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 up via 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!

First, I am an audiophile, composer, musician, and armchair recording engineer. I fully appreciate the fine details of great audio. This amp has changed my life! For years I've been listening through my Sony 7506 headphones directly from my computer, or through a Focusrite Scarlett Solo. I figured these were of high enough quality that I didn't think twice about it. I'm 66 years old and figured my ears were not as great as they used to be. No matter what I listened to, I could hear and cringe at the shrill high frequencies. I got used to it and simply kept the volume down. I decided to see what a really good headphone amp would do. Maybe it wouldn't change a thing. Well, I got this Neve today and cannot believe my ears! The shrill is completely gone, and I can crank it up, no problem! It is so weird because I still prepare to cringe at the usual spots, and the shrill never comes! It'll take time to lose that reflex. The warmth is amazing, like a tube amp! My ears are fine, thank you! I love this thing! I can easily tell the difference in audio quality between various recordings. I'm going through a lot of DVDs and listening to my favorite music like I've never heard before! I may even upgrade my headphones to Sennheisers. Why not! My ears and new amp deserve it!

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.