Name: Rupert Neve Designs 5211 2-Channel Microphone Preamplifier
Brand: Rupert Neve Designs
SKU: RND5211S
Price: 1999.00 USD
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Rupert Neve Designs 5211 2-Channel Microphone Preamplifier

Rupert Neve Designs 5211

Rupert Neve Designs

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Rupert Neve Designs 5211 2-Channel Microphone Preamplifier with Silk Circuit

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Rupert Neve Designs 5211 

Shop the Rupert Neve Designs 5211: 2-channel mic preamp with exceptional sound quality, low noise, and wide gain range. Order yours today!

Simple and elegant, the 5211 is the natural evolution of what is arguably the most famous gear in audio recording history: Rupert Neve's microphone preamps.With two channels of the classic tone you know and love, 72dB of gain, sweepable high-pass filters for precise control, and the power of Mr. Rupert Neve's dual-tap transformers with variable Silk saturation, the 5211 delivers a versatile, flattering, and uncompromising front end for any signal path. In short, it's everything a mic preamp should be.What is Silk?One of the key features of the 5211 is the Silk / Texture control. The Silk circuit was initially developed for the original Portico series mic preamplifiers, and was only a single switch - on or off - that added a specified amount of musical, pleasing harmonic saturation to the unit's output stage.Taking this concept one step further, the Texture knob is designed to adjust the actual amount of harmonic content from the source material.So how does it work? By reducing negative feedback across the output transformer and adjusting this feedback's frequency response, the Silk / Texture circuit provides the sweet, musical saturation found in Rupert's legendary vintage designs - but with complete & precise control over the amount of classic tone you want. And when the level is driven to the edge of its headroom, the Silk effect is multiplied.Custom Transformer OutputsThe 5211 has a custom transformer output stage with a balanced main standard line level output. Additionally, a separate -6dBu XLR output can compensate for high levels of input and Silk harmonic saturation, enabling engineers to fully drive the 5211 to achieve more transformer harmonics without clipping the next device in the chain. Both outputs are active and can be used concurrently.FeaturesMic GainA 12-way precision rotary switch controls gain from 0 to 66 dB in 6 dB steps.TrimContinuously variable +/-6 dB level control.Silk / TexturePushing the Silk button engages the Red Silk circuit, which reduces the negative feedback on the output transformer, adding harmonic content as the texture is increased. Red Silk accentuates the saturation in the mid and high frequencies, similar to that of the Red Silk mode on the Shelford Channel. By manipulating the Texture control, the amount of Silk can be changed from essentially absent, to roughly 10 times the amount of coloration / distortion found in Silk from the original Portico Series. With Silk / Texture engaged, the distortion characteristic and harmonic content of the unit are very reminiscent of many of Rupert's vintage class-A designs.Level MeterAn eight-segment LED bar-graph meter displays output level (pre-Silk) from -10 dBu to +22 dBu.PolarityReverses the polarity of the input signal.High Pass FilterContinuously variable from 20Hz to 250 Hz, and engaged with the HPF button.Phantom PowerProvides 48V phantom power to microphones.Main OutBalanced XLR output utilizing a custom Rupert Neve Designs transformer.-6dB OutputBalanced XLR output utilizing a lower level, secondary output on the custom Rupert Neve Designs transformer.

Rupert Neve Designs 5211 2-Channel Microphone Preamplifier

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