Donner Special-Ⅰ Professional High-Performance Passive DI-Box Unit Hum Eliminator 1/4" instrument Direct Box to balanced & unbalanced XLR

I feel like Radial has had the market cornered on high quality DI boxes for a long time now. Don't get me wrong, they have a great product. But I know for certain their margin is astronomical. These DI boxes from Donner are really quite breathtaking in comparison to Radial. They have arguably the same build quality on the outside. I hear absolutely no difference in audio quality between the two, and the ground lift is excellent for solving pesky hum. These boxes absolutely compete with Radial hardcore. I feel like the only thing that would keep Radial's product afloat at it's current price is the fanboys who believe in audio snake oil anyways. Grab one of these DIs to try out. It's 40 bucks. What do you have to lose?

I needed to get a few more DI Boxes for my new mixer setup. Some of my amps don't have direct outs. In the past I've use Radial brand boxes, I feel they are pretty much the industry standard. I got the Donner boxes for the practice space thinking they might not be as robust as the Radials but good enough. I was pleasantly surprised, the Donner boxes are well made and very hefty. The case is slightly smaller and it is only a little lighter. I like how the case at the ends has a little overhand so it will protect the buttons and jacks from abuse when it gets knocked around. For the money they are better than I expected, I have no issues with them at all. Very good value for the money. I've always had good luck with Donner products these are no exception.

This is my 4th Donner product. I have 2 of the headphone guitar amps and a Donner padded gig bag which are all fantastic especially considering the price point. Like I saw in another review, I have been wanting one of these for a while, but the normal $100 starting price point is very prohibitive for a person of modest income and by no means an expert. So I saw this one in the $27 neighborhood and with being so pleased with my other 3 Donner products, I took a gamble, figuring if I wasn't happy I'd send it back (their customer service is great and they want nothing more than for you to be happy 😊). When I unboxed it, it just feels Really good and heavy in your hand. If you've been around guitar pedals, you know what i mean. Very solid construction and inputs and output. Very simple to set up and use, and boy what a difference in sound. I plugged it in between guitar and computer and ran to my amp as a sort of monitor and I had no trouble splitting the signal which is very cool as I can record a clean signal for re-amping later, or record both the amp and the clean signal. The biggest thing I was looking for was the hum elimination which in my setup it does an incredible job. It does everything it advertised and the construction is solid. By far the best $27 I have spent on music equipment in forever! Will probably buy a second. Will update if anything changes.

I was seriously surprised about Donner's sound quality and only $39. I've purchased Donner Special just in case while exploring other DI options worth of many hundred dollars. Yes, it's passive - Easy to use, just plug in and play. No need any power. Yes, it's small - easy fits anywhere you want and it's easy to carry, but the most important thing was the quality of sound without any buzzing, any interference. It's just perfect for my home studio. I can't say anything about durability - I've been using only for a few days. In short. I highly recommend it for anybody who starts looking for a passive DI - it's a very good value for money. Later, you can try Noble or Mantle.

Por su precio y funcionalidad, es una caja de paso que resalta por su practicidad. Me ha funcionado 100% y protege mis equipos correctamente de las señales que maneja el bajo.

So I have a ground loop hum plaguing my setup when I am at home. When I am at church, I have no issues. Of course at church the power is conditioned. I thought this might be a good fit to have on my board to help eliminate the hum. Did not work. I tried about 5 different ways to hook everything up and it did not fix my issues. This also has the potential to introduce a lot of extra noise when the ground loop switch is not engaged. I also found that it dramatically reduced the signal sometimes. The build quality seems great, good and heavy, does not feel cheap. Packaged really well. But for me it did not solve my ground loop issues and actually either reduced the signal or introduced more noise. It might solve someone else's problems but not mine. Good thing Amazon has a great return policy as it is getting shipped back.

I have terrible interference in my recording setup, despite spending a fortune on quality components for my custom built PC and using a MOTU interface AND a 40$ OWC usb-c cable. So I bought this DI box to try another solution. With the ground lift engaged, I finally enjoy quiet and clean recordings with lots of headroom. It seems to affect tone very negligibly. I wouldn't consider it a tone sucker. So, the box works as intended. The one possibly negative observation I made was that there is literally nothing inside it besides a little baby transformer (appeared to be good quality). The box doesn't need to be anywhere near it's size, unless the empty air somehow blocks noise. Perhaps the thick metal enclosure also contributes to its effectiveness. All this to say, don't be writing reviews saying "worth way more" etc etc. It's barely worth 1/4th in materials, so I'd say it's priced well. Someone is certainly making a buck on these, afaik. If you need a good DI box, I can confidently recommend it because it works, and could be launched out of a potato cannon at an old bus and still function perfectly. Cheers

For the first time after 25+ years in the Event business, I have a performer ask me to directly connect his electric guitar to my mixer. So ordered this Di-Box. His performance sounded great.

LE PRODUIT —————— (+) Équipée du strict minimum requis : Link pour l’entrée et [ Ground Lift ] activable (+) Construction solide, tôle épaisse (+) Assez compacte par rapport à d’autres marques / modèles (+) Prix très compétitif @ 25 € ! A L’USAGE ————— (+) Un son bien détaillé dans les aigus (ex : Slap Basse), tout en ayant une réponse fréquentielle plate et étendue dans les graves (+) Une entrée à haute impédance, que j’ai mesurée ≥ 150 KΩ, ce qui est 3x plus que d’autre DI Box entrée de gamme. Toujours mieux pour le respect du signal et sa "nervosité" CONCLUSION ——————— (+) Pour un budget mini, une très bonne DI Box Passive … mais sans options (Pad et inverseur …) ( ! ) Même si sa distorsion H2-H3 est légèrement plus importante (basses fréquences) qu’une RADIAL JDI, ce n’est pas audible à l’usage et son tarif reste excellent !

Macht was es soll. Sehr stabil.

Decent di box, not the smallest or lightest but it's good quality, well made and does its job, I went to a venue or two that didn't have one so I made a habit of bringing one in my bag to every gig just incase. This didn't make it though and I wen for the smaller lighter and cheaper behringer which worked just as well. Reduces noise as it should giving good sound quality, easy to use too. Listen to the video clip tell me it's noisy? Lol...

Perfetto, esattamente ciò che uno cerca da una DI passiva

I’m using it with my bass for live shows. I just plug my basse in a boss compressor and then in the D.I and voila ! No more static buzz and no more bass amp ! No power supply and no battery needed. Magic !