Behringer DI800 8 Channel Di Box

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Excellent replacement for direct boxes

I replaced 7 direct boxes (4 drums, keys, bass, guitar) in our church praise band with this single unit in a rack on stage. It is so much less clutter and much safer and simpler for the musicians to set up. When we first plugged in, the level was much higher than the old boxes, but each channel has a -30db button that solves that, so we only needed minor gain adjustments in the mix. Very happy with the results.

Great buy!

Bought this unit over 2 years ago for my church. We installed it so that it does not move and so that no can see it. Not sure how it would do if it were conatantly moved, but in the application we are using it, it has worked flawlessly. It sure beats having the individual DI boxes that always seemed to last only about 6 months for us in the past. I would say we have definitely gotten our money's worth out of this unit.Perfect for the price and for what we use it for at my church.

Great piece. Does the job

Everything sound clean on this unit. I ran this as a split for the aux inputs on a FOH console that could not be routed to the broadcast mix console through the digital snake. The FOH guys plug their phone or whatever into this at FOH, the unbalanced output goes local and the balanced XLR out goes 165' to the broadcast board. It works and it was cheap.

Great way to replace multiple DI boxes

We had 7 DI boxes with XLR cables on stage for our praise band. I replaced these with the rack mount unit, and it's great. It looks clean, no boxes or extra cables, and easier for the band to set up and tear down - they just plug their instruments in to the rack.Especially good for the drummer who has 4 outputs.The first time we plugged in, the signals were much hotter than the old boxes. I pushed in the Pad buttons and the levels are almost the same as before, so easy transition for me (the sound guy).

Handy and clean

Works as advertised. I have mine in a rack with PreSonus 26x26 and 2 FS8s for 24 tracks with ProTools in a roadcase. So far, no surprises other than great for the price. More convenient than single DI boxes, and the pad/gain combos are handy. Nice job Behringer!

Perfect DI for guitars!

This is an absolute winner for our church audio system! It creates the perfect DI pre-amp for electric guitars and electric drums. Excellent sound quality and its so easy to install that its almost stupid-proof. Perfect!

Review of Behringer Pro Ultra DI800 V2

I haven't used the unit and I don't know if I ever will. I had a band booked in that had an electric drum kit and keyboards so I purchased extra DI just in case. Paid extra for Sunday delivery to make sure I didn't miss it. Andertons shipped on time but as we were the last delivery of the day and just outside of town the driver didn't attempt delivery. It was marked as "couldn't find the address".However we have the delivery app with a pin on our building. I watched him on the app do the penultimate delivery and head straight back to the depot. No phone number to ring or person to message. Just a chat bot that didn't understand. To avoid the same happening again I selected to pick it up from the post on office which added a further delay to the delivery and I got ... MoreI haven't used the unit and I don't know if I ever will. I had a band booked in that had an electric drum kit and keyboards so I purchased extra DI just in case. Paid extra for Sunday delivery to make sure I didn't miss it. Andertons shipped on time but as we were the last delivery of the day and just outside of town the driver didn't attempt delivery. It was marked as "couldn't find the address".However we have the delivery app with a pin on our building. I watched him on the app do the penultimate delivery and head straight back to the depot. No phone number to ring or person to message. Just a chat bot that didn't understand. To avoid the same happening again I selected to pick it up from the post on office which added a further delay to the delivery and I got it 3 days later after the recording was finished!

Studio Purpose

I use the DI-800 for my recording studio. I was a bit apprehensive since behringer can be hit and miss with their products. But for the price I decided to give it a try! The reason for me selecting the DI-800 is I use an eight bus recording console into a DAW using Nuendo3. Since being limited to eight busses, I thought "wouldn't it be great to have a bus quality output from the channel's direct out (Studio Master Mixdown CLassic 8 - 32 channel). The mixdown classic 8 direct out has a much lower signal out of the direct out vs. the bus out. This prompted me to do a product search on a DI rack-mountable box with a gain boost. The DI-800 has delivered beautifully with no noticeable noise increase or attenuation of signal highs. It was a total shock to me that such an ... MoreI use the DI-800 for my recording studio. I was a bit apprehensive since behringer can be hit and miss with their products. But for the price I decided to give it a try! The reason for me selecting the DI-800 is I use an eight bus recording console into a DAW using Nuendo3. Since being limited to eight busses, I thought "wouldn't it be great to have a bus quality output from the channel's direct out (Studio Master Mixdown CLassic 8 - 32 channel). The mixdown classic 8 direct out has a much lower signal out of the direct out vs. the bus out. This prompted me to do a product search on a DI rack-mountable box with a gain boost. The DI-800 has delivered beautifully with no noticeable noise increase or attenuation of signal highs. It was a total shock to me that such an inexpensive product could deliver such incredible return! I didn't know how to act when the unit totally surpassed my expectations!If you find yourself having the same "8 busses is just not enough" hurdles when recording live bands in your studio, I totally recommend this unit. I hope you have the same success I have with this almost priceless unit!

Yes

Note that 1st unit received was defective, returned and replacement sent quickly. (Although backordered at first). I was immediately floored by the clean low noise and high gain audio I was receiving at the digital mixer. Buzz and hum issues were eliminated with the on board switch options. I run 4 keyboard sources-Motif ES8, Korg X50, Motif Rack, and MC505- currently, providing 8 outputs (4 stereo) to the stage box at gigs, or direct to a Soundcraft SI Performer 3 in my studio. Then also linked (Y out) out to a Roland KC-550 Keyboard Amp (8 channels).This replaced (2) 4 channel passive units I've had for the last 10 years that finally started failing. I did purchase another DI800 that will sit in the same rack as my backup, as I'm still skeptical on how long the ... MoreNote that 1st unit received was defective, returned and replacement sent quickly. (Although backordered at first). I was immediately floored by the clean low noise and high gain audio I was receiving at the digital mixer. Buzz and hum issues were eliminated with the on board switch options. I run 4 keyboard sources-Motif ES8, Korg X50, Motif Rack, and MC505- currently, providing 8 outputs (4 stereo) to the stage box at gigs, or direct to a Soundcraft SI Performer 3 in my studio. Then also linked (Y out) out to a Roland KC-550 Keyboard Amp (8 channels).This replaced (2) 4 channel passive units I've had for the last 10 years that finally started failing. I did purchase another DI800 that will sit in the same rack as my backup, as I'm still skeptical on how long the DI800 will last the road rigors. I don't gig more than a couple times a month currently, and the DI 800 will also be used in the studio, where the rig and rig-rack live.All in all, I'm VERY impressed with this unit at this price. I actually wished it cost more, so that I was more confident that it was built "solidly" for travel. I'll write another review "down the road". ;)