Now there's a direct box that delivers this magic: the Rupert Neve Designs RNDI.

Rupert Neve Designs RNDI-M Active Transformer Direct Interface DI Box with Class A Amplifiers, Neve Custom Transformers, and +20.5dBu Maximum Input Level. The RNDI-M handles input levels up to a massive +20.5dBu with a low-impedance, transformer-coupled output stage that makes it applicable for driving longer lines on a wide variety of sources, including guitars, basses, synths, drum machines, and more. Rupert Neve’s custom transformers are matched with Class A amps, resulting in sound reproduction below 5Hz and above 90kHz, with a smooth and natural quality throughout. Product Features: Custom transformer for classic Neve sound Discrete Class A FET amplifier High input headroom of +20.5 dBu Max. output level: +11.5 dBu Input impedance: 2.2 mOhm Robust steel housing Switchable ground lift THRU output: 6.3 mm jack

Rupert Neve Designs RNDI-S Stereo Active Transformer Direct Box Stereo Active Direct Box with Custom Transformers, Discrete Class-A FET Amplifier Circuit, Rugged Steel Chassis, Ground Lift, 3.5mm Stereo Input Jack, and LED Current Consumption Meter The Rupert Neve Designs RNDI-S fastidiously developed custom transformers and Class A biased, discrete FET amplifiers, the RNDI-S makes your stereo keyboards and guitars, bass — or any instrument with a piezo pickup — sound massive and amazing. Product Features: With Rupert Neve Custom Transmitter Input headroom of +21.5 dBU Power supply via 48 V phantom power Ground lift switch per channel 2x Input 6.3 mm jack 1x 3.5 mm mini jack 2x Thru 6.3 mm jack 2x XLR output

Rupert Neve Designs RNDI-8 8-channel Active Direct Box 8-channel Active Direct Box with Custom Transformers, Discrete FET Input Amplifiers, and Per-channel Ground Lifts and -10dB Pads The RNDI-8 makes anything you plug into sound massive and amazing, yielding top-grade sound from 5Hz to far beyond 90kHz. You also get flexible per-channel ground lifts and individual -10dB pads to guarantee hum- and distortion-free operation. Product Features: Rupert Neve Custom Transformer Max input level +21 dBu (+31 dBu with pad on) Power supply via 48V phantom power per channel Ground lift and pin 1 isolate per channel to eliminate hum pickup -10dB pad 6.3mm Jack In 6.3mm Jack Thru XLR out Dimensions: 19" / 1U