Rupert Neve Designs has announced the introduciton of the new RNDI-8, an eight-channel, rack-mount model that’s the latest models in the company’s RNDI active transformer direct interface family.
The RNDI-8 consists of eight independent RNDI channels providing instrument direct injection for electric guitar and bass, synthesizer, keyboard, piezo pickup, or any other instrument or line-level source. Its +48-volt phantom-powered discrete class-A topology is built around Rupert Neve’s custom transformers, resulting in quality sonic performance and natural sound from 5 Hz to beyond 90 kHz.
Each channel can handle input levels up to +21 dBu (+31 dBu with the -10 dB pad engaged), the high input impedance is designed to ensure consistent performance across a wide variety of instruments while the low impedance transformer-coupled output drives long lines with minimal loss.
“The heart of our RNDI circuit is its custom-designed output transformer, which adds musically relevant harmonics that enhance the richness of the original signal and provide a distinctly musical response,” the company states. “Coupled with giant headroom, wide bandwidth and unquestionable reliability, this unit has found its place in studios and on stages all over the world – and now in addition to the mono RNDI and stereo RNDI-S, we are happy to be able to provide an eight-channel solution with the RNDI-8.”
In addition to the eight standard “Pin 1 Isolate” switches on the rear panel, the RNDI-8 also includes eight ground lift buttons on the front panel that separate each channel’s circuit ground from the chassis ground, providing another option to detect and eliminate unwanted ground hum. The 1U steel chassis includes reversible rack ears for added mounting options.
The RNDI-8 is now shipping worldwide with a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $1,999 USD.
