KLARK TEKNIK CM-1 MIC BOOSTER REVIEW. Podcasters, Voice over artists, check this out!

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Heh guys, it's Steve from Featherlight and today we are checking out the brand new CM-1 Mic Booster from Klark Teknik. This is an inline microphone preamp that boosts the signal for really low output microphones like the Shure SM7b and some ribbon microphones as well and could be a huge help to Podcasters and Voice Over Artists. We test this little device completely to see if it adds significant noise to the signal chain and rather it can compete with the industry standard CL-1 from Cloudlifter.
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@peternapoliello2490 3 года назад

Most professional and accurate comparison test to date. Thank you kindly for your expertise.

@Featherlightstudio 3 года назад

Thank you!

@boryakaufman Год назад

Yes

@stringstorm 3 года назад

The CM-1 not only beats the Cloudlifter but absolutely murders it.

@ninjacowboy2670 2 года назад

sounds like a classic case of purchase justification lol. I bet you can't even hear a difference!

@NormanTiner 2 года назад

@@ninjacowboy2670 He means based on the price. $35 beats $150 considering they perform almost identically based on the tests in the video.

@Desecrator6 Год назад

@@ninjacowboy2670 buyer envy?

@AndyKow 2 года назад

This is ultimately hands down the most technically accurate test! Thank you for going through the tests, explaining the details, making the video and sharing your thoughts. Love it!

@Featherlightstudio 2 года назад

Thanks Andy!! Appreciate it.

@annekedebruyn7797 2 года назад

About time people started making cheaper alternatives. It isn't rocket science what's inside. No need for it to be over 50 euros.

@McSlobo 3 года назад

Finally a proper review with some tests. Excellent stuff, keep up with the good work!

@Featherlightstudio 3 года назад

Thanks, Appreciate you checking it out

@garrywindshield1 3 года назад

I am amazed at how professional and to the point this comparison is. Much respect, sir

@Featherlightstudio 3 года назад

I appreciate that!

@williamj.sheehan2001 Год назад

Allow me to "second" that, Garry!

@vanquestgear 3 года назад

This was the video that sold me on the CM-1. Been on backorder for almost 3 months now. Excellent tests and overview!

@Featherlightstudio 3 года назад

Thanks, I appreciate that!

@The5thVolt 3 года назад

So I couldn't buy the CM-1 anywhere here in Australia, but I did get my hands on the Klark Teknik CT-1 Mic Booster. Do you think that the CT-1 is about the same thing as the CM-1 but in a different package (attached directly to the mic instead of on the floor)?

@Featherlightstudio 3 года назад

Most of the info Ive been able to find points to the difference between the two models being largely the chassis housing ( the CM-1 for desktop and the CT-1 for on Mic ) Hoping to get one in here to test.

@sebastianschneider3171 3 года назад

Thank you very much. That's how all technical reviews should look like. Best wishes from Germany.

@Featherlightstudio 3 года назад

Thanks, I appreciate that

@SimurghMyTube Год назад

How does the CM-1 compare to sE electronics DM2 T.N.T. ?

@Featherlightstudio Год назад

The DM2 offers the ability to switch between +15-30db boosts and also lets you choose different Impedance settings compared to the CM-1 basic boost. Its also 3 times the cost.

@steveswain2355 2 года назад

Just Ordered the CM1 last night, hopefully it will improve my SM7b,,

@regnadkcin1 2 года назад

I know this is audio nerd stuff. PODCASTER or PLASTERCASTER not my problem...this is an elegant solution if you use dynamic mics. It's also 3/4 le$$ than a much hyped alternative.

@soundscenesdcmusicmedia2709 2 года назад

Sigh... shoulda known... It's behringer... that kills it for me. won;t buy UB's stuff . won't spec it for clients.

@guenstigkochen 2 года назад

Thanks for your review. This made me to buy the CM-2 for 69€ instead of more then 300€ for the CL-2. Regards from Austria 🇦🇹 Where people are living in the woods (like Trump said 😂) and no kangooroos 🦘

@davidbachy5627 4 месяца назад

"it doesn't suck" that's the bar that's high enough for me.

@Featherlightstudio 4 месяца назад

🤣🤣🤣

@Zyablow 2 года назад

cool test!🤟🏼 thank you very much. if there is an opportunity to do the same with KLARK TEKNIK CT-1

@Featherlightstudio 2 года назад

Hoping to get one in studio to test alongside the CM-1 soon.

