Behringer DI20 4-stars Reviews

Great value - occasional hiccups with build quality

We use this as part of our band set up in church. We chose this product because you get two channels - i.e. two instruments can be plugged in which makes it high value.

Generally speaking these work really well. The pad is useful, the ability to switch between two channel is also useful - the sound quality seems fine.

Having bought a few of these though, we have noticed that the build quality has not robust enough and occasionally we've had popping/loud banging noises from one. Our context is a regular set up by volunteers which doesn't help in terms of taking care of equipment.

I'd say if you look after your gear you should be ok, and the overriding value of the item makes any potential breakages worthwhile.

Lots of features in a small box.

This DI box is great. It has all the buttons and connectors on the front which are clearly labelled. The DI box its self has very little sound colouration and would be great for most scenarios. The XLR connections are strong, but the jack connection come across as a compromise.

Con 1

The battery compartment has a screw to change the battery. This means it is kept secure. But is also a pain to change if the battery dies.

This isn't the end of the world, but means you always have to has a screwdriver handy if you need to change it.

Con 2

This DI box also doesn't like long XLR runs to it with phantom power. If you run this from phantom power, you need to have under 20 meters otherwise it won't be reliable. The power loss in the cable will mean it won't have enough power for the big transients in an audio signal.

Fantastic little unit..

I would have given 5 stars except for the fact it's difficult to install a battery and almost impossible to remove it - so.. I'd suggest phantom power use only

Very good cheap device

Very nice cheap choice, this DI has quite a lot of features that can be interesting depending on what you may need.

There was some buzz the first time I used it but this seemed to disappear, I've never had any more fuzz after this.

It's quite sturdy just like most DIs, you can lower the sound that is being sent.

Great DI, but drains batteries

The DI20 is a wonderful DI box, especially for those who require 2 channels without the premium of space, and the unbalanced stere -> two channel XLR LINK mode is a nice feature too, and as always with Behringer, it's pretty robust.

The only downfall I find is that it drains batteries far too easily - this may be because the power switch slides on a little too easily, or it's just a power hungry DI.

Great DI, but use phantom power where possible.

Simple and effective

The title says it all. Not as noiseless and some higher end products, but for alive situation they are fine.

Obviously this isnt on a par sound quality wise with a Radial or BSS but for a budget box it functions just fine.

Particular handy for use on stereo sources or Keyboards it save running two separate boxes.

DI box.

This little box has more uses than I first thought.

I experimented with this in my studio, and found more uses than are claimed on the box.

Great little gadget and cheap enough to have 2.

I sometimes do sound for bands and concerts, these will get used plenty by me, they look OK too.

Simple, but smart DI box.

Great price for this 2 channel DI box. Lot of functionality and possibility of phantom power. Very useable during recording keyboards or any stereo instrument which have 6.3 mm jack output.

Tend to go pop after a while - but I still like them!

I've had loads of these and you see them everywhere. They are great for general use and for linking bass amps into a PA, etc but they do seem to have a habit of going pop after a while. However they're so cheap that they're almost disposable, and you can carry a spare or two! I'll keep buying them because they so useful.

Does the job very well

Great 2 way splitter/ di, It does its job very well

cheao and cheerful

I use this for my electro acoustic when its plugged straight into a PA system. It does a good job of balancing out the guitar sound. As its an active DI box (powered by the desk's phantom power) it gives a bit of poke to my pickup which is a bit underpowered. I find that I need to do make much less adjustment to the treble/middle/bass when I use this box.

Its sturdy construction means that I don't have to worry about it being accidentally damaged when getting brought to gigs in my gig bag. All in all its excellent value for the price.

Long-lasting quality

I got this DI-Box eight years ago to use between my stage paino and multi-core/mixer and used it on a regular basis ever since.

Other DIs have more features, but everything I personally need is inside this little box.

Sound might not be suitable for very sensitive studio-environments but for live use on a budget, it's fine. Only downside might be the ground lift that doesn't get you totally hum-free all the time.

The build quality is top notch though, especially in this kind of price range - it never let me down even once. Maybe the input jacks (1/4") could be a bit more solid but after all, it's a 25 bucks gadget.

If it's ever going to fail, I'd probably buy it again.

Good for use with Mainstage

I bought this product and use it to connect a mac/keyboard to use mainstage. It produces a clear sound out of a loud soundsystem, and is definitely durable. It's size is appealing too because it is so compact.

behringer D120 DI Box X2

I've been hauling this little baby around to gigs now for two or three years and it's never left me down . You do have to check sometimes to make sure all the switches are set to the right setting to get your sound right . Having the two channels is very handy . I keep mine in a little plastic box to prevent it from getting knocked about during transport and it also keeps the dust out of it . Overall I'm very happy with it . T

cheap, does the job for us

We use this to get decent signals from our three basses ( one bass player, sadly only able to play one at a time ) They work very well for us. We very much like the sound that we get. Only used on live gigs - maybe in a studio there is a reason to spend much more money.

Gripes - nothing material - battery compartment is fiddly and a tight fit, switches are not great - too easy to get moved from position A to position B so we try and put them somewhere where they will not get fiddled with, stood on etc.

Set up is that the basses plug in to the DI boxes, the DI Boxes feed a little onstage mixer which the bass player controls and then we take a feed out of the on stage mixer to the main mixer which our sound engineer controls. Works fine.

I am aware of nothing in remotely the same price bracket that takes two signals. We have not used the product to split a signal other than to check it works.

Cheap and easy

Comes with everything you'd expect from a small DI box;

- Ground lift (handy for killing buzz's)

- Signal attention (good for just taking a few dBs off a very loud input)

- Phantom Powered or 9V (Although I'd always power it with Phantom Power).

Plus it's a two channel DI box! Really handy to have 2 DI's in such a small box. It's made out of metal, and feels fairly tough.

Couple of handy little extra features;

9V/Phantom Power LED indicator.

Link switch, just in case you want to merge two signals instead of DI'ing them separately.

Own a handful of them, and none have failed.

Great product for the price!

A cheap DI but can be noisy

The DI works well and it can run from phantom power rather than eating batteries but it does have a tendency to be a bit hissy.

With DI boxes, you get what you pay for and you'll not find a cheaper stereo DI on the market so if you can live with a little hiss (not great in theatres) you'll be fine with this.

A good unit for the money

I have used these DI boxes for many years now and have never had an issue with them. Being able to use them for 2 inputs has been useful when taking stereo signals like keyboards. Sound quality has always been good from them and they have never broken down during a gig. Good build quality and attenuation gives good control over line levels. a solid product.