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Chef sib
Reviewed in Mexico on August 2, 2024
compre 2 en diferentes épocas y el rendimiento es buenomi anterior caja es 1 db mas silenciosala respuesta en frecuencia es casi la mismaen volumen encontré 0.2 dbs de diferencia
GERARD STROH
Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2024
From Gerard Stroh!!!Very Awesome!!!Thankyou****
Jeremy
Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2024
Great Di for a great price. I use it for my sample pad.
Vikuo sechii
Reviewed in India on December 5, 2023
This is a good DI for any rough and mid range gigs..only concern is price if they can go with 4k or 5k..
VA2NC2VA
Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2022
I tend to use active DI boxes (DBX or Radial) but once in a while I want a passive box to pair with an active source. For passive, my go-to has been the Imp, but those weren't available for quick Prime delivery at the time I ordered.I used this Hosa DI box last weekend at church to run the output from midi keyboard (via a laptop) to the mixing board. Worked perfectly, no extra noise, just a good clean signal. No complaints from the sound guy! The ground switch is handy (not needed on this occasion) and the line/instrument switch does indeed work and make a difference. Build quality seems solid - I'm sure this will last many years.I've used other Hosa products before and find them to be decent quality at a reasonable price. It's not a Radial, but it doesn't come with the Radial price tag either.
Robert Weil
Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2022
I use three of these at my church. One for my acoustic-electric guitar(active pickup) that is then connected directly to a snake to the soundboard, one for the electric piano that is then connected directly to a snake to the soundboard, and another for a portable CD player (that allows a singer with an accompanying recorded track to control the CD from the stage), also connected directly to a snake to the soundboard.This has allowed a much better recording to be made of our morning services. The Gain controls on the soundboard can be kept much lower, with volume being controlled primarily by the channel volume sliders, as it should be.
don arseneau
Reviewed in Canada on July 28, 2019
I liked it.works as advertised.thank you
saji
Reviewed in India on January 16, 2018
This works beautifully! No gain is required at mixer end, so pure sound of the guitar alone.
C. McGregor
Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2015
OK. I didn't buy this to use "as is." I needed a housing to install my custom design for a DI box using a Jensen JT-DB-E transformer. This was the perfect choice. I gutted it completely, put on new, top quality connectors and switches, installed my circuit, and voila, for less that a C-note I have the equal of a Radial JD-1 (sans only the polarity and speaker functions I don't need). However, my version has balanced inputs and is custom designed to match the impedances and levels of the various equipment I have which I use it with on both the input and output sides. I will still work with most any other equipment.. The point was, that if I bought the Radial, I would have had to modify it, the parts needed adding to that cost.So, my 5 stars is for the quality of the Sidekick housing. It is a very well-made, heavy gauge, steel box with standard-sized holes for connectors/switches (like Neutrik), and is very nicely finished. (For snob appeal I did add a Jensen Transformer logo on the top.).I never tried the Sidekick in its original form, so I cannot comment about its audio performance. . . .
David
Reviewed in Canada on March 3, 2015
It does it jobs for the price, good starter Di, Can't go wrong with it
Sojiro Mifune
Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2014
This is a good, inexpensive direct box. If you're going to use it for recording you might want to invest in something else, but for general use and most live applications it works just fine. Low noise, durable, and reasonably priced.
David Weems
Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2013
I was not sure what to expect when i ordered this. I bought it mainly because of the low price but I had never heard of the brand name. I was not sure if it would work well because I am used to using the Countryman brand direct boxes at church.I used it this past weekend with my electric bass and was pleasantly surprised! No buzz, no hiss, no problems. Worked perfectly. I am very glad I bought it!
Chad T
Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2013
There isn't an official manual for this box and some of the info on the packaging/website is a bit confusing. The INST/LINE switch especially. To further complicate the matter, old versions of this direct box had the switch labeled INST/SPKR.So I decided to experiment with both settings while adjusting the gain/trim on a mixing board. I found that the LINE setting is essentially a switch for -40db attenuation. I contacted Hosa with my findings and they confirmed what I found: it's a -40db switch.The packaging states "switch to the LINE position to allow your amp to drive the line for a natural, overdriven tone." This almost makes it sound like a person could run a speaker cable from a power amp to this box. DO NOT DO THAT. Hosa advised that any sort of amplified signal would destroy the box and possibly other equipment. Apparently, the packaging is talking about connecting to either a line level slave out or line level effects send from a guitar amp. Or of course, it could be used with any other line level signal.The input and output connections are hardwired in parallel, so either can be used for input or output.As far as the quality of this box, I am using it to connect the 1/4" output of a Boss GT MFX to a snake with XLR connections. I was concerned it might color the tone, but I performed A/B tests with the box in and out of the chain with some P.A. equipment I have setup at home. If there is any coloration of the tone with this box, it's minute enough that my ears can't detect it. A great buy!
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