Rupert Neve Designs Shelford Diode Bridge Compressor (5254)
Diode Bridge Compressor
Compressor / Limiter$2,999Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- Compressor / Limiter
- Description
- Diode Bridge Compressor
- Topology
- diode-bridge compression, custom transformers, Class-A line amplifiers, high-voltage power rails
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 2
- Channel format
- stereo
- Form factor
- 1U rack
- Rack units
- 1
- Frequency response
- 10Hz-120kHz +/-0.25dB
- Impedance (Ω)
- 10000
- Introduced
- 2020
- Country of manufacture
- USA
Details
Controls: 31-position detented threshold/ratio/timing/blend/gain controls, parallel compression blend, full-wave sidechain detection, stereo link
I/O: XLR balanced in/out per channel
Notable use: TEC Award winner, NAMM 2022; captures the character of vintage Neve 2254/33609 diode-bridge compressors
Notes: FLAG: circuit shares lineage with 500-series 535 Diode Bridge Compressor module (separate row per brief's rack-vs-500-series rule). Released Oct 2020 as "5254 Dual Diode Bridge Compressor"; renamed "Shelford Diode Bridge Compressor" in 2024, price unchanged.