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product_id: 161572004
title: "- Portico 511 Mic Pre"
brand: "rupert neve designs"
price: "S/.5713"
currency: PEN
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 3
url: https://www.desertcart.pe/products/161572004-portico-511-mic-pre
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region: Peru
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# Handles full 22dBu signal 66dB gain in 6dB steps Variable Silk/Texture circuit - Portico 511 Mic Pre

**Brand:** rupert neve designs
**Price:** S/.5713
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🎙️ Elevate your sound with iconic preamp power and silky smooth tone!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** - Portico 511 Mic Pre by rupert neve designs
- **How much does it cost?** S/.5713 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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- rupert neve designs enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted rupert neve designs brand quality
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## Key Features

- • **Powerful Gain Range:** Up to 66dB gain with precise 6dB increments plus fine +/-6dB trim for perfect levels.
- • **500-Series Compatibility:** Compact powerhouse that fits seamlessly into your professional rack setup.
- • **Classic Rupert Neve Sound:** Experience legendary warmth and clarity crafted by Rupert Neve himself.
- • **Sweepable High-Pass Filter:** Clean up your signal with customizable low-end roll-off for pristine recordings.
- • **Flexible Silk/Texture Control:** Dial in transformer saturation for unique tonal character and vibe.

## Overview

The Portico 511 Mic Pre is a 500-series microphone preamplifier designed by Rupert Neve, delivering up to 66dB of gain with fine adjustment, a sweepable high-pass filter, and a variable Silk/Texture circuit for transformer saturation. It handles high signal levels up to 22dBu without a pad, offering classic Neve sonic character in a compact, rack-friendly format.

## Description

The Rupert Neve Designs' Portico 511 Preamp module incorporates the 517's powerful preamp, the 5012 s universally useful sweepable high pass filter and the powerful transformer saturation of a variable silk circuit derived from Neve's flagship Portico II Channel.In Rupert's own words While creating functional 500 series modules is relatively simple, designing those modules to equal their non-500 series counterparts with the current, voltage and space restraints is quite challenging. In creating our own 500-Series Modules, we experimented with a number of different transformer and circuit designs to achieve the same presence and sweetness found in the Portico Series of modules. The result of these efforts is that outside of the slightly lowered headroom, our 500 series modules are nearly indistinguishable from standard Portico Series modules, and are perfectly suited for studios of the highest caliber. Input SectionInput signals may be derived from Mic or Line sources (make sure 48V is off for line sources!). The input has a 10K non-reactive input resistance that handles a full 22dBu signal without the need for a pad. The pre-amp is a TLA non-reactive design that precludes the loading of microphones with limited driving capability. A primary gain control provides 66dB of gain in 6dB increments for easy recall, with a +/- 6dB trim for fine adjustment. For condenser microphones and powered DIs, there is +48V phantom power. A transient-optimized HPF continuously covering the range from 20-250Hz is included to tame rumble and proximity effect.Texture ControlOne of the key developments in the 511 is the Red Silk / Texture control from the Portico II Channel. Building on the Silk mode found in the Portico Series mic pre-amplifiers, Texture is designed to adjust the actual amount of harmonic music content from the source material, in effect, providing wide range of tonal options for the preamplifier. Like the original Portico Silk, the Silk Red / Texture

## Features

- A big, bold preamp with the flexibility of variable Silk/Texture
- Designed by Rupert Neve to combine classic sonics with 500-series value
- Nearly indistinguishable sonically from standard, full-sized Portico Series modules
- Sweepable high pass filter & the powerful transformer saturation of a variable silk circuit derived from Neve's flagship Portico II Channel.
- Handles a full 22dBu signal without the need for a pad; 66dB of gain in 6dB increments, with a +/- 6dB trim for fine adjustment.

## Product Details

- **Item dimensions L x W x H:** 10 x 8 x 3 inches
- **Voltage:** 48 Volts
- **Manufacturer:** Rupert Neve Designs
- **Maximum Supply Voltage:** 16 Volts (DC)
- **Minimum Supply Voltage:** 16 Volts (DC)

## Images

![- Portico 511 Mic Pre - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61ssXYetrWL.jpg)

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Replacing an Aurora GTQ II which crapped out. This RND 511 is the real deal, first RND I've had.
*by A***R on December 17, 2020*

...nice clean headroom for years, and Silk Blue to boot! The 511 still can produce a 'heft' like the Aurora, due to the trannies. Now, using the Silk blue has me salivating for some RND 542s

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Makes everything sound beautiful
*by A***O on May 30, 2020*

So excited about this product, wish I could buy two more. I just started production, and this pre-amp just gave life to my recordings, the difference is night and day.

### ⭐ Dies after about 2 years
*by J***F on December 14, 2021*

After mine died suddenly, I got online and realized Portico's are notorious for their power sections dying. Now I will need to drop several hundred bucks on shipping it off to be repaired. That's one of the problems with expensive gear. You end up feeling "pot-committed" after spending all that dough. I am so unhappy about it, I might just toss it in the trash and buy a reasonably priced pre to replace it. As much as I respect Rupert, this will be the last RND product I buy.

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*Store origin: PE*
*Last updated: 2026-02-06*