The RNT: A new flagship tube microphone from sE Electronics and Rupert Neve Designs®.

\nDelivers the pristine, musical sonic character and uncompromising performance of the world's most prized recording equipment. \n \n[embed]https://youtu.be/90afGtWR2co[/embed] \n \nThe RNT is the third microphone in the collaboration between sE Electronics and Rupert Neve Designs, founded by the legendary audio designer Mr. Rupert Neve. \n \n \n \nMr. Rupert Neve & Mr. Siwei Zou at the Rupert Neve Designs office in Texas, October 2014. \n \nMuch like the RNR1 Active Ribbon and RN17 Small-Diaphragm Condenser, the RNT is something truly special, developed over several years of careful listening and measurement by Mr. Rupert Neve, Mr. Siwei Zou, and the engineering teams from both Rupert Neve Designs and sE Electronics. \n \nAll in all, this new flagship tube microphone brings the larger-than-life sounds of classic studio microphones into the modern age with greater depth and clarity than ever before. \n \nThe RNT utilizes fully discrete, Class-A electronics throughout both of its active stages. \n \nThe first stage is tube-based, with a hand-selected, low-noise ECC82 tube within the microphone chassis, and implementing a custom-built Rupert Neve Designs output transformer. \n

“A tube has a lot of qualities which are very desirable, and it has a particular quality of sound to it." \n \nIf you get the size of the diaphragm of the microphone right, and you get the frequency response and the directional properties, and all the myriad of other qualities right, it is symbiotic with the tube’s performance."

\n- Mr. Rupert Neve \n \nThe second stage is within the floor box – which controls polar pattern, filter and gain switching – and is also coupled with a second custom-made Rupert Neve Designs output transformer. \n \nThis second stage is is built around the same custom op-amps used in Rupert Neve Designs’ flagship 5088 recording console, known worldwide for its unrivalled transparency and headroom. \n \nThe custom handcrafted large-diaphragm true condenser capsule is the finest capsule sE has ever made, born from years of rigorous testing and listening, and developed and constructed by hand in sE’s own factory. \n \nThe Class-A electronics and switchable gain ensure a massive dynamic range, with high sound pressure level (SPL) handling capability and extremely low-noise components, and the switchable low-cut filters eliminate rumble or footfall noise, and can also compensate for an excess of bass frequencies caused by the proximity effect. \n \nThis enables the RNT to close-mic many instruments including electric guitar speaker cabinets, brass instruments and drums. \n \nLastly, the 9-position polar pattern switch allows for omnidirectional, cardioid, and figure-eight pickup patterns (plus several positions in between each) for precise tailoring of the balance between direct and ambient sound when recording with the RNT. \n

HAND-CRAFTED, GOLD-SPUTTERED 1" TRUE CONDENSER CAPSULE

\nThe finest and most complex capsule sE has ever built \n \nHand-crafted and individually tuned in our very own factory \n \nRefined electrode design delivers supremely natural sound quality \n

NINE SELECTABLE POLAR PATTERNS

\nPrecisely-tuned dual-diaphragm capsule design allows you to choose the perfect setting for every application \n \nMinimize unwanted signal bleed with ease \n

HAND-SELECTED ECC82 TUBE & CUSTOM RUPERT NEVE DESIGNS AUDIO TRANSFORMER

\nEach microphone-grade tube is carefully selected and pretested in-house \n \nAllows for stunning realism and depth in recordings \n \nUnique tube circuit design optimized for driving the first custom-made transformer \n

HAND-CRAFTED METAL HOUSING WITH PREMIUM FINISH

\nAll-metal construction built with highest attention to detail \n \nEfficient rejection of any electrical interference and noise \n \nHigh quality finish ensures a great look for many years \n \nAs with all Rupert Neve Signature Series microphones, the RNT's solid brass chassis is milled in our own machine shop. \n

INSIDE THE FLOOR BOX:

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A SECOND CUSTOM-BUILT RUPERT NEVE DESIGNS AUDIO TRANSFORMER

\nDesigned for sweet, musical performance and bulletproof isolation \n \nProvides the legendary sonic character of Rupert Neve's famous transformers \n

CUSTOM-MADE, DISCRETE CLASS-A RUPERT NEVE DESIGNS AMPLIFICATION

\nDelivers the sonic character and performance expected from the world's most prized recording equipment \n \nUtilizes the same operational amplifiers found in Rupert Neve Designs' flagship 5088 console \n \nThese discrete op-amps ensure enormous headroom, ultra-wide bandwidth, zero crossover distortion, and quality without compromise \n

ACTIVE GAIN STAGE WITH THREE SWITCHABLE LEVELS

\nProvides 24dB of extended dynamic range for a wide range of applications \n \nDiscrete Rupert Neve Designs op-amp cards ensure pristine performance \n \nSuitable for everything from delicate ambience recordings to close-miking of extremely loud instruments and voices \n

TWO SWITCHABLE ACTIVE LOW-CUT FILTERS

\nCustom Rupert Neve Designs op-amps implemented for best possible sound quality \n \nReduce unwanted rumble or foot-fall noise, or compensate for proximity effect \n \nThe RNT is sE's new flagship large-diaphragm condenser microphone, and proudly stands alongside the RNR1 and RN17 in being what we believe are some of the finest and most unique microphones ever produced. \n \nRupert Neve and Siwei Zou, 2015. \n

"Siwei has done an amazing job on the microphone. Very high performance, and I believe, a very nice sounding result."

\n- Mr. Rupert Neve \n \nHear all the sE / Rupert Neve microphones in this special sEssions recording from Esplanade Studios in New Orleans. \n \nListen to the isolated vocals (RNT set to cardioid mode) from the video above, recorded through a Rupert Neve Designs Shelford 5052 mic preamp: \n

WHAT'S IN THE BOX

\n• RNT microphone \n• Custom shock-mount \n• RNT Floor Box (Power Supply) \n• 8-pin cable (to connect mic to floor box) \n• IEC power cable \n• Wooden microphone box \n• Flight case \n• sE logo sticker \n

SPECIFICATIONS

\nCapsule: Handcrafted 1" diaphragm true condenser \nTube Complement: 1x 12AU7/ECC82 \nPolar Patterns: 9 (omni, cardioid, figure-8, plus 3 steps between each) \nFrequency range: 20 Hz - 20,000 Hz \nSensitivity: 16 mV/Pa (-36 dB) \nGain: -12 / 0 / +12 dB, switchable \nMax SPL: 151 dB \nEquivalent Noise Level: 18 dB(A) \nDynamic Range: 133 dB \nSignal to Noise Ratio: 76 dB \nLow Cut Filter: 40 / 80 Hz, 12 dB/oct, switchable \nElectrical Impedance: 30 Ohms \nRecommended Load Impedance: >2k Ohms \nConnectivity: 3-pin male XLR connector (floor box) \nMicrophone Dimensions: Diameter: 62 mm, Length: 240 mm \nMicrophone Weight: 989 g \nFloor Box Dimensions: 356 x 135 x 100 mm \nFloor Box Weight: 3,905 g