ARTdPDB 2-channel Passive Direct Box

Currently using to connect a Yamaha Tyros 5 keyboard, to a Midas M32 console, over an approx. 90’ real old in-built snake. Very happy with the performance so far. Sound quality is very transparent, and doesn’t seem to change the ambient noise floor.These things are very well-built and designed. I purchased a similar product from Pile Pro A couple years ago, and while the sound quality was good, and the features were identical to this, I was not impressed with the design of the switches and ground lift buttons. It did not seem like it would survive in a rough stage environment—seemed like one good kick would take off a switch. No such problem with these ART units! Because I sometimes use sets of these to create artificial line level returns along microphone channels on a snake, I needed them to be reversible, which these are. That is one serious advantage of a passive direct box over an active one.

Both the outside and inside of this unit look great! Heavy steel case, quality components, only a few hand soldered connections, transformer is securely glued to the circuit board. Nice diagram on top making it very clear how things are connected. Everything including the switches are CLEARLY labeled (in my opinion some aren't or you can't tell which position of the switch(s) engage a particular function). I like how the attenuation switch is reasonably well protected from getting bumped/changed during handling between gigs (some have push button switches that look like they could be easily changed by accident) Tested it and the attenuation switch operates smoothly with no noise or fussiness. Frequency response was measured to be 3 dB down at 5 Hz, almost no loss at 20 Hz; at the high end, less than 1 dB loss at 20 kHz.

Rugged and sturdy!

Use this for live capture of electronic keyboards. Have used this unit in extreme EMI environments, like several hundred feet from a full power FM transmitter. No problems, no increased noise, no noticeable frequency degradation.Very solid steel case and otherwise solid construction. I'll give this one two thumbs up for live use. Best value for your dollar for this type of unit.

This is pretty solid piece of equipment. I’m a drummer and It works perfectly for my in ear setup...even the sound guys love it

Thi box seems very heavy duty compared to other brands, but after using it for a little over a year (just beyond the warranty period), I was suddenly getting bleed through between the two channels and intermittent drop outs. This unit has been used on the road, but never dropped or stepped on.

Bought 2 of these to use with a live V-drums setup with 4 channels total. They seem extremely built, thick steel and quite heavy for the size. The 1/4" jacks have surface mount nuts which seem to hold up way better than the screw mount internal jacks. Sound is clean and accurate. Can't beat the price compared to Radial, Whirlwind, etc. And come on... can anyone REALLY hear a Jensen transformer in a live application?

Looking for a couple Passive Direct Boxes. This one is a dual box. 2-in-1. I love this and the price is right. Plus any Professional Sound Guy would know the company name Art. Been around a long time and their products are good.

Okay

I have a number of these units now. The are VERY well made, built like a brick and provide all the functions you need from a good DI box, i.e. though out, dB reduction, ground lift etc.A useful thing I use these for is if you have an amp modeller and do not bring an amplifier to gig, or you use the line out (with simulated speaker) of the amp, I always run them though one of these regardless if there is an XLR output or not. Many guitar amp simulators (mainly the older ones) with XLR outputs are not protected against 48v phantom power, which can damage some units or if not damage them it can severely affect the sound.Therefore my main use of this is protect my amp modeller from a bad sound engineer. I know there is no chance of sending 48v in any of my equipment using this for the sound engineer to plug his XLR cables into.Regardless of guitars and amps, you can use these for drum machines, keyboards to convert a non-balanced jack plug to a blanced output to send through very long cables. I have my own so I don't have to rely on the equipment at the gig I am going to. The nice things about this is that it is for stereo.Superb, well built device.Highly recommended!

good quality casing, solid build.

Good stuff

Pagata poco e non potevo sperare fosse perfetta ma... Se si da la phantom a un canale si alimenta solo quello!!!! In situazione borderline può essere un problema---