DI boxes in a studio

[Uncle E]

I own a pair of those Behringer DI-100's, would not recommend them. Even with impedance mismatch, plugging in your guitar directly into a mixing console or random mic preamp gives a better sound. These are not passive devices (9V battery or phantom power required) and I find them noisy little bastards. I use them for live sound only, never in a studio.

I’ve only used the DI100 in the studio, powered from the wall. But that was a long time ago and we can’t trust Behringer quality today to be the same as it was 25 years ago.

[khanyz]

^ I've had a Behringer GDI21, BDI21 & ADI21 for ages (~10 years) and they are all still in use. I've only semi-replaced the GDI21 with a Palmer Pocket Amp MK 2. The quality is fine for most situations.

Has quality really tanked recently?

[Uncle E]

In the 90’s, Behringer’s were regarded pretty highly. The Composer compressor especially.