The Rupert Neve Designs Portico 5042-V comes with a faceplate that enables vertical installation.
Rupert Neve Designs Portico 5042-V provides a remarkable simulation of true tape sound through the inclusion of genuine tape drive circuitry. When the Tape circuit is not engaged, the 5042 may be used as a full, transformer-coupled, high-performance line amplifier that includes a Gain range of + and – 12 dB.
The Portico 5042 Two Channel "True Tape" Emulation and Line Driver unit’s emulation circuit provides the nostalgic rounding and compression usually only achieved by the use of tape. This typically offsets the harshness often found in digital recordings.
The Portico 5042 incorporates an actual tape drive circuit that feeds a tiny magnetic “head” which, in turn, is coupled to a correctly equalized, replay amplifier. The only thing missing is the tape itself!
The Portico 5042 consists of two identical Line Driving amplifiers having transformer balanced inputs and outputs. The sonic quality of these amplifiers is such that, by providing galvanic isolation, simple single-sided circuit topology and freedom from grounding problems they are capable of enhancing the sonic quality of many signal sources, especially those of digital origin.
The sonic “signature” is one of extreme purity and the image is consistent with that of Rupert Neve’s original designs of 35 – 40 years ago.
Rupert Neve Designs Portico 5042-V Features:
- Noise: Measured at Main Output, un-weighted, 400 Hz-22 kHz, Terminated 40 Ohms Balanced. With Gain at Unity Better than –100 dBu.
- Frequency Response: Measured at +10dBu, trim at unity.
- Main Output: @ 10 Hz. –0.50 dB, @ 160 kHz –3 dB
- Maximum Output Level: Balanced and Floating Transformer Output: +25 dBu.
- Total Harmonic Distortion and Noise: @ 1kHz, +20 dBu output level
- Crosstalk: Measured Channel to Channel: Better than –90 dB @ 16kHz
- Buss Output: Output is designed to feed the RND 5014 Buss-mixer, Monitor Amplifier at the internal system level of –2.5 dBu.
Rupert Neve Designs PORTICO 5042 V (code 68710)
Tape Saturation Unit
£1,230.25 (inc vat)