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Originally Posted by silent-sam  I had a Behringer ULTRA-DI DI100 Direct Box (it's active) and went to a music store hoping to pick up a radial j48...... they had none but they did have the Radial Pro DI Passive direct box (the dark green one)
I picked it up thinking it would be a step up.... As much as I hate Berhinger, In my opinion the Behringer ULTRA-DI DI100 Direct Box sounds better....a noticeable amount better. It's only $35. You can get a Radial Pro RMP re-amp box for $99.
So for $134 you can have an active DI and a Passive Re-amp box.
If you can't afford a JDI or a J48 I wouldn't bother spending the extra cash on the Radial "Pro" DI passive DI Box..... It's not that great. |
i have several behringer DI's, the DI100, the 2 channel and the 8 channel. those are more problem solvers for me. i have a couple of passive horizon's that i like to use as well, but none of the DI's can hold a candle to the DI's found on my mic pres. are they as clean? no, but i WANT that character from the mic pre. plus the level is easier to control and i get back level and some cool artifacts. the DI in reverse is not something i like. i tried it before i got my x-amp, and it was just disappointing. usable? yes, but on high gain stuff would just be way too noisy. i had to put a hardware gate on it to shut it up. will work better if you don't have high gain stuff pumping through them. the backwards DI loved bass, though. i found that backwards DI's attenuate the high end as well. for bass this isn't as much of a big deal, but for EG...a killer.
just my experience.
for $130, good luck!
i would really look for used. check out musicgoround.com for some stuff. that was where i got my x-amp. i have seen JDI's and RMP's there, too. if you go used, you may be able to find what you need in your price range, but be prepared to cough up just a tad more to make it happen.