How does the Neve Portico 5017 Sound? Awesome. This "mobile" preamp has a ton of gain, a silk circuit to add some coloration, a high pass filter, a compressor with a 2:1 ratio, a noise floor is better than -127dBA, and a D.I. section. This thing is awesome, but the control over the features is pretty limited and at $1400 it's a pretty penny.

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00:00 - Intro / Pricing
00:26 - What’s in the Box
00:37 - Build Quality
00:57 - Walkthrough
02:16 - Specifications
03:02 - Shure SM7b Mic Test (No Cloudlifter or Fethead)
04:36 - Preamp vs. Interface Preamp
05:25 - Comparison to Other Preamps
06:49 - High Pass Filter Demo
07:16 - Silk Circuit Demo
07:46 - Compressor Demo
08:25 - Music Test (Drum Machine, Electric Guitar, D.I. Bass, D.I. Acoustic)
12:06 - Pros & Cons
14:51 - What Does it Offer?
15:52 - Recommendation
17:14  - Outro

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