lanark Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 I'm about to buy one of these because everyone seemed to recommend it for the price. But I have a couple of niggles, with it being active. a) how long does the battery last if it's not getting phantom power? Will I be changing it every gig or once a year? what happens if it's running on battery power during a gig and the battery conks out? No sound? - bad sound? - Reduced sound? And what's so much better with the Di100 rather than something a lot cheaper like this (and I'm well aware that the Di100 is great value as it is - as the title says, I'm asking dumbass questions here): [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Soundlab-Black-Passive-DI-Box/dp/B000KFVCAW"]http://www.amazon.co.uk/Soundlab-Black-Pas...x/dp/B000KFVCAW[/url] (I'm not using this in a studio, it's to split my guitar signal so the mix desk at gigs can get the output clean before the monitor amp. We've had a couple of amateur sound engineers with no Di Boxes at all so I want one to chuck in my gig back and have ready) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidbass Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 If you're using it to go into a mixing desk, then surely the desk will provide it with phantom power? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbyrne Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 That advert says it's a *passive* DI - are you sure it needs a battery/phantom power? G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shacky Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 [quote name='geoffbyrne' post='823556' date='Apr 29 2010, 11:27 PM']That advert says it's a *passive* DI - are you sure it needs a battery/phantom power? G.[/quote] I've got one for the same reason that lanark's getting one. It does need PP/a 9v Battery. I keep a battery in mine, but I don't think I've ever needed to use it off that, as mixers provide the good old 48V. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanark Posted April 30, 2010 Author Share Posted April 30, 2010 [quote name='geoffbyrne' post='823556' date='Apr 29 2010, 11:27 PM']That advert says it's a *passive* DI - are you sure it needs a battery/phantom power? G.[/quote] Sorry - the advert was put up as an alternative and I was wondering why the Di100 was so much better that THAT one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbyrne Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 [quote name='lanark' post='823961' date='Apr 30 2010, 12:44 PM']Sorry - the advert was put up as an alternative and I was wondering why the Di100 was so much better that THAT one.[/quote] Aaaaah -sorry, obviously misread. G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joegarcia Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 I'd personally go for a nice passive DI like a Radial but these are a bit more pricey. On a budget I'd have the Studiospares one here: [url="http://www.studiospares.com/DI-Boxes/Studiospares-Active-DI-Box/invt/448290"]http://www.studiospares.com/DI-Boxes/Studi...Box/invt/448290[/url] But only if you really want an active one. This is a good passive option I reckon and is what I'd probably go for in that price bracket: [url="http://www.studiospares.com/DI-Boxes/ART-PDB-Passive-DI-Box/invt/325650"]http://www.studiospares.com/DI-Boxes/ART-P...Box/invt/325650[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deksawyer Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 I have the Art active DI and although I've probably only used it a couple of times, it never gave me any cause for concern. D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.