Klark Teknik DN 50

Klark Teknik DN 50 Spring Reverb

The Klark Teknik DN50 Spring Reverb was introduced around the mid-seventies, just prior to the launch of digital reverbs.

Klark Teknik DN 50 Spring Reverb Details

The Klark Teknik DN 50 Spring Reverb is a vintage dual-channel analogue spring reverberation system that was made in the late 1970s. It is a rare and sought-after unit that can produce a warm and natural reverb effect for various audio sources. The DN50 has six springs in its core that vibrate and resonate with the input signal, creating a rich and complex sound.

The Klark Teknik DN 50 also has advanced controls that allow users to adjust the input and output levels, the dry/wet mix, and the two-band EQ for each channel. The DN 50 can be used to add depth, dimension, and character to drums, guitars, keyboards, vocals, and more. It can also create vintage-flavoured reverb effects that are great for genres like rock, pop, synthwave, and ambient.

The Klark Teknik DN 50 is a versatile and powerful spring reverb unit that can enhance any audio production or performance. Some of the famous recordings that used the DN 50 include Eurythmics’ “Sweet Dreams” and Depeche Mode’s “Personal Jesus”. The Klark Teknik DN 50 is a classic piece of gear that is highly regarded by many audio engineers and musicians.

If you are looking for a unique and authentic spring reverb sound, the Klark Teknik DN 50 is the perfect choice for you.

Specifications

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  • Dynamic Range: Unkown
  • THD: Unkown

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THIS ONE IS SO VINTAGE, IT’S NOT EVEN DIGITAL…

by Stephen

Sound Quality 70%
Build Quality 60%
Usefullness 40%
Mojo/Funk 90%
Reliability 40%

Not really sure whether this is the right place for the DN-50 as it is a completely analogue spring reverb with two six-spring reverb tanks (which makes it “stereo”…). Oh, it sounds decent (less “boink!” than, say, a Furman oder Vesta-Fire unit of the same breed), effective tone control, and an overall rather pleasant, albeit not overly spectacular sound (and nowhere near as dense as an AKG BX-15 or 20, for that matter).

Nice to add some extra flavour to your mixes, or where some kind of “vintage-days-of-yore”-type of colouration is required. It does this job very well, I must admit. Its build quality is decent, with plenty of sheet-metal all around, which makes it a light-weight yet sturdy 19″ rackmount — not sure about shielding, though, since mine picks up an awful lot of transformer hum even when set up a good distance from all other sources of electro-magnetic radiation. Whether this is a design flaw or due to ageing components (or cabling used), I cannot tell.

Since a service manual seems to be made of unobtainium, its service situation seems slightly doubtful to me, although every capable tech can make something of the arrangement of various types of op-amps, resistors, and capacitors inside. There even is an option to add output transducers as an extra but since the production of the DN-50 ceased a long time ago, it seems unlikely these transducers are still available somewhere (or replacements are known).

If you can buy one cheap, you won’t be disappointed – but something tells me these things do not exactly come cheap due to their rarity and their “vintage” tag.

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