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Whirlwind

IMP 2

intermediate

$75

Used market: $60*

Manufacturer datasheet

Specifications

2 of 8 values have a recorded source
Type
di_box·
Added Gain dB
-20
Input Connector
2x 1/4" TS parallel in/thru (unbalanced)·
Output Connector
3-Pin XLR Male (balanced)·
Expert Description
En: A passive transformer DI on Whirlwind's own TRHL transformer. One of the few makers that prints both halves of the number: an impedance ratio of 133:1 and a level change of -20 dB. · Uk: Пасивний трансформаторний директ-бокс на власному трансформаторі Whirlwind TRHL. Один із небагатьох виробників, що друкує обидві половини числа: коефіцієнт за опором 133:1 і зміна рівня -20 дБ.·
Provides Phantom Power
no·
Requires Phantom Power
no
Updated At
2026-08-05T23:19:35.661Z·

What the datasheet actually says

Quoted verbatim from the manufacturer’s own page, with the date we checked it. We state what is printed, not what anyone intended by it.

The maker’s own documents disagree
«Impedance Ratio (input to output): 133:1 … Level Change: (input to output): -20dB»

For a transformer these two rows are the same fact stated twice. An impedance ratio of 133:1 is a turns ratio of the square root of 133, about 11.5:1, which is a voltage loss of 20·log10(1/11.5) = -21.2 dB, not the -20 dB printed alongside. The 1.2 dB difference is larger than rounding. Behringer's DI600P prints the same pair and there they agree: 110:1 gives 10.49:1, that is -20.4 dB, against a printed -20 dB.

checked 8/6/2026

* Estimated with the depreciation fallback (~80% retained value). · checked on 8/6/2026