51x Audio

51x Audio

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07/07/2023

.christian.bauer wants to give some love to his Neumann SP-79 disk-mastering control console using our OA10N drop-in replacements.

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29/04/2023

Thank you Hilton for letting me quote you:

"Got them installed just few hours ago. So far so good. Very nice sounding just flat, I didn't realise that the lows had the shape they do. Glad I went to the 0.5dB for mixbus and mastering work, just 0.5dB on low and high bands and man it's singing really..

All very cool mate. I think it will nearly always be 0.5dB on the low and High bands for dance music work, nice shape it provides. Def got a nice colour to them, rounds just slightly but is also nice and punchy and sits things in the stereo image nicely.

Congrats on the product again, I know when I asked many many years ago if u would clone them that u thought was a big job. Glad u did and stuck with it.

I may even get another set but in 1dB for tracking work down the track."

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Photos from 51x Audio's post 24/03/2023

Two PEV-C for Andy Bernbaum. Andy wasn't sure about the gain steps, so we mounted those gain setting resistors on sockets.

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Photos from 51x Audio's post 12/03/2023

Today we are happy to release the PEV500, a high low - presence absence equalizer amplifier with 5 discrete opamps, 50 transistors in total, for 500 series racks.

We offer four different resistor sets and front panels for the gain steps of your choice (original PEV-B, original PEV-C, 1 dB or half dB steps).
Input transformer can be either Lundahl or Pikatron.

We have a limited quantity of DIY kits available,
EUR 405 with Lundahl input tranformer,
EUR 450 with Pikatron input transformer,
+ shipping + VAT if applicable.

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Photos from 51x Audio's post 11/12/2022

Thank you for the nice comments about our Mark 😎

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Posted • Reel Recording
With the Neumann OA10D style discrete opamps from , my Frank Lacy/JFL Allshelf has better transient response, clarity and definition, and more sparkle and weight. Thanks for your awesome work, Volker 🙏🏽 🎛️ who needs a Sontec with shelves like these? not me 🤓

Get some on your next master.

01/11/2022

Mark is planning to upgrade some equipment with these green version

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15/10/2022

Two STU.915.301.500 microphone amplifiers for Arvis Ocker

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09/10/2022

finished his OV560 in a special 🔵 edition for Freestone Audio, Sidney.

06/09/2022

Two freshly calibrated V5672 prior shipping out to Jim in the US 🇺🇸

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05/09/2022

Passive MS encoder / decoder bundle for

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19/07/2022

Our two OV560 Підсилювач мікрофона special edition have found a new home. Together with two V5672 they will spend their future taming some sounds with sound dompteur Patrick Stäudle in the beautiful Black Forest.

The sales price of the OV560 was donated in full to the Ukraine-Hilfe Berlin e.V.

Thank you Patrick.

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18/06/2022

500 series amplifiers with historical background.
OV560 / PMV570 / STU.915.301.500 / V5672

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31/05/2022

How does it sound? Niels Lingbeek's first impression:
"Tried it a couple of sources: Like it on vocals, acoustic guitar and Kick (The Studer has big sub low! PMV70X still holds it place on kick, Studer is a bit tighter and controlled sounding). On snare the STU.915.301.500 is a bit to scooped for my taste. I prefer the V672X. I asume it will be a tight call on overheads and hihats between the OV560 and the STU.915.301.500"
Thank you Niels!

Photos from 51x Audio's post 19/05/2022

MICROPHONE AMPLIFIER STU.915.301.500

• Standard VPR compatible
• Based on the Studer 1.915.301 microphone amplifier circuit from 1978
• 0 to 75dB gain (six 12dB steps, 15dB continious control)
• Bass Cut (-3dB @ 100 Hz / -14dB @ 30 Hz)
• Haufe ST8456 or Lundahl LL1538 input transformer
• Haufe RK173 output transformer

DIY kits are available
EUR 260 excl. VAT with Haufe ST8456 transformer
EUR 280 excl. VAT with Lundahl LL1538 transformer
[email protected]

Photos from 51x Audio's post 15/03/2022

dissected his broken NTP M100 op amp and send it in for repair. Rather than fiddeling with the old and broken PCB traces I thought it would make more sense to design a reissue, and here it is, the drop in replacement. I know, the PCBs should be blue ...

