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Rupert Neve 5254 Dual Diode Bridge Compressor

Rupert Neve 5254 Dual Diode Bridge Compressor

SoundPro Item: 85431 | Part Number: 5254

Regular price $2,999.00
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  • Vintage warmth with improved headroom and precision
  • Classic diode bridge tone
  • Advanced timing controls
  • Built-in parallel compression
  • Full-wave sidechain detection
  • 31-position detented controls
  • Stereo linking
  • Internal universal power supply

Rupert Neve's 5254 dual diode bridge compressor offers two channels of iconic diode bridge compression, thoughtfully improved and refined for modern tracking, mixing, and mastering.

Originally developed for the dynamics circuit of the acclaimed Shelford Channel, the 5254 Dual Diode Bridge Compressor captures the soul of Rupert Neve’s original 2254 compressor while providing modern updates including advanced timing control, significantly lower noise, fully stepped controls throughout, and internal parallel processing capabilities. Capture the punchy, larger-than-life tone used on countless hit records for the last 50 years.

Custom-shape your compression envelope with the unified timing control, which enables a much wider range of responses than vintage units or clones. Internal blend control enables you to subtly dial in more dramatic compression settings for color as desired. Enhanced from the vintage units’ half-wave design, the updated sidechain detector provides substantially more accuracy.

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Specifications

Dimensions
Dimensions
19x9x1.75"
Weight
Shipping Weight
10 pounds
Electrical
THD+N
From 22 Hz - 22kHz BW. @ 1 kHz @ Maximum Level: 0.0008% typical
Audio
Input Impedance
10 K ohm
Output Impedance
40 Ohm
Frequency Response
10 Hz to 120 kHz: +/- 0.25 dB typical
@ 0 Db Make-up Gain
-84.5 dBu typical
@ +20 Db Make-up Gain
-64.5 dBu typical
Connectivity
XLR Line Input to XLR Line Output
Compressor Bypassed. zSource = 40 Ohm Balanced
Max. Input Level
+4 dBu Selected: +26.7 dBu typical
Max. Output Level
+26.7 dBu typical
General
Noise
10 Hz - 120 kHz: -104 dBu typical
Compressor Noise
From 22 Hz - 22kHz BW. zSource = 40 Ohms Balanced
Compressor Timing
TIMING measurements represent the full range achievable between 1.5:1 and 8:1 ratio and FAST mode
Fast
Attack 250μS - 2mS // Release 100mS - 200mS typical
MF (Medium Fast)
Attack 1mS - 5mS // Release 100mS - 200mS typical
Med (medium)
Attack 3mS - 18mS // Release 350mS - 700mS typical
MS (medium slow)
Attack 5mS - 40mS // Release 600mS - 1S typical
Slow
Attack 10mS - 80 mS // Release 800mS - 1.5S typical
Auto
Attack 5mS - 40mS // Release T1 400-900mS, T2 1-2S typical

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