Description
Designed to the same +/- 24V power spec as the 5051 and 5052 Penthouse Modules, the Rupert Neve Shelford 5053 can populate an entire 5088 console or be mixed and matched with other Penthouse Modules to provide a versatile combination of flavors suitable for literally any source.
By incorporating an additional custom Rupert Neve Designs transformer – which specifically provides the first 15dB of mic pre gain – into the input stage, the 5053 input section is now virtually identical to the wildly popular Shelford Channel, allowing the 5088 to achieve new levels of rich, vintage-style colouration.
The custom RND output transformer in the 5053 features the Silk Red / Blue and Texture controls to precisely tailor the harmonic content and tonality of the output stage. Pushing the Silk button cycles the Silk modes from Red to Blue to OFF. The SILK Texture control adds harmonic content as the texture value is increased. Red Silk accentuates the musical harmonic saturation in the mid and high frequencies, while Blue Silk accentuates harmonics in the low and low-mid frequencies.
Rupert Neve Shelford 5053 Specifications:
- MIC / LINE: Push-button switch that selects the mic input or the line input.
- TRIM: Center-detent potentiometer that controls the input trim within a range of +/- 6 dB.
- +48V: Illuminated push-button switch that engages 48V Phantom Power
- POLARITY: Illuminated push-button switch that inverts the phase of the input signal
- MIC GAIN: 12-position rotary switch that controls the mic preamp gain in 6 dB steps
- LEVEL METER: 8-segment LED meter that displays output level in dBu pre-SILK
- HIGH PASS FILTER: Continuously variable potentiometer (engaged with the HPF push-button switch) that controls the cutoff frequency of the high pass filter within a range of 20 Hz to 250 Hz.
- HF: Center-detent potentiometer that controls the amount of boost or cut for the high frequency shelf/peak EQ within a range of +/- 15 dB
- 8k/16k: Push-button switch that toggles between the two HF frequencies, 8k and 16k
- HF PEAK: Push-button switch that toggles between shelf mode (out) and peak mode (in)
- MID FREQ: 6-position rotary switch that selects the center (peak) frequency
- MID: Center-detent potentiometer that controls the amount of boost or cut for the mid frequency peak EQ within a range of +/- 15 dB
- MID HI Q: Push-button switch that reduces the Q width when pressed in
- EQ IN: Illuminated push-button switch that engages the EQ section
- LOW FREQ: 4-position rotary switch that selects the center (peak) or corner (shelf) frequency
- LF: Center-detent potentiometer that controls the amount of boost or cut for the low frequency shelf/peak EQ within a range of +/- 15 dB
- LF PEAK: Push-button switch that toggles between shelf mode (out) and peak mode (in)
- SILK: Illuminated push-button switch that toggles through the three available SILK modes: OFF, RED & BLUE
- TEXTURE: Continuously variable potentiometer that controls the amount of SILK harmonics when SILK is engaged
- Frequency response: 30dB gain, +4dBu out, 150-ohm source impedance +/-0.2dB, below 5Hz-50kHz
- Dimensions: 4,44 x 23,8 cm
