Preamp Flagship
Sounds you never thought possible
Sounds you never thought possible
With this new and groundbreaking Class A preamp your music has never sounded better. Clear smooth highs, soulful mids and bodacious bass combined with an impressive dynamic range of 115dB will lead your inspiration to new levels.
With a true bandwidth of 1Hz to 20kHz at +/- 0 dB our state-of-the-art FlagShip circuitry provides unprecedented signal fidelity along with exceptional operational convenience.
And because of FlagShip‘s leading-edge Rail to Rail technology a single 9V alcaline battery will provide you with 1.000+ hours of play time.
Enjoy a self-sensing circuitry automatically switching in mono- or stereo-operation respectively by sensing which kind of chord you plugged in. In addition the FlagShip preamp offers an ultra-silent operation with a signal to noise-ratio of -115dB and a noise floor of just 20 dBV while Schaller‘s own FlagShip gold-contact 5-way-switch lets you choose from a vast variety of piezo and magnetic switching-options and -combinations never seen in any preamp before.
Suitable for all piezo-pickup systems.
Sound
Innovation
Performance
Suitable for all piezo-pickup systems
plug & play
solderfree connections
Flagship configured with
- 9-pin jack
- Piezo signal volume poti
- 5-way switch
- Battery cable
Features, Specifications & Benefits
- Advanced class A circuitry for sweet,transparent sound
- Compact, robust and perfectly shielded
- Attractive and protective casing with see-through window
- Original Schaller gold-contact 5-wayswitch for outstanding signal flow and switching options
- Stereo/mono selfsensing and –adjusting circuitry (no extra switch required)
- Rail to Rail energy effi ciency technology
- Reverse polarity and static discharge circuit protection
- Automatic power shut-off when cable is disconnected
- Plug-in contacts for easy solderfree installation
- 1000+ hours of playtime on a single 9V alcaline battery
- True 1Hz - 20kHz bandwidth at +/-0 dB
- Ultra quiet -115 dB signal to noise-ratio
- Input impedance: magnetic 3 megaohms / piezo 1 megaohm
- Output impedance: 5 megohms
- All parts and components 100% made in Germany
- Comes complete with 5-way-switch, mono-/stereo-jack, Schaller control potentiometer, wiring and plugs
- Weight in gramms: 49
- Size in mm: 89 x 24 x 7
(all specifications subject to change without notice)
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5-Way Switching Options in Mono- and in Stereo-Mode:
Mono and stereo positions 2 through 5 feature identical controls and functions allowing for a transparent layout and easy handling. Pos 1 Mono and Pos 1 Stereo feature special utility settings.
MONO
Pos 1 acoustic raw*
Pos 2 acoustic active
Pos 3 magnetic + acoustic active
Pos 4 magnetic active
Pos 5 magnetic bypass
* " for reference purposes use this option to hear the raw piezo-signal "
STEREO
Pos 1 mute - inactive **
Pos 2 acoustic active
Pos 3 magnetic + acoustic active
Pos 4 magnetic active
Pos 5 magnetic bypass
** "when playing live use this option for silently changing instruments "
Summary
Pos 1 mono: piezo raw-mode (1) / stereo: mute, silent-mode (2)
Pos 2 piezo into FlagShip preamp
Pos 3 magnetic pickups and piezo signal into FlagShip preamp
Pos 4 magnetic pickups into FlagShip preamp (buffered)
Pos 5 magnetic pickups pure and unaltered (hardwire-bypass)
(1) for reference purposes use this option to hear the raw piezo signal
(2) when playing live use this option for silently changing instruments
Potentiometer in detail:
Legend:
V = existing volume control
P = new Flagship volume control
T = existing tone control
Position 1: Mono: Piezo raw;
Stereo: mute, silent mode
V = unassigned
P = unassigned (volume via amplifier only)
T = unassigned (tone via amplifier only)
Position 2: Active piezo
V = unassigned
P = Piezo signal volume
T = unassigned (tone via amplifier exclusively)
Position 3: Piezo and active magnetic
V = Magnetic pickup volume
P = Piezo signal volume
T = Magnetic pickup tone control
Position 4: active magnetic
V = Magnetic pickup volume
P = unassigned
T = Magnetic pickup tone control
Position 5: magnetic hardwire bypass
V = Magnetic pickup volume
P = unassigned
T = Magnetic pickup tone control
A comprehensive instruction and installation guide with additional detailed information and illustrations are available to download on our webseite under products/product help/flagship.
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Quick 10 Step Guide to FlagShip
01. signal to noise ratio
ratio describing the level of signal to the level of background noise in dB (higher is better)
02. dynamic range
measured gap from the loudest possible undistorted signal amplitude to the most quiet one in dB (higher is better)
03. bandwidth
span between the lowest (here 1 Hz) and the highest frequency (here 20 kHz) the preamp can linearly (meaning without distortion) amplify or reproduce
04. noise floor
signal created from the sum of all noise sources (lower is better)
05. hardwire-bypass or true bypass
pure and unaltered guitar signal by way of bypassing any form of active signal-processing
06. reverse polarity protection
circuitry protecting the electronic components from interchanging plus and minus polarity (here: protection from interchanging the +poles and -poles of the battery)
07. static discharge protection
circuitry protecting the electronic components from an electrical voltage spark or 'spike'
08. piezo pickup
piezo-electrical signal created by transforming pressure/vibration into output voltage
09. magnetic pickup
magnetic pickup signal is created by transforming string motion and magnetic resistance into output voltage
10. buffered signal
high impedance signal transformed into a low impedance signal, therefore unaffected by high capacitance of excessive signal-cable and/or patch-cable lengths
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