Palmer PAN 01 Reviews

Great passive DI

My old Orange OR120 has no DI-out included so I was looking for a DI-Box that i could connect to the power out of my valve amp if i cant get miced. As a bass player the soundguy often doesnt wanna mic you and with this DI i can give him the sound of my amp with added outputvalve distortion.

Palmer PAN 01 DI-Box

The Palmer is a small and sturdy passive DI-Box at a fair price.

I tried it on bass and electric guitar in order to record them directly on a interface without hi-z-inputs. On both instruments it gets the job done very well.

The "link out" works as is should. Using it on the signal chain between guitar and amp lets you record the "dry" signal coming out of your guitar while playing through your amp. This way you can use the DI-Box to get a clean signal for reamping.

Additionally there is a grould lift and a -30db pad button, which both work well.

Because of the low price, the sturdy design and the fairly good sound i wouldn't settle for a cheaper passive DI-box.

Palmer PAN 01

I bought the Palmer PAN 01 to install it in my home studio. I have been using it, to plug in my guitar, run it straight in my interface via the XLR-Output and connect my amplifier to the link out. Featuring a -30db- and a groundlift-switch, it delivers everything you expect from a passive DI-Box and it worked fine. Just one of those little pieces of gear, you do not hear, but make your life a bit easier. Then, after two years of usage, the inputjack broke, so i had to change it. Remember, that i did not use it for heavy gigging or something like this, just to plug my guitar in, while sitting next to it. So i cannot give more than two stars for the quality.

Cheap and reliable

If there was a DI box that everyone should call their own, this might be the one. It is cheap, built from sturdy metal and doesn't mind being thrown around and stepped on. It does not include a lot of features, but they are practical and sufficient for the intended use. Also, it does not color the sound, but that's what it's designed for.

There might be more sophisticated solutions, but you simply cannot beat this thing for the price tag.

Good clean DI at a great price.

I can't really fault it. Well built metal and solid construction,well labeled and easy to read. All the features I could need in a standard DI. Great for DI guitar where you later want to reamp or use a plugin. Link out is useful so you can take a DI and send to an amp as well.