[Scott Dorsey]

In article ,
Sean B wrote:
Hello,


How is the +5dB gain increase produced inside the Schoeps CMC5 body?

With transistors.

Literally, there is a small amount of voltage gain and a massive amount
of current gain from the front end FET.

The output stage is just dual cathode followers, producing only current
gain with no voltage gain.

The current gain is enormous throughout the thing... input Z is several
megohms and output Z is tens of ohms. The voltage gain is minimal.
--scott

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