Rupert Neve Designs RNHP - Summer NAMM 2016

Precision Headphone Amplifier

[@rob_6488]

Does anyone know what cable they are using here? the purple xlr's ..... gotham?

[@soma7777]

Might help if you had put the microphone over to him? Can barely hear

[@badgastein2]

The looks are not important, it is the sound that counts. Improvement can be made by substituting the power supply for a Russ Andrews power supply, although this costs the same as the Neve. I use mine with Grado PS1000 headphones which are open back, but I understand it sounds superb with high end Sony closed back designs..

[@davidgriffin79]

Interesting, I use the RNHP fed from a Benchmark DAC and have never felt the need to change the PS. I would imagine (although it might not be the case) the RNHPs power input circuitry is optimised to reject the specific ripple and noise from a switcher (Benchmark use switchers in their DAC 2 and DAC3 series). If the Russ Andrew's supply is linear then the RNHP will not have the ability to suppress the 50/60Hz ripple that linears produce. Neve do say that the RNHP works best with its supplied power supply..

[@talsophos]

Will these easily power 600 ohm headphone?