@Gajeman 3 года назад

Damn, man... That was a great video. Thanks, so much! Subbed.

@DJHoodShaka 3 года назад

lets you know how marketing has made the cloud lifter seem like god!!!! The cloud lifter is 100$ at sweet water and the CM-1 is 29$ at sweet water.

@ricardoprieto6401 3 года назад

Cloudlifter is $149

@DJHoodShaka 3 года назад

@@ricardoprieto6401 so they went up? SMH thats the price of popularity.

@FreakyChumy Год назад

Great thanks for Sharing. Therefore we can conclude "Cloudlifter" is just about the same electronics circuitry as the "Kalrk Teknik on the inside", BUT only with a fancy name, and a ridiculously overpriced tag.

@Featherlightstudio Год назад

The circuits for this type of inline booster are pretty well known but the quality of the caps and resistors used can vary, although, in all our tests, the Klark Teknik has proven to be pretty decent quality.

@thetruthexperiment Год назад

Okay, so it doesn’t color the sound with germanium or anything so I still need a 1073 clone. Okay. I knew it.

@Featherlightstudio Год назад

lol

@TechOwnage 3 года назад

thanks for this review. this is a definitive testing.... i was considering Alctron MA-1 but upon watching reviews it adds noise. This Klark CM-1 seems to be better. thanks again

@Featherlightstudio 3 года назад

Thanks, glad it helped

@TechOwnage 3 года назад

@@Featherlightstudio thanks again. i subbed to your channel sir. thanks again

@LeBeautiful Год назад

Clean, technical, and straight to the point.

@princeljmusic4803 Год назад

Can I use this on a condenser microphone?

@Featherlightstudio Год назад

This is not meant for condenser microphones as it IS a booster and condenser microphones already have quite hot outputs.

@randomjosephvlogs6733 11 месяцев назад

Hi! Great review. I'd like to ask if I can also use this mic booster when I do live performance? I usually sing in a bar, and uses not so expensive mic, (Superlux TM58) that looks like SM58. I'm just, wondering if the mic booster is prone to feedback if i use it on live performance or bar gigs.

@Featherlightstudio 11 месяцев назад

Its just a signal booster primarily for really low output Mics like the Shure SM7b. It won't really do much for regular dynamic Mics except make them louder.

@Just1n2802 3 года назад

A test this technical and accurate earns a sub 👍

@Featherlightstudio 3 года назад

Thanks, I appreciate that.

@benoittissier58 3 года назад

Why didn't you include the Cloudlifter in the comparison ? By the way, these devices kind of expand the usable dynamic of a mic. Before I got a Triton Fethead, I got nothing good out of the SM57. Then I realized how many nuances it can deliver.

@Featherlightstudio 3 года назад

As both the Cloudlifter and Fethead products have been out for a while, there is a wealth of info about them and their sonic performance. This video simply tries to determine rather the CM-1 can compete with those well known specs. After testing, its clear that it can.

@WangDianqun 3 года назад

Just received CM-1 today, love it. Great value, thanks for the review.

@Featherlightstudio 3 года назад

Your welcome, yeah, its hard to beat for the money!

@MarkDavidTeo Год назад

wtf this is so ridiculously good. Thank you so much!!! I wish other channels did more technical tests. You deserve more subs!!

@Featherlightstudio Год назад

Thanks Mark!

@ceilingsandfloors 3 года назад

Thankyou for this! Normally I could easily figure this out was by comparing their EIN specs, but it seems the published specs are all suspiciously vague. The Klarkteknik simply claims >120dB unweighted, which still gets them points for honesty because Triton and Cloud don't even list their specs. Some people figured it out to be -128 dB or so for both devices, but I didn't know if they meant A weighted or not. The pres on my interface are around the same, some of the newer low-end interfaces have already hit the -130dB(A) mark. I went and brought the CM1 a few months ago, but when I compared the noise levels at the same signal levels, with the booster and without, with +25dB gain (which is also the point where the pre runs out of clean gain, and just turns up the noise floor), I found it only gave maybe half a dB or so of more headroom. Interesting to see that the cloudlifter is not much different in noise. Unless you're using a 10 year old interface or something, I don't think you really "need" a cloudlifter. I do notice that the cloudlifter looks a slight bit smoother in frequency response, and people often claim it adds to the tone, while the CM-1 is supposedly very transparent, so I guess it does have that element for it.

