Rupert Neve Designs RNHP Precision Headphone Amp

Using this product in a small sound studio for the editing of spoken word audiobooks. Removal of background noise is now a positive process as I can hear a pin drop. Has raised the quality of my sound projects.

I had humming on mine

Excellent ampli casque, neutre d'une qualité exemplaire au niveau bande passante ouverture, c'est large et profond, non bruité surtout avec un excellent transfo linéaire. Simple et efficace, pas d'effet bouchon ou de voile.Pourquoi payer + cher???? tres bon mariage avec mon Focal clear.Un appareil pro qui n'en fait pas trop...

I replaced another headphone amp purpose built for the Meze 99 classic headphones and it was a brilliant move. The old amp vocal clarity and the high end was mush.The Neve is crystal clear; the vocals are transcendent, and the bass has lots of whoomph. I'm using the Neve amp with wired Focal Celestee, Meze 99, and Sony 1000 XM5 Bluetooth or wired headphones.My sources are a McIntosh MVP 861 CD player and steaming from a Node 2i. The McIntosh is hooked upvia L/R XLR balanced cables and the Node is connected via L/R RCA cables. When I stream from the Node using Tidal, the streamed music uses the Node DAC. A better external DAC may be my next upgrade.I appreciate the simplicity of the Neve and if you have McIntosh gear, the green light from the Neve blends in like an old, familiar buddy. It could use a dimmer for that light. The Neve defaults to the “A” output when you power it off and then power it on again.Some users report that this amp is unattractive. That’s not an issue for me - it’s all about performance for me. I appreciate the Rupert Neve heritage - Neve was the inventor of the audio mixing board. Google him for his full story - it's legendary in the music biz.For the price, the Neve is a brilliant piece of sonic engineering that rivals' amps that costs 6 times as much. Hope that helps!

If you don't know what's behind the name Rupert Neve - do an internet search. These are pros doing pro gear and many of the recordings you own were produced with their technology in the game. This little headphone amp lives up to the legendary reputation of the company and its more-than-iconic founder. I own headphone amps from McIntosh and Stax that are more than 10x the price and I LOVE the sound of this amp. One of my favorite pairings: this amp and a pair of Beyerdynamic DT-770 Pro 250 Ohm. And if I could I would give a sixth star for customer service I would: my unit developed a distortion issue shortly before the warranty expired. I contacted Rupert Neve, sent the device in, and their service was excellent. Turned out the issue was a minor one: the amp was ok, but the power supply had an issue. They kept the amp on the test bench for over a week to make sure there's no other issue, informed me via email (written by a human) on every step along the way and finally sent me the amp back with a new power supply. You won't find anything better in this price range (and in MUCH higher ranges). It's as simple as that.

Decent for the price range. I still think if you can snag an Alex Cavalli Liquid Platinum on sale and swap the tubes for a Genalex Gold Lions, then that combo will smash this both in terms of quality, punch and musicality. Liquid Platinum is available on sale sometimes at 499$. Genalex gold for 150$...I would say go for it.