Rupert Neve Designs RNDI

Co na to ?íci... zvuk který z toho leze je doslova dechberoucí. Podle recenzí na netu je doporu?ován p?edevším na baskytaru, protože má v porovnání s jinými DI boxy velmi široké frekven?ní pásmo, p?enese naprosto veškerý zvuk s velmi plochou charakteristikou, takže nijak nekazí procházející zvuk. Jak je zvykem u pana Neveho, signál prochází transformátorem, takže výsledný zvuk získá n?jaké harmonické. Prost? true iron. Otázkou je nakolik pro tuto aplikaci navržený audiotransformátor ovliv?uje výsledký signál... nebo p?enáší kompletní signál, v?etn? harmonických? M? osobn? to je jedno, protože výsledný signál je nejlepší jaký jsem kdy slyšel, fázov? korektní, fantasticky sedí v mixu. V p?ímém porovnání s RED DI a BSS zní BSS suše, bez života, zato RED DI zní ?ekl bych trochu lépe než Neve, zato mnohem více zabarven?. Což oba další kandidáty vylu?uje z mého pohledu pro "archivaci" suché kytarové stopy pro pozd?jší reamping. Používám ho p?edevším na nahrávání suchých kytarových stop a pro zp?tný reamping lampového zesilova?e - lze zapojit mezi zesilova? a reprobednu. Tím že signál zesilova?e prochází DI boxem p?ímo bez omezení k reproduktoru, zesilova? p?irozen? reaguje na impedan?ní k?ivku reproduktoru i jeho zatížení (což se ned?je u francouzské konkurence). Výsledný zaznamenaný signál zesilova?e ve spojení s IR loaderem v DAW je naprosto bezkonkuren?ní, p?irozený. V p?ímé porovnání záznamu z reálného mikrofonu a záznamu pomocí DI boxu s IR loaderem zní DI technika mnohem lépe. Pokud vlastníte n?co od firmy Two Notes, ho?te je do koše a po?i?te si Neveho. Nakopne to kvalitu vašeho studia. D?razn? doporu?uji propojit to s FOH pomocí velice kvalitního kabelu (nap?. Vovox). jedin? tak z n?j dostanete maximum. Jeden z nejlepších nákup? pro mé studio.

I've been looking for a new DI for tracking bass and guitar. After some hefty research, I narrowed my options down to the following:

- BSS AR133 (EUR 105,-)
- Radial J48 EUR (235,-)
- Neve RNDI (EUR 299,-)


I plugged my Ibanez SR650 into each of these DI's, into my Focusrite 44. I tracked some parts in both active and passive setting. My findings:

BSS AR133: It doesn't look very slick. With its huge rubber sides, it does look indestructible. The sound is clear and transparent, with very low noise.

Radial J48: It looks good, and also definitely feels sturdy enough. The sound is noticeably warmer than the BSS, more analogue sounding. It sounds great, but definitely colored.

Neve RNDI: Looks wise, this is clearly the winner of the three. Like the BSS, it sounds very clear, even, and moderate in the lows.

The BSS and the Neve sound the most natural and clear, which is what I am looking for in a DI. I want the cleanest sound possible to feed to a pre-amp. However, the sound difference between these two is very small to my ears. So small, that it doesn't warrant the price difference.

Hence, my choice is the BSS AR133. It sounds great, is super sturdy, and very affordable. Recommended!

What i have to say? This is Neve. That's all the words.
I start to use this in my studio on practically all of electric instruments.
When the entire sound path consists mainly of high-quality equipment, from musical instruments, cables (by the way, i use Vovox cables) to your workstation, preamps, etc., everything falls into place and starts to sound as it should sound with maximum correct and clean sound transmission. Since using RNDI, I absolutely no longer need any high-impedance input on my card. RNDI really gives me a clean, natural sound with the right amount of bass, mids and highs on bass and electric guitars.
Once again, RNDI is a very transparent and honest di-box. If you need to transfer and convert from a high-impedance to a low-impedance signal without any distortion, as well as maintaining the quality of the source sound, then I recommend it for purchase!
I did not find the disadvantages of this di-box, it does its job perfectly.

I bought it with the idea of using it as a complementary DI to my REDDI, to track vintage / modern analogue synths and drum machines through different preamps.
I needed something that would be rather on the "clean" side comparing to REDDI, more transparent, something that would handle fast transients much more naturally. Being a devoted user of a tube DI, I was surprised by RNDI with its very elegant sound across very wide frequency spectrum, nothing was missing from the signal, I did even a comparison between RNDI and a tubeless DI used in one of the best converters on the market, super transparent device with amazing preamps, built in UK. I configured two channels: one for connecting instruments to the converter directly using its DI and its gain control, the other one with RNDI and the converter's preamp.
Initially it was very hard to find a difference after level calibration but I found that RNDI really shines when the synth sound is quite harmonically rich, poly modes with fast envelopes. Same with analog drum machines. To me, some elements of the sound are more apparent and detectable. It definitely doesn't hide subtle details in midrange or lower. As expected, low freq. range is more than solid. Absolutely amazing.