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(Originally written by à Chaud/translated from Audiofanzine FR)
Passive DI box so it doesn't require any battery or phantom power.

I bought my first DIB-100 in 1995 and ever since I have bought several depending on my needs. I currently own four.

Four advantages:

1. High quality transformer: 5 Hz - 30 kHz with a guitar or bass; 30 Hz - 20 kHz with higher impedance.

Result: you don't have the disadvantages a active DI boxes provides and you can't get a better sound.

2. Very easy use.

3. You can connect a guitar or a speaker output to it thanks to the three attenuation stages (0, -20 and -40 dB).

4. Sturdy and virtually non destructible.

Standard features: second 1/4" jack to feed an amp, ground lift switch.

I also own two passive Millenium DI boxes. They are much cheaper but the sound quality is also much lower.

I also bought Behringer's DI-120 active dual DI box but it was useless and I threw it away.

Summary: very good DI box at an affordable price.

Passive DI Box transformer steel "indestructible."
An unbalanced input jack 6.35: IN with a direct exit LINK.
A 600 Ω XLR, balanced
Attenuator 0 / -20 / -40 dB
... and of course Ground Lift!

Given bandwidth for 15 to 30 000 Hz
Input impedance: 50 k
Report tranformation: 10: 1
Dimensions: 74 × 45 × 130 mm
Weight: 650 g

UTILIZATION

The diagram is reproduced on the DI, and even without this ID is standard and use quite intuitive.
Manual quadrilingual (F / E / D / I) very clear.

SOUND QUALITY

It is a passive transformer DI, what do you expect:
- A low input impedance (50k ohms),
- A roll-off,
- A sharp deterioration of signals from high impedance sources (piezzos)

When the source is low impedance, this DI mat is impeccable and will fulfill its role of symmetrization of the signal and lowering the impedance to drive long distances of cable. For its price, it's remarkable!
However the high impedance sources, the signal deterioration by the DI is straightforward, for example on a guitar or string instrument sensor without piezo preamp: the result is often deplorable. This is the limit of passive DI, and then an active DI will make all the difference!

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for over 15 years, and I continue to buy or be bought by others: unbeatable price, good quality and durability.
Only limitation, that of all the passive DI: she does not like high impedance sources! In this case, pull out your active DI.
To have in all cases PA!

This is a box housing a direct format input jack 1 / 4 unbalanced, 1 output Thru Jack 1 / 4 unbalanced and XLR balanced output 1.
A button attenuation 0db,-20db,-40db and a ground lift.

UTILIZATION

No need for manual, the circuit drawn on the box says it works very well.

SOUND QUALITY

No wind-generated box

OVERALL OPINION

I made myself paid for two last night.
We had a lot of noise emanating from the PC and out of our speakers Yamaha MSR-250. The hard drive that was "scrouch scrouch" and the processor that was "zouuhh".
The Stageline 2 worked perfectly, they have eradicated our parasites.
We also tested two Behringer Ultra-DI DI-120. An RTL TV reception and the other generated a monstrous blast (see my review).
We wanted to remove our parasites they have done so we will surely buy it.