Rupert Neve Designs Portico 517 DI/Mic Pre & Compressor

Based on the Portico 5017 Mobile Pre, the 517 provides world class, transformer-coupled preamp, compressor and DI circuitry, with Vari-phase, Silk and DI/mic blending capabilities in a 500 series model. As the first 500 series module designed by Mr. Rupert Neve, the 517 incorporates outstanding sonic quality with an indispensable feature set.

Features: Transformer-coupled preamp/DI/Compressor API 500 series compatible Vari-phase, Silk and DI/mic blending capabilities Mic pre includes 66dB gain Can be used to phase align, combine and compress direct and amplified signals Opto-coupler compressor with single threshold control and auto make up gain Noise (with gain at unity): better than -100 dBu Maximum output from 20 Hz to 40 kHz: +23 dBu THD @ 1kHz (+20 dBu output): better than 0.001% @ 20Hz

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