Brief Description; What's In The Box - SE Electronics RNT User Manual

User Manual - EN
Thank You
We would like to thank you cordially for choosing this sE / Rupert Neve microphone! This manual
contains some important instructions for setting up and operating your new equipment. Please take
a few minutes to read the instructions below carefully. We hope you will enjoy working with it as
much as we enjoyed designing and building it for you.
Most Sincerely,
Your sE Team

Brief Description

The RNT is the third microphone in the collaboration between sE Electronics and Rupert Neve
Designs, founded by the legendary audio designer Mr. Rupert Neve. Much 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. All in all, the RNT brings the
larger-than-life sounds of classic tube mics into the modern age with greater depth and clarity than
ever before.
The RNT utilizes fully discrete, Class-A electronics throughout both of its active stages. The first
stage is tube-based, with a hand-selected, low-noise 12AU7 tube within the microphone chassis,
and implementing a custom-built Rupert Neve Designs output transformer. The second stage is
within the floor box – which also controls polar pattern, filter and gain switching – and is built around
the same custom op-amps used in Rupert Neve Designs' flagship 5088 recording console, known
worldwide for its unrivaled transparency and headroom. This second stage is also coupled with a
second custom-made Rupert Neve Designs output transformer.
The custom handcrafted large diaphragm true condenser capsule is sE's finest capsule yet, born
from years of rigorous testing and listening, and developed and constructed by hand in sE's own
factory. The 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. This enables the RNT to close-mic many
instruments including electric guitar speaker cabinets, brass instruments and drums. Lastly, the 9-
position polar pattern switch allows for omnidirectional, cardioid, and figure-eight pickup patterns -
and several positions in between each – for precise tailoring of the balance between direct and
ambient sound when recording with the RNT.
Reliable operation is ensured by the sturdy all-metal design, robust construction, and high-quality
manufacturing standards. A high-quality metal case is also included.

What's in the box

Your packaging should contain the follow items. If anything is missing, please contact your sE
Electronics dealer and let them know.
• RNT microphone
• Custom shock-mount
• RNT Floor Box (Power Supply)
• 8-pin cable (to connect mic to floor box)
• IEC power cable
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