Rupert Neve Designs 5088 - 16 Channel Console
Rupert Neve Designs 5088 - 16 Channel Console
The Rupert Neve Designs 5088 is a highend audio mixer with discrete op-amp cards, custom transformers & meticulously crafted, Class A circuitry designed by the most trusted name in audio, the difference is immediately apparent. The circuit topology of the 5088 is unprecedented. With custom transformers coupling every single input and output (including the inserts), the sweet musical performance and bulletproof isolation expected from a Rupert Neve design are assured: there is not a single compromised signal path in the entire console.
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High voltage, discrete op-amp cards
The all-new, fully discrete analogue architecture in the 5088 represents a culmination of Rupert's vast analogue circuitry knowledge. Custom, high voltage and discrete op-amp cards have been designed especially for the 5088 that eliminate crossover distortion entirely. The new op amp cards offer extended headroom, dynamic range, and frequency response while generating extremely low noise and distortion.
The real power of the 5088 lies hidden within the Discrete, Single-Sided circuit topology and transformer-coupled inputs and outputs that produce 10 dB greater Dynamic Range than any of my previous designs. The Dynamic Range is actually extended downwards to encompass the extremely small, often out-of-band signals, usually ignored, that go to complete our listening perspective, making sounds warmer, sweeter and fuller, apparently affecting the low and mid frequencies!
The significance of this enormous Dynamic Range and the Frequency Response that extends comfortably towards 100 kHz., lies in the ability of the 5088 to source, retain and mix the microscopically tiny signals that are essential to retention and even enhancement of the full Soundscape
Transform your sound
As a staunch advocate of transformer-based designs, Rupert has included custom-designed transformers on every input and output of the 5088, electrically isolating the console with a true floating ground while also imparting the sweet sound quality of his classic designs.
Transformers are the reason why my original Consoles are still re-used, re-cycled and re-configured so successfully. From the earliest days all my designs, both Inputs and Outputs, were transformer-coupled. An audio transformer cannot be entirely successful without including the electronic circuit in the design because it works as an integrated package.
The value of a transformer, correctly used, lies in the total galvanic isolation it provides, giving freedom from ground loops and R.F. interference. Even microscopic levels of interfering signals cause loss of musicality and introduce unpredictable harshness and loss of definition.
Of course transformers that are not correctly configured for a particular application, can introduce astonishing results! Audio Transformer design is almost as much an art as a science which may be why many circuit designers avoid them!
Completely Modular Design
The modular channel architecture of the 5088 offers a number of advantages. The system's modularity ensures easy maintenance and repair. It also allows custom configurations can be created with a larger input channel count as well as the addition of Portico signal conditioning and processing modules.
As your studio grows, your 5088 can also grow with the addition of more input channels. If the focus of your work changes over time or your audio systems evolve, you can adapt to meet the new challenges by reconfiguring the console accordingly. The console chassis can even be extended with the addition of two penthouses to accommodate vertically aligned Portico Series modules as well as VU or LED meters.
The essential features of the 5088 have been very carefully thought out so that you don't have to waste money paying for functionality that you will never use. Instead of adding bells and whistles, Rupert and his team have focused on designing the most direct and sweetest sounding audio paths through a console that integrates seamlessly with the many, many pieces of outboard gear, both new and vintage, that are installed at a typical studio.