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Behringer

Ultra-DI DI400P

intermediate

$29

Used market: $25*

Manufacturer datasheet

Specifications

3 of 7 values have a recorded source
Type
di_box·
Added Gain dB
-20
Input Connector
2x 1/4" TS parallel in/out (unbalanced)·
Output Connector
3-Pin XLR Male (balanced)·
Expert Description
En: Passive transformer DI, and one of the very few whose maker prints the actual insertion loss: "Level change (Input → Output): -20 dB". Impedance ratio 110:1, frequency response 40 Hz (-3 dB) to 20 kHz, THD+N 0.007% at 1 kHz with a +4 dBu input, ground lift switch, no power of any kind. · Uk: Пасивний трансформаторний DI — і один із дуже небагатьох, для яких виробник друкує справжні втрати вставки: «Level change (Input → Output): -20 dB». Коефіцієнт трансформації за опором 110:1, смуга від 40 Гц (-3 дБ) до 20 кГц, спотворення 0,007% на 1 кГц при вході +4 dBu, перемикач розриву землі, живлення не потребує.·
Provides Phantom Power
no
Requires Phantom Power
no

Expert Audio Engineering Commentary

Gain Staging Advice

The published -20 dB and the published 110:1 impedance ratio agree with each other: a 110:1 impedance ratio is an 10.5:1 voltage ratio, that is -20.4 dB. It is rare to be able to check a DI's loss against its own second number, and here it checks out.

Production Warning

Passive: phantom power neither helps nor harms it. Level is recovered on the preamp behind it, which for a quiet passive pickup means running that preamp 20 dB higher than you otherwise would.

* Estimated with the depreciation fallback (~86% retained value). · checked on 8/5/2026