DI Box Comparison

[MirrorProfiles]

Boring subject, boring riff because I had to record it so many times.



All DI's are level matched by running a sine wave in and clip gaining afterwards so the sine produces the same level. One of the clips is me playing directly in the amp (its a Marshall JMP 2204).

In no order, the DI's used were:

- UAD Apollo
- Focusrite ISA
- Neve 1073 (high quality clone)
- Avalon U5
- Axe FX III

All have a minimum of 1M Ohm impedance. Obviously only one of the clips doesn't use the reamp box, so that COULD colour 5 out of the 6 examples.

Do any of these sound better/worse/different? Does tracking DI's and reamping sound worse than plugging straight in?

 

[Deadpan]

I preferred 2, was hesitant to say this as I was listening on my phone.

I like the idea of this test. Would like to see the Kemper in there also.