Like with all our reissues we only use original components, no substitutes (BC307, BC237, BC327, BC337 & BF115 transistors, BAX13 diodes). We did some minor improvements to the PCB layout, and exchanged that stupid 1µF electrolytic cap with two 470nF ceramics.

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25/02/2022

Today we want to release rev06 of our OV560 mkII, you now have the choice of three different input and output transformers.
Input transformers are Haufe ST8456, Lundahl LL1527, and our brand new Pikatron development RÜP118865.
Output transformers are Pikatron ÜP3288, Haufe RK286, and Pikatron RÜP1265.
Depending on your transformer choice, the new price range for a full OV560 DIY kit now is EUR 245,00 to EUR 340,00 (+ shipping + VAT if applicable).

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Photos from 51x Audio's post 18/02/2022

We are expanding our series with two more transformer choices: Neumann 90421, and Neumann 90516 (Haufe RK544).
Both transformer models have had their original use as input transformers in Neumann Faders (W444a & W544).

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#90421 #90516

13/02/2022

51x Series Rack for / OneTwoPassIt : Recording&MixingStudio-Paris in France 🇫🇷

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21/01/2022

Happy matrixing

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Posted • It's total Mid/Side madness by 51xAudio! High end studio gear made with serious attention to detail.

12/01/2022

red and green. As far as I know Patrik Horat will put them in his CAPI

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26/12/2021

catches serial numbers 099 & 100 with his 🎉🍾

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23/12/2021

I never thought that I would ever post a cat picture, but ...

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Posted • ”Dad, stop looking at DIY pre-amps this instance and play with me instead!” Well ok then…

19/12/2021

After only 19 weeks, Mathias Blässe wants a second MIG VPR Eleven Space Rack for his . Lucky him he already has a Dual VPR Floor Box PSU, and can now simply connect it without thinking about the power.

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15/12/2021

We welcome the youngest to our range, the new born Pikatron . Our beloved (used in our , and ) cant be made anymore, but the great folks at Pikatron came up with this brand new design for us, following the original specs. Thank you Pikatron Gruppe

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31/08/2021

"I will go with the Pikatron RÜP1263, it’s much more open sounding than the others and doesn’t smooth out to much transients.“ Milgram Productions decided after comparing the sound files we processed for them with all four different transformer options.

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25/08/2021

Tasty gear by Niels Lingbeek / Longstream Analog.
Four PMV70X, two OV560 HiZ, three OV560 mkII, and a pair of silver faced V672X in a MIG 51x Eleven-Space Rack.

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13/08/2021

with MS encoder & decoder

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21/07/2021

David from and from Sunshine Corner Studios know how to properly replace a melted Switch Mode PSU.

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Photos from Longstream Analog's post 11/07/2021
02/07/2021

MS encoder using Lundahl LL1527 transformers. This is for Heat Audio sounds & samples, Norway 🇳🇴

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Timeline photos 31/05/2021

On its way to mars.
Thank you Bertil Mark

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Timeline photos 16/05/2021

Jojo Vogt will replace his two 10-slot module carriers with these two MIG VPR Eleven space racks with linear floor box power supply unit. I think this is a major studio upgrade that Jojo won't regret.

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Timeline photos 24/04/2021

We now offer two new transformer models for your in our line:
Pikatron ÜP3288M (EUR 130 + shipping + VAT where applicable)
Haufe RK286 (EUR 150 + shipping + VAT where applicable)

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Timeline photos 13/04/2021

Original red dot Neumann OA10 discrete operational amplifier.
Original Neumann OH100 thick film replacement.
Our discrete 🟢 & 🔴 dot replacements using original thru-hole components only.

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Timeline photos 21/03/2021

New discrete jewelry for

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Timeline photos 04/03/2021

Same Same But Different.

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Timeline photos 26/02/2021

End of life notification:
we are sorry to no longer be able to offer the models with Haufe RK310 and RK494 transformers.
We do have no RK310 but two RK494 models left in stock.

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Timeline photos 03/02/2021

Good morning everyone.

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Posted • Morgendliche Grüße aus dem Studio ☕🎛️

Timeline photos 05/01/2021

Our first in 2021 will find its new home at UER / The Sore Losers
everybody!

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Timeline photos 11/12/2020

Laurent (OneTwoPassIt : Recording&MixingStudio-Paris) is awaiting his 2nd pair of assembled Universalverstärker. Shipping to France is nearly impossible at the moment, but I'm positive he will have them in his hands the end of next week.

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