sE ElectronicsDM1 Dynamite
intermediate
New retail price (MSRP)
$79
Used market: $65*
Specifications
3 of 8 values have a recorded source- Type
- inline_booster·
- Inserted gain
- 28✓
- Input connector
- 3-Pin XLR Female·
- Output connector
- 3-Pin XLR Male·
- Description
- 28 dB from a Class-A JFET stage with a buffered output: input impedance 10 kΩ, output impedance 135 Ω, current draw 3.0 mA. The low output impedance is why the gain stays 28 dB whatever preamp follows.·
- Passes phantom power
- no✓
- Needs phantom power
- yes✓
- Indexable Locales
- en·
Expert Audio Engineering Commentary
Gain staging
Output noise 9 µV (A-weighted) and max output 8.3 dBV at 0.5 % THD: with a hot source the 28 dB can push a sensitive interface input toward its own ceiling, so trim the interface, not the box.
Production Warning
The DM1 draws 48 V phantom to run and does not pass it to the microphone. sE state it directly: "not suitable for phantom-powered microphones (condenser microphones, active ribbon microphones)". Passive mics only.
Setups using this gear
* Estimated with the depreciation fallback (~82% retained value).