Rupert Neve Designs Portico 517: 500 Series Mic Pre / DI / Comp

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Rupert Neve Designs Portico 517: 500 Series Mic Pre / DI / Comp

Name: Rupert Neve Designs Portico 517: 500 Series Mic Pre / DI / Comp
Brand: Rupert Neve Designs
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The first 500 series preamp-compressor from the bench of the Godfather of audio, Mr. Rupert Neve.

Based on the Portico 5017 Mobile Pre, the Rupert Neve Designs 517 provides world-class, transformer-coupled preamp, compressor, and DI circuitry, with Vari-phase, Silk and DI/mic blending capabilitieShow More

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Portico 517: 500 Series Mic Pre / DI / Comp Specifications:

Frequency Response: Main Output, no load, -0.2dB @ 10Hz -3dB @ 160kHz
Noise measured at main output, unweighted, 22Hz - 22kHz, terminated 150 ohm: Gain at unity: better than -100dBu; gain at 66dB: better than -62dBu Equivalent Input Noise: better than -128dBu, noise factor 1.5dB
Maximum output level from 20Hz to 40kHz: +23dBu
Total Harmonic Distortion and Noise: @ 1kHz, +20 dBu output: Main Output: Better than 0.001% @ 20Hz, +20 dBu output: Main Output: Better than 0.002% Silk Engaged: Better than 0.2% Second harmonic
Crosstalk: Measured channel to channel: Better than -90dB @ 15kHz.
Phantom Power: +48 Volts DC +/- 1%

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Rupert Neve Designs Portico 517: 500 Series Mic Pre / DI / Comp

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