Klark Teknik

Explore Klark Teknik vintage audio equipment in the Vintage Technology Archive.

Amplifiers

• SA-30 — Archive page for the obscure Klark Teknik SA-30, an effects unit documented chiefly by a Studio Sound review from October 1979.

Equalizer

• DN-9340 — Klark Teknik DN-9340 Helix — two-rackspace dual-channel digital EQ with touchstrip control, T-DEQ, and Midas console integration.

Processors

• DN-6000 (mid-1990s) — Klark Teknik DN-6000 real-time audio spectrum analyser, mid-1990s. 0.2dB resolution, 1/3 & 1/6 octave analysis, 48V phantom mic input, DN3600 auto-EQ interface.

Unknown

• DN-30 — Klark Teknik DN-30 (DN30/30) stereo graphic equaliser — two channels of ⅓-octave EQ across 30 ISO frequencies, total system bypass on power loss.
• DN-3030 — Klark Teknik DN30/30 stereo graphic EQ — two channels, 30 ISO ⅓-octave bands each, relay bypass on power loss, XLR balanced I/O.
• DN-332 — Klark Teknik DN-332 dual 2/3-octave 16-band graphic EQ — two channels in 2-inch of rack space, built for broadcast line equalising. $1095 list.
• DN-34D — Klark Teknik DN-34D analogue time processor — documented only through early-1990s Studio Sound classifieds, where it sold for £150–£200 alongside the DN70.
• DN-36 — The obscure Klark Teknik DN-36 audio processor, known only from a brief 1978 trade mention listing it at $1,499.
• DN-405 (c. 1987) — Klark Teknik DN-405, the 1987 mono five-band parametric EQ from the 400 series — 15dB boost, 25dB cut, 20Hz–20kHz sweep, 1U rack.
• DN-504 (c. 1989) — Klark Teknik DN-504, a 1U four-channel compressor/limiter from the late 1980s. Per-channel controls, hard/soft knee, stereo linking, sidechains, −94 dBm noise.

Other Models

• DN 22 — Klark Teknik DN 22 dual-channel graphic equalizer — a working studio staple of the late '70s, prized for room correction and complex EQ duty.
• DN 27A — Klark Teknik DN 27A one-third-octave graphic equaliser — 27 oil-damped faders, +23dBm output, total system bypass relay.
• DN 70 — Klark Teknik DN 70 digital time processor — in-house A-D converter, 90 dB dynamic range, 163/326/652 ms delays, 50 kHz clock, mains fail-safe.
• DN 71 — Klark Teknik DN 71 — the 1979 controller that added harmonising, flanging, and hold-repeat to the DN 70 digital delay. A matched-pair rarity for studio collectors.
• DN-7204 — Klark Teknik DN-7204 — a 2-in/4-out programmable DSP delay line with EQ, >100dB dynamic range and <0.02% THD. A rack-mount pro-audio workhorse.
• DN-8000 — Klark Teknik DN-8000: a 2-in/5-out digital loudspeaker management processor and EV X-Array controller. Per-output EQ, delay, and dynamics in 1U.
• DN27 — Klark Teknik DN27 — 27-band one-third-octave graphic EQ with oil-damped faders, +23dBm output, and total system bypass relay.
• DN34 — Klark Teknik DN34 analogue time processor — two discrete delay sections, 90dB dynamic range, 70:1 sweep, <0.3% THD. A studio staple of the late 1970s.
• DN360 — Klark Teknik DN360 stereo graphic equalizer — the touring-standard EQ found in Deftones, AC/DC, and Pokemon Live FOH racks.
• DN3698 — Klark Teknik DN3698 handheld remote for DN3600/DN3601 EQs — controls up to 98 channels, runs ~6 hours on D cells, optional radio link.
• DN370 — Klark Teknik DN370 dual-channel 31-band graphic equalizer with Constant Q filters and balanced I/O. Little-documented model; specs and one dealer price are all that survive.
• DN780 — Klark Teknik DN780 digital reverberator — VLSI + DSP architecture, multi-board design, lithium battery service concern. British studio reverb from the mid-1980s.