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Rupert Neve Designs RNDI 1-channel Active Instrument Direct Box
Description
A DI with Unparalleled SonicsThose of us at Sweetwater who have been privileged to work on vintage Neve consoles can attest to the vibrant richness and powerful punch that Rupert's electronics impart to your signal. Now there's a direct box that delivers this magic: the Rupert Neve Designs RNDI. Sporting fastidiously developed custom transformers and Class A biased, discrete FET amplifiers, the RNDI makes your bass, guitar, keyboard - or any instrument with a piezo pickup - sound massive
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Discussed in Official Ampeg Portaflex Club in the TalkBass community
SirMjac28
Sorry about that Rupert Neve Designs RNDI 1-channel Active Instrument Direct Box ... more
beans-on-toast
Try it with the EXT-Amp plugged into the DI and see how the amp does. A decrease in volume at the speaker indicates an impedance problem. It won't hurt the amp to use it that way. ... ... more
CATFISHMcC0Y
I use a countryman type 85 di box in the way that beans describes above. I had to order the adaptors from fliptops as my amp has the four pin connector. That Neve should work the ... ... more
Discussed in Bass into a cheap DI doesn’t sound great? in the TalkBass community
TonyP-
Thanks Jimmy, I'm using this DI live for most shows. Rupert Neve Designs RNDI 1-channel Active Instrument Direct BoxAt the time I'm posting this it's 269... Studio is a different story, but this DI sounds great that way as well. ... more
Discussed in Using my bass amp pre-amp. in the TalkBass community
Mushroo
According to Sweetwater the Rupert Neve DI (RNDI) can handle 1,000w. ... more
Wasnex
From the Countryman Type 85 FAQs: The TYPE 85 is so well protected it can handle the full output of any amp without damage. In "SPEAKER" mode the TYPE 85 will distort at the equivalent of 1,700 watts into 8 ohms. AFAIK that implies 3,400W at 4 ohms. An extremely important caveat. AFAIK there are no DIs designed to work ... ... more
rumblinbass
When the front panel toggle is in SPEAKER mode the RNDI input is padded to handle the signal level from a 1000W amplifier. ... more
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