Cloud Microphones Cloudlifter CL-Zi
Inline Mic Activator / DI
Preamp$399Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- Preamp
- Description
- Inline Mic Activator / DI
- Topology
- Class-A discrete JFET gain stage with continuously variable input impedance (Vari-Z); doubles as instrument DI
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 1
- Channel format
- mono
- Form factor
- Compact standalone box, single channel, combo input
- Powered
- false
- Impedance (Ω)
- 150-15000 (continuously variable)
- Country of manufacture
- USA (Tucson, Arizona)
- Phantom power
- 48V
Details
Controls: Continuously variable impedance control (150 ohm - 15k ohm), 3-position gain switch (+25dB / +12dB / +8dB), variable high-pass filter tied to impedance control
I/O: 1x combo XLR/1/4in input (mic or instrument), XLR output
Notable use: Works with passive mics (including ribbons) and instruments; functions as both a mic activator and a DI box
Notes: FLAG: classified here as device_class=Preamp per task guidance, but this is NOT a full channel preamp — it is a phantom-powered INLINE mic activator/variable-impedance DI hybrid (up to +25dB gain, switchable to +12dB/+8dB); does not pass phantom power through to protect passive ribbon mics. Unlike the other Cloudlifters it adds a combo 1/4in instrument input, functioning also as a DI box. Dimensions/weight not stated on product page, left blank.