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RNR1 – Technical Information

Rupert Neve’s new custom circuit design now allows high frequencies to be captured
and output from the capsule for the first time ever in pristine detail. Standard perfor-
mance of the RNR1 is an unprecedented 20Hz to 25KHz – three times the frequency
range of even the best available competitor ribbon mics on the market today!

More than this, Mr Neve’s hand-wound custom input and output transformers create
huge amounts of headroom and effectively lower the noise levels by using gain stages
to amplify the signal. The slight dip in the frequency response from 16-25KHz in the
RNR1 can therefore be effectively flattened if required, producing an almost perfectly
flat response, way beyond what human ears can perceive. This is crucial in making the
RNR1 by far the best performing ribbon mic in the world today.

Technical Specifications

Acoustical operating principle

Pressure Gradient with

Active Electronics

Rated Load Impedance:

1K-Ohm

Directional pattern:

Figure-8

Maximum SPL:

>135dB

Generating Element:

2.5-micron aluminum

ribbon

Current consumption (P48, IEC

61938) :

3.5mA

Magnets:

Rare Earth Neodymium

Matching connectors:

XLR3F

Frequency range:

20 -25,000 Hz

Weight:

845g

Sensitivity at 1 kHz:

25mV/Pa

Diameter:

47mm

Self-Noise:

< 15 dB

Length:

265mm

Output Impedance:

200 Ohms, balanced

1) According to IEC 60268-1; CCIR-weighting acccording to CCIR 468-3, quasi peak; A-weighting according to IEC 61672-1, RMS
2) Measured as equivalent el. input signal

Polar pattern and Frequency Chart

Figure of 8

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