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This is a professional
application, single channel active direct input (D.I.) box, which will work well on instruments with
passive or active pickups or on direct outputs from keyboards and
the like. The construction is compact
and rugged with components that are well suited for the
application resulting in a nice rich sound.
The quality of the internal splitting transformer is the key to
good sound from most any D.I. box. The transformers used in the LDB series are manufactured
to strict EWI tolerances designed specifically for this application. EWI
uses their own special alloy for the core
of the transformers yielding excellent
sonic qualities.
Since this is an active D.I. box, it needs to be powered which can
be done either with phantom power from the mix board, or with the
supplied internal 9v battery.
The battery is fairly easy to change by removing one screw in the
bottom of the casing.
This unit is typically used to split the instrument signal going to
a stage amp so a feed can be sent also to the mix board.
It is equipped with parallel ¼” jacks for put-throughs and
one
XLR jack for the sends to the board. There is also a separate ground
lift switch and a 0dB, or
-30dB attenuator switch.
The box is extruded aluminum which has a nice feature in that it is built so multiple boxes can be
hooked together physically either side-by-side or one on top the
other. There are 4 nice
rubber feet on the bottom to help keep it from sliding around
on a slick surface or to avoid damaging a nice surface. This is one great D.I. box which will sound excellent and
last for decades. Now is your chance to own one of “the best." |
