Hello all. We are needing to purchase new DI's this summer to replace a large (10+) inventory of old/broken Countryman Type 85's. These have been repaired multiple times and continue to fail. They are used 3 times a week but only go from the work-box (stored in a closet) to the stage. Needless to say, I am not happy about the durability and reliability of the Countryman's.
What I'm looking for is a durable, universal, and quality sounding DI. We are looking at Radials as I've heard good things and am leaning towards the J-DI. We are also considering the Whirlwind IMP JT. We have a large inventory of Whirlwind IMP-2's for small system events and rarely have any problems out of those.
Are there any other DI's I should consider? Any experience with the ones mentioned above?
Thanks guys!
I haven't tried them before, but I've heard good things about the
EWI LDB-101. I've heard they are on par sound wise with the Countryman.
I have a Countryman in my emergency bag. Never had a problem with it. Always there when I need it... which was usually when the bass player's rig broke down. Of all things, I have one of those Behringer dual channel DI's I use for our drummer's trigger module. I'd been using it for 9+ years without a single problem.