallback (~82% retained value).