Warwick, United Kingdom
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Stunning tone & clarity for all of your instruments.The RNDI’s signature sound is the product 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, delivering a powerful and vibrant direct sound capable of reproducing the full harmonic depth of basses, guitars, acoustic instruments, and professional line level sources.With portable, powerful, larger-than-life tone for your instrument and amplifier signals, the RNDI is truly the first standalone DI worthy of the Rupert Neve name.The DevelopmentAfter coming into existence during an experimentation with new transformer designs, the RNDI was fine-tuned over a series of listening tests against 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.”Active + Passive: The Best of Both WorldsThe 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.Massive Headroom + Speaker ModeIn instrument mode, the RNDI’s high input headroom of +21dBU is capable of handling not only instruments, but professional, line level sources like interfaces 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.In speaker mode, the RNDI can handle the screaming output of a 1000-watt solid-state power amplifier (92 Vrms or 266Vp-p) to capture the full tone of the instrument, preamplifier, EQ, inserts, and the amplifier’s output stages before it hits the speakers. This technique allows the engineer to avoid any bleed in a live environment and any unwanted tone added by the speaker cabinet or microphone.When used with modern amp / speaker emulation plug-ins or hardware (like a Kemper® or Fractal® unit), this technique allows the engineer to take advantage of both the flexibility of digital modeling and the superior non-linear response of an actual analog amplifier.CONTROLS & I/O¼” INPUTHi-Z unbalanced input:2.2M Ohms (Instrument)200 kOhms (Speaker)¼” THRUParallel ¼” port used to send signal to an amp or speaker.SPEAKER / INSTRUMENT INPUT LEVELSelects Speaker or Instrument level.Max input: +21dBu Instrument, +41.5dBu Speaker48V POWER LEDIndicates that +48V phantom power is present from the connected mic preamp (required to power the RNDI).GROUND LIFTIsolates the XLR Pin 1 from the instrument input ground.OUTPUTTransformer-balanced XLR output. Impedance less than 40 Ohms. Phantom power to the RNDI is supplied through this connection.FEATURESGroundbreaking Direct ToneWhen class-A, discrete amplifiers meet Rupert’s custom transformers, good things happen to your tone. The RNDI is imbued with the unique components and design knowledge that makes it worthy of the Rupert Neve name.Huge HeadroomThe high input headroom of +21dBu (typical) is capable of handling professional, line level sources without a pad – and in speaker mode, the RNDI can handle the full output of a 1000-watt power amplifier (92 Vrms or 266Vp-p).Rugged Solid Steel FrameThe rugged steel chassis features an industrial-grade powder coating, and is built to withstand the severe stresses of life on the road.Takes All KindsThe RNDI has immensely consistent performance across a wide variety of sources due to its 2M Ohm discrete FET input and high headroom. You can confidently use the RNDI with basses, guitars, acoustic instruments, keyboards, and even professional line level devices. In instrument mode, you can even connect a professional line level interface output to “Re-Preamp” a previously recorded source.Drive Longer LinesThe low impedance transformer coupled output – below 50 ohms – is capable of driving long lines with unrivaled high frequency performance.1/4″ THRU OutputIn instrument mode the THRU output can feed the amplifier input for reinforcement. In speaker mode, the THRU is used to feed the amplified signal to the speaker.Superb Phase CoherencePhase coherence is excellent at all frequencies, which keeps the sound well-balanced and natural, and is especially vital when blending the direct signal with a microphone capture of the same source.Ground LiftA ground lift switch is provided on the back to help fix any problematic grounding.Phantom PoweredThe RNDI is powered by standard 48V phantom power. Power is indicated by a blue LED on the front panel.NOISEMeasured Output, un-weighted, 22Hz-22kHz, source impedance 150 Ohm to 10K Ohm.Better than -110 dBVINPUT IMPEDANCEInstrument Setting: 2.2 Meg OhmSpeaker Setting: 200K OhmOUTPUT IMPEDANCELess than 40 OhmFREQUENCY RESPONSE+/- 0.25 dB from 25 Hz – 44 kHz+/- 1 dB from 12.5 Hz – 63 kHz-3 dBu @ 92 kHzMAXIMUM INPUT LEVEL Instrument = +21 dBu (typical)Typical Speaker = +41.5 dBu, 92 Vrms (266Vp-p)MAXIMUM OUTPUT LEVEL+11.5 dBu output at maximum input levelTOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION AND NOISE@ 1 kHz, +20 dBu input level: 0.25% Typical (2nd and 3rd harmonic)@ 1 kHz, -20 dBu input level: 0.015% Typical (2nd and 3rd harmonic)@ 20 Hz, -20 dBu input level: 0.75% Typical (2nd and 3rd harmonic)POWER REQUIREMENTSPhantom power, 4.5mA @ +48VDCWEIGHT1.5lbsDIMENSIONS6.25” long x 4”wide x 1.5” high
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