@Featherlightstudio 3 года назад

Agreed, I think the biggest advantage of products like these is when you are using interfaces or audio mixers that have lower EIN specs or consumer/prosumer grade components that typically are noisier when run wide open. These products simply allow you a way around that limitation. With the overwhelming amount of home podcasting and streaming , there are more people in that category than ever before.

@CarbCutter75 3 года назад

Exactly the video I was looking for. Well done. 👍

@gerykis 2 года назад

Would be awesome if you could open with a screwdriver what is inside , what circuit

@Featherlightstudio 2 года назад

Im sure someone out there does a teardown video of this, let us know if ya find one?

@StarbucksBob 3 года назад

At around 1:24, you've mentioned short XLR cable was recommended, I am foreign to audio technology, so how much would be considered short. 10/ 15/ 25 feet or are we talking dongle length? I recently bought myself a podmic, and is looking to pick up a ext. preamp, probably the inline version, Klark Teknik CT 1. Would I have the same issue?

@Featherlightstudio 3 года назад

The reasoning here for the short cable from the microphone is so you are not 'pre-amping' any more noise than you have to between the Mic and the Preamp. But this is a subtle amount compared to the rest of the signal chain. I just wouldn't go over 20-25 feet before the pre-amp if you can help it. And any preamp would work the same way including the CT-1.

@jamestheradioman Год назад

Great question and great answer. I was wondering the same thing: What is considered a short mic cable for this application or what's too long? Thanks for the info everybody!

@StefanGenov7 3 года назад

this video need more exposure.

@vincent_veenenberg Год назад

This helpfull! Amazingly good video, nicely done. Great job!

@williamj.sheehan2001 Год назад

Please allow me to pose a rudimentary question: if I'm plugging my SM58 or similar dynamic mic into the XLR Mic Input of my acoustic amp (and having to turn up the gain on the amp pretty high to get a decent signal), and my amp doesn't offer phantom power, am I out of luck or can I still use the CM-1 in conjunction with a free-standing 48V phantom power unit?

@Featherlightstudio Год назад

Sure, any phantom power source will operate the CM-1

@williamj.sheehan2001 Год назад

@@Featherlightstudio Thanks! And with regard to the signal chain, would it be "microphone - to - CM-1 - to - phantom power unit - to - amp"?

@Featherlightstudio Год назад

@@williamj.sheehan2001 Yes, the CM-1 has to 'see' the phantom power coming from the XLR cable

@williamj.sheehan2001 Год назад

@@Featherlightstudio THANK YOU !!

@jamestheradioman Год назад

Great question!

@JoeH1538 Год назад

Great video. Perfectly explained. Thank you.

@kevinisaacs6930 3 года назад

I just order mines.

@SAJSOUND 3 года назад

Thank you so much for this content ♥️♥️♥️

@Featherlightstudio 3 года назад

Thanks, I appreciate that!

@groupcall6570 2 года назад

The best and most professional, informative Review I have seen on the internet. Well done!!!👍 yes I just bought the Klark Teknik CM1. Thank you for saving my hard worked £££!

@SanedFeliciano 3 года назад

Awesome comparison! Do you know what's the difference between the Klark Teknik cm-1 vs. the ct-1?

@Featherlightstudio 3 года назад

Heh Miranda, the ct-1 is a smaller form factor version of the cm-1 that eliminates the need for an additional cable run between the mic and preamp but I haven't be able to get one to check and see if there are actual performance differences, hopefully soon.

@Itslegitman Год назад

@@Featherlightstudio have you got it by now? Really curious if there is any difference

@diegosoares1956 3 года назад

Alctron has made the mp5 + preamp available, it will be very interesting if you can test it

@Featherlightstudio 3 года назад

Great suggestion!

@fergx2429 3 года назад

Do these things remove that annoying static, hissing white noise?

@Featherlightstudio 3 года назад

No, all mic boosters simply take what you put into them...and make that louder. If your input source is noisy to start, this will make that louder.

@Roddo731 2 года назад

Great review and as somebody else said the most professional definitely professional accurate comparison I’ve seen this really helps me process when I need to do… And I have just hit the subscribe button :-)

@themindunset 3 года назад

Thanks, Steve! This was super helpful as I'm trying to decide whether or not to purchase another SM7b for my audio book tracks. I love the sound of the mic but I don't have a full studio rig to push it through and the noise floor is a major concern with my UR22 mic pre. This was helpful.

