{"product_id":"rupert-neve-designs-551","title":"Rupert Neve Designs 551","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 551 Inductor EQ is the only equaliser for the 500 Series actually designed by Rupert Neve. Featuring 3 bands of EQ inspired by Mr. Neve's most prized vintage designs, along with custom-wound inductors, transformers and class-A gain blocks, the 551 brings the thick, powerful lows and sweet highs of Rupert's classics to the 500-Series format for the very first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe \"Best-Of\" EQ\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe 3-band, custom-tapped inductor EQ on the 551 was inspired by RND's favourite portions of Rupert's vintage EQ designs. The low frequency band is designed to produce a creamy, resonant bass response - however, unlike the vintage modules that inspired it, the LF band on the 551 can be used as either a shelf or a peak filter, adding punch, dimension, and control to your low end.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe 551's inductor midrange band is ideal for sweetening vocals and instruments while bringing them forward in a mix, and its proportional \"Q\" response makes it well-suited for minimising problematic frequencies. The high frequency band is a hybrid vintage \/ modern design, blending inductor circuitry with capacitor-based topologies to achieve vintage tones with enhanced control. The High Pass filter is a 12dB\/octave design with a fixed 80Hz frequency, and can be used in tandem with the low frequency EQ to add low-end presence without clouding the source material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs Rupert originally intended with his most prized classic designs, each EQ section uses low-feedback, class-A discrete electronics to prevent low-level artifacts and harshness from detracting from the tonal shaping. However, this new circuit is a decidedly modern design with updated techniques and components that were simply not available 35 years ago, and should not be considered a \"clone\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBoth the high and low band can be switched from shelf to peak curves and offer 15 dB of boost or cut. The high band can be switched from 8 kHz to 16 kHz, and the low band can be selected at 35 Hz, 60 Hz, 100 Hz or 220 Hz. The inductor based Mid Band offers 6 centre frequencies; 200 Hz, 350 Hz, 700 Hz, 1.5 kHz, 3 kHz and 6 kHz. The Mid Band also has a \"Mid Hi Q\" switch to narrow the bandwidth (increase the Q) of the filter.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rupert Neve Designs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57959831470463,"sku":"724","price":899.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1008\/1216\/1407\/files\/724-1.jpg?v=1783943109","url":"https:\/\/sxpro.co.uk\/products\/rupert-neve-designs-551","provider":"SX Pro","version":"1.0","type":"link"}