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DI boxes have always been a blind spot for me, which is a bit silly as I don't own a bass amp and have a Fender Jazz Bass..
Anyway, I did my research and listening to side by side comaprisons, the RNDI seemed to sound easily the best of the other DI boxes I listened to.
MusiX despatched the same day and the RDNI was with me the next day, amazing service!
In use, the RDNI actually does indeed live up to its high price tag, the Fender bass instantly was clearer, had more oomph and much more bottom end. This is going into a Mackie 2404 VLZ4 desk.
Not tried it yet between my Fender Hotrod guitar amp and desk yet, but this is the second function of the RDNI which allows you to capture the sound of any guitar and bass amp. And according to the handbook, it does mean virtually any guitar or bass amp due to the power it can handle on the input.
Sometimes, you pay for just the name and they don't come more legendary than Rupert Neve, but this little box actually does live up to its name and price.
Highly recommended.
Rupert Neve Designs RNDI
Active Direct Injection Box
CHF 319.00
Free delivery in Switzerland
| Product # | 194478 |
| Brand | Rupert Neve Designs |
| Category | Active Direct Injection Boxes | Brand Category | Rupert Neve Designs - Active DI Boxes |
| Release date | May 2017 |
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Description
The Development
After coming into existence during an experimentation with new transformer designs, the RNDI was fine-tuned over a series of listening tests against the the most popular high-end DIs available. It was in these tests where the RNDI always seemed to add another dimension to the sound and bring the instruments to life. The lows felt richer, deeper and fuller, and the highs had outstanding clarity without any added harshness. Most importantly, the design team noted: "As musicians, the RNDI consistently stood out as the DI we wanted to play through."
The Elements of Direct Tone
The RNDI's signature sound is the product both of new custom Rupert Neve-designed transformers and class-A biased, discrete FET amplifiers. The carefully orchestrated union of these two elements is key to the RNDI's unique response.
Game-Changing Headroom
In instrument mode, the RNDI?s high input headroom of +21.5dBU is capable of handling not only instruments, but professional, line level sources like interfaces, CD players and drum machines without a pad. This allows the RNDI to serve as a way to "Re-Preamp" any previously recorded track using your interface and a desired pre-amp. To do this, simply connect a channel output of the interface to the input of the RNDI and connect the RNDI's output to the preamp and engage 48V. By "Re-Preamping" you can apply the tone of another preamp to the source and more accurately automate or control the drive level on the preamp.
Speaker and Instrument Mode User Notes
In a speaker feed configuration, the DI is used post-power amplifier to capture the tone of the preamp and power amp. Be sure to switch the RNDI input level to speaker and connect the amplifier and speaker BEFORE turning the amplifier on.
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Properties
Noise:
- Measured Output, un-weighted, 22Hz-22kHz, source impedance 150 Ohms to 10K Ohms
- Better than -110dBV
Input Impedance
- Instrument Setting: 2.2 Meg Ohm
- Speaker Setting: 200k Ohm
Output Impedance
- Less than 40 Ohms
Frequency Response
+/- 0.25dB from 25Hz - 44kHz
+/- 1dB from 12.5Hz - 63kHz
-3dBu @ 92kHz
Maximum Input Level
- Instrument = +21dBu Typical Speaker = +41.5dBu, 92 Vrms (266Vp-p)
Maximum Output Level
+11.5dBu output at maximum input level
Total Harmonic Distortion plus Noise
@ 1kHz, +20dBu input level:
0.25% Typical (2nd and 3rd harmonic)
@ 1kHz, -20dBu input level :
0.015% Typical (2nd and 3rd harmonic)
@ 20Hz, -20dBu input level :
0.75% Typical (2nd and 3rd harmonic)
Power Requirements
- Phantom power, 4.5mA @ +48VDC
- Measured Output, un-weighted, 22Hz-22kHz, source impedance 150 Ohms to 10K Ohms
- Better than -110dBV
Input Impedance
- Instrument Setting: 2.2 Meg Ohm
- Speaker Setting: 200k Ohm
Output Impedance
- Less than 40 Ohms
Frequency Response
+/- 0.25dB from 25Hz - 44kHz
+/- 1dB from 12.5Hz - 63kHz
-3dBu @ 92kHz
Maximum Input Level
- Instrument = +21dBu Typical Speaker = +41.5dBu, 92 Vrms (266Vp-p)
Maximum Output Level
+11.5dBu output at maximum input level
Total Harmonic Distortion plus Noise
@ 1kHz, +20dBu input level:
0.25% Typical (2nd and 3rd harmonic)
@ 1kHz, -20dBu input level :
0.015% Typical (2nd and 3rd harmonic)
@ 20Hz, -20dBu input level :
0.75% Typical (2nd and 3rd harmonic)
Power Requirements
- Phantom power, 4.5mA @ +48VDC
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