@Featherlightstudio 3 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@Giovy-Perez Год назад

thanks! so much ! God bless you

@The1TheOnle 3 года назад

Anyone have any idea how the cm-1 compares to klark teknic's ct-1?

@Featherlightstudio 3 года назад

Would be curious to know as well as the CT-1 has a lot less room in the chassis to work with compared to the CM-1.

@apock88 3 года назад

According to the specification document they should be exactly the same, the only different between the CT-1 and CM-1 and CM-2 are the form factor, the later two are "floor" friendly and require 2 cables. The CT-1 connects directly to the microphone.

@stringstorm 3 года назад

Can confirm. Tore both open and they use the same guts just one is more compact than the other. One is meant for floor while the other is meant for attaching directly to the mic.

@Solotos 2 года назад

Отличный материал и подача! Спасибо за полезный обзор! Всем мира и добра!

@justincalhoun7438 Год назад

This man gonna make them raise the price😭

@Featherlightstudio Год назад

lol

@jamestheradioman Год назад

The prices have already been raised!? The CM2 is up +$20 😮 from $49 to $69😢. Get it while they're still available.

@SnappyScience 2 года назад

This is an amazing technical review Steve! Really helpful. Question. Will the CM-1 still work with a condenser that requires 48V power?

@Featherlightstudio 2 года назад

Thanks, The CM-1 and really none of the current Mic boosters are designed to work with condenser microphones, as the CM-1 and other units cannot pass phantom power and condensers dont really need the added gain the booster provides.

@MonicaSterling 2 года назад

@@Featherlightstudio What about the Fethead Phantom?

@Featherlightstudio 2 года назад

@@MonicaSterling The Fethead Phantom does pass phantom power but was not included in this comparison because it focuses mostly on Dynamic/Ribbon Mics that need the extra gain and condenser mics generally dont. Plus passing phantom power to a ribbon Mic could potential damage it.

@RaymanuelMuzik 3 года назад

Thanks to this review I bought it and man it was worth it.

@kimkelvin 3 года назад

how does the cm-1 compare with their ct-1? :D as the only available here in Australia at the moment is the CT-1, gonna use it on a Rode Procaster , cheers!

@Featherlightstudio 3 года назад

The ct-1 is VERY similar to the cm-1 just in a more compact package that hangs off the end of the Mic. Should be a good match for the 320 ohm output of the Rhode Podcaster

@kimkelvin 3 года назад

@@Featherlightstudio cheers thank for clarifying :) imma grab one!

@kevinisaacs6930 3 года назад

I just order mines.

@KandonEntertainmentGroup 2 года назад

this was amazing, thank you

@ninjacowboy2670 2 года назад

All that fancy gear and the speech audio sounds like it was recorded on a toaster lol

@Featherlightstudio 2 года назад

Yeah, our transmitter was starting to go on parts of this one. Even good gear fails from time to time.

@jamestheradioman Год назад

Incredible test! Well done!

@JohnDoe-fu4qd 2 года назад

That was an awesome review.

@j1o2h3n4ify Год назад

I was waiting for a sound comparison

@Featherlightstudio Год назад

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@designvoid372 3 года назад

This is so clinical I love it

@JVJF7 3 года назад

So when you use this, you'll have to turn the phantom power on?

@Featherlightstudio 3 года назад

Heh Jamie, yes, like almost all other mic boosters, its powered from the phantom power provided by your audio interface/mixer input.

@JM-eq3sx 2 года назад

What is the range for "fairly short?" 1 ft? 6 ft? Thanks.

@Featherlightstudio 2 года назад

The shortest possible for you recording setup. If you can use a 1ft cable, that's the best, if not, then the longer the cable, the more chance for noise to be introduced into the signal path. I have been using about a 6ft cable and that works great as long as you're not running parallel to power lines or over noisy wall warts.

@JM-eq3sx 2 года назад

@@Featherlightstudio Thanks, would you recommend this for live performance? I was thinking that a 6 foot cable would allow it to sit on the floor. Would it make you more susceptible to feedback, or possibly less?

@Featherlightstudio 2 года назад

@@JM-eq3sx The CM-1 is just a pre-amp. It really doesn't change the frequency response of the signal in any way that we could measure so it wouldn't change the feedback characteristic of the Mic, it simply makes it louder. You can, of course, make any mic feed back if you turn it up loud enough but I've used the sm7b lots live and the really tight cardioid pattern of that mic helps a lot!