Behringer Ultra-DI DI100 1-channel Active Microphone/Instrument Direct Box

This box is solid, simple, and effective. I play several clubs that have electrical systems dating back to the early 1900s, and this little box killed all of the buzz the grounding problems were causing. My main reason for making the purchase is because the smaller bass amp I take to unplugged style gigs does not have an output for the PA. The Behringer solved that problem beautifully. I get a good, solid signal from the bass to the board. In the process of using it in this capacity, I realized the annoying buzz was eliminated at this particular club, and now I use it everywhere. You won't be disappointed, especially at the price.

Probably the most underrated powered DI for live work. No need for a battery if you have functional phantom power on your mix console. Dual attenuators help keep Blaster the bass player tamed and over-compensated volume programming on keyboards under control. RUGGED housing.Despite what interwebz "gurus" say these Behringer DIs are workhorses. They do the job, do it well, remain functional ALL night and over many years. No. They are NOT Countryman/Radial/BSS. SO?!? They work. They're very affordable and relatively durable as long as you aren't stacking them to hold up your car while you change your flat tire or using them for batting practice they should last and function well for a long time.

I was outputting audio for direct monitoring from my digital piano with a 1/4 unbalanced cable as it doesn't have balanced output, but picked up a lot of noise from power/monitor cables since I run this all at a desk. I could barely crank volume without picking up noise and the keyboard would still be awfully quiet.Turns out, my mixer has balanced input... so I bought this box. I put it right next to the keyboard to minimize the chance of noise pickup between the two, hooked up to the mixer with an XLR cable. Turned on phantom power. Boom. Barely a hum from my speakers even at max volume.I thought to try out the ground lift feature... pressed it, and again... Night and day: Max volume, almost zero noise.This worked far better than I imagined, and might even be the best $40 I've ever spent on musical gear.

I’ve used this sturdy di box for 12 yrs now and it continues to deliver reliable clean signals to the sound system from the acoustic guitar, keyboards, and electric guitar. This latest box runs the bass through the sound system simply and cleanly. It delivers as promised without breaking the bank!

Some complain about the lightweight nature of a lot of Behringer products. But this is built like a tank. Performs flawlessly. The only reason I don't give it 5 stars is the battery is a little hard to get in. Otherwise, it's perfect.

Behringer gets a lot of criticism for making "cheap" products, but while the DI100 may be low-cost, it certainly delivers the goods as an active DI.I was originally using an ART DualZDirect passive DI, but all recordings I made through that thing had a very noticeable electromagnetic hum. After some research I picked up two DI100s to replace the ART box, and these things have completely eliminated the hum. (This is largely due to the DI100's heavy shielding, partly why it's such a hefty little device.)The battery back-up is pretty handy. During one of my recordings, I was using a Roland Duo-Capture EX audio interface. When I enabled phantom power on the Roland to power the DI100s, the interface was drawing too much current for my computer's USB bus to deliver, resulting in an unusable sound. I popped a couple 9-volts into the DI100s and disabled phantom on the Roland, and everything turned out great. (This was Roland's shortcoming, not Behringer's. I've successfully used the phantom power on several other interfaces to power the DI100s.)I've also used the attenuation switches a few times, which are useful if you're trying to bump a line-level signal down to mic-level volumes. Great feature.For what it's worth, the DI100 design is closely based on the popular BSS AR-133 DI box, which retails at nearly four times the DI100's price. Various people have done shoot-outs between the devices, and most folks seem unable to tell the difference between the two. I sure can't.

Folks,This DI Box is Amazing!!! It improves a lot the signal you often got when you connected your guitar straight to the console using the standard guitar plug. I cannot tell enough, you're going to have to hear for yourselves...I have 5 acoustic guitars, ranging from Gibson to Ovation, all of them with different piezzo electric pickups and different pre amps built in, the quality of the sound you get from the console is simply perfect with this box. If you're in doubt, don't think twice, it's low budget for a much better sound, just go for it, you won't regret!

Nice little DI-box for little money. The only problem is the instruction manual. Everything is labeled wrong.