LD Systems LDI 02 Reviews

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10 years ago

Good quality DI box

Sounds great with acoustic guitar and bass guitar, phantom power, options for pad and earth lift. Very solid and rugged unit similar to other makes costing several times the price. All in all a total bargain.

11 years ago

Good DI

a solid DI box, good sound quality and fairly durable

11 years ago

DI box

Excellent- good build quality, quiet, on par with the BSS

11 years ago

The excellent missing link on stage!

On stage, I use a Line 6 POD HD500X which have two XLR's out (stereo) and two line outs (mono) and I normally use a "the box" PA M 12 ECO MKII (often paired with a PA M 12 ECO MKII) monitoring duties. Here is the deal:

On stage, I will normally have mono out to both my monitors and the PA system/mixer in house. My HD500X patches are in stereo and I don't want to make mono versions of them.

So what I do is feeding the mono signal to the LDI 02, which is splitting the signal unchanged to my monitors and converted to a microphone level balanced signal for the Mixer/PA. Very simple and efficient! One more very common but very usable thing is that the LDI 02 normally is phantom powered by the mixer, but if the phantom power is down, then the battery inside the DI box kicks in automatically.

So the LDI 02 makes my live rig complete and I can always connect wherever I am. This little thing is one of the best and usable buys I've done lately. Strongly recommended!

11 years ago

Excellent Budget Buy

Very well built, with metal switches (unlike some of the competition).

Sound is more than acceptable in a live environment, and very durable.

6 years on, mine still work. Week in, week out!

BUY!

11 years ago

Nice for recording and live

I bought this DI box for getting my bass signal (passive and active) as well to the live mixer and to our recording interface in our rehearsals. The sound is clear, there's no essential humming. The 48V phantom power is a really nice feature.

Since I installed the box inside my rackcase, I also found out that it's possible to use the output (5.5mm) without the power supply.

We tried that box for a mono keyboard, but the sound was not as good as with more expensive DI boxes.

This box is easy to mount in a case (for bass players who use effectboards...) by opening 4 screws and removing the rubber corners.

11 years ago

Great Unit

I've got a pair of these as my main "Go to" DI boxes for live situations and they have filled that role exceptionally well.

Build quality wise the box is made of metal with rubber bumpers, it feels very sturdy and the connectors are mounted directly to this enclosure. My boxes are approaching two years of constant use at the time of this review and there doesn't seem to be any sign of failure.

Sound quality is best described as "Transparent", I've used them on a variety of sources ranging from Bass guitar to synth drums and they don't seem to alter the sound, at least not enough to be a worry.

The unit features everything you'd expect from something at this price point. 20dB Pad and the ability to be powered from a standard 9V battery. It also features a power switch t prevent the battery from running down.

Overall I'd say these DI boxes are a solid buy and in a live situation are good enough for most. As a bassist I also carry one of these to gigs and I'm happy with the sound I get out of it.

12 years ago

BEST price/performance ratio!

Hi customer! The LD Systems LDI 02 is "inspired" by the BSS AR-133 active-DI-Box. The BSS is to expensive for me in my little home studio. So i tried some other products:

- this one

- Palmer PAN 02

- Behringer Ultra-DI

- ART XDirect

The Palmer PAN 02 and the LDI 02 sounds equal, the ART and the Behringer similiar. I prefer the LDI 02, because of the price. The switches are really stable and are noiseless while switching. Furthermore the LDI02 has enough own weight to stay on its position while laying on my desk! The connectors are from good quality as well. In comparison with the ART and Behringer the feel, switches and the manufaction wins at all!

The battery box can be opened and closed without tools. Good for the live-situation without 48V-phantom-power-mixer. A status LED is telling you, whether the power came from the battery (LED is flashing) or from phantom-power (LED on).

Nice sounding (minimal colouration) and in general an uncomplicated product!