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Warm Audio

Warm Lifter

intermediate

$149

Used market: $120*

Manufacturer datasheet

Specifications

2 of 7 values have a recorded source
Type
inline_booster·
Added Gain dB
26
Input Connector
3-Pin XLR Female (2.4 kΩ)·
Output Connector
3-Pin XLR Male (150 Ω)·
Expert Description
En: A JFET in-line activator: 26 dB of gain, 2.4 kΩ input, 150 Ω output, drawing 4.7 mA from 48 V phantom. Unlike the plain Cloudlifter class it also carries two tone switches — a 100 Hz high-pass with 12 dB of slope and a 3 kHz high shelf worth 2.5 dB. Maximum input is -6 dBu, maximum output +20 dBu, which is exactly the 26 dB stated. · Uk: Інлайновий активатор на JFET: 26 дБ підсилення, вхід 2,4 кΩ, вихід 150 Ω, споживання 4,7 мА від фантома 48 В. На відміну від простих приладів цього класу, має ще два тембральні перемикачі — фільтр низьких частот 100 Гц із крутизною 12 дБ і високу полицю 3 кГц на 2,5 дБ. Максимальний вхід -6 dBu, максимальний вихід +20 dBu — рівно ті самі заявлені 26 дБ.·
Requires Phantom Power
yes
Updated At
2026-08-05T22:03:05.154Z·

Expert Audio Engineering Commentary

Headroom Notes

Maximum input is -6 dBu (388 mV). A loud dynamic on a snare can exceed that; the high-pass switch does not help there, because the peak is broadband.

Production Warning

Warm Audio state the current the box draws from phantom (4.7 mA) but never state whether phantom reaches the microphone through it. For a device of this class that is the one fact that decides whether a condenser can be used behind it, and it is missing, so this catalogue leaves it unknown rather than assuming the usual answer.

* Estimated with the depreciation fallback (~81% retained value). · checked on 8/5/2026