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Classic DI

Orchid Electronics Classic DI
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Description

A versatile DI Box intended for use in the Studio and on Stage - or anywhere it may be necessary to interface musical or audio equipment to a mixing console.

  • Two inputs: normal and high level line (-20dB attenuated).
  • Buffered low impedance output on a jack socket to feed backline amplifier or on stage monitoring.
  • Balanced XLR output at microphone level to feed the mixing console.
  • May be either battery or phantom powered - the PP3 battery is housed in a drawer for easy access.
  • Red LED indicates when Phantom power is present.
  • Active circuitry for superb performance.

Discussions

Best quality/sounding budget di boxes?

Just been reading the SoundOnSound review of the Orchid di boxes and they get compared very favourably to the Radial J48!!! Think I'll probably go with the Orchid Classic di boxes!

Compact On Stage Mixer Options for Acoustic Guitars

...Highlander mics separately with the feathers being EQ'd by the EDB1's alone. I have ordered a pair of Orchid Electronics Classic DI boxes to sit at the end of the chain. This setup will give me more flexibility over EQ and I can run it all from an Anker battery I have laying around....

Direct Boxes

...used are the Avalon U5 (may be total overkill and a bit pricey), Avenson Audio Small DI, and Orchid Electronics Classic DI. The latter are both great as they are reasonably priced and small, and truly great sounding (as good as the U5 when set flat), but need to be fed phantom power from...

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