Samson MDA1 Mono Active Direct Box

This is a great little DI box. I only need it occasionally if I am playing at church but it never lets me down.

I have never used the battery because the phantom power works great. The gain is small but the passive DI that I was using was inadequate. It will alter your EQ slightly, but not a big deal to me.

Tengo otras dos referencias muy comunes en el mercado y su precio es relativamente similar pero la diferencia de sonido y construcción de esta caja directa es muy grande la recomiendo ampliamente para aplicaciones en vivo y de estudio

Ordered December 8, 2024, it took 20 days to be delivered. This was after being ordered with Amazon prime, next day delivery. The Samson active DI box does work and sound wonderful. Our direct to board instruments sound very nice. The Samson active DI replaced some old school transformer DI boxes.

Got this for 2 reasons.1. SO I can run my amp modeler and a dry signal into my audio interface without loosing signal.2. To eliminate hum using the GND Lift button.This does the job very well. It has removed the lil bit of hum I was getting into my interface and made everything super quiet. It also has split my input signal without and signal loss as far as I can tell in my testing.Sometime ago I got the Behringer version as a cheap option and while it works just like above it did not compete with the Samson. Especially with the Samson on sale for the same price($35).Worth every bit of what I paid, even worth the full price

This DI works perfectly, I just wish that I could hook up an external 9 volt power adapter.

Haven't used it long, so can't comment on longevity. Very accurate sound. One star off for Slight loss of highs.Sit's in my backpack as a spare that I use occasionally when I'm between DI's for my bass rig.All in all........for the price it seems like a bargain. If I had to purchase a bunch of DI's for a band or a church, I'd definitely get these. The savings would be significant with very little difference in sound other than the above-mentioned slight roll-off off of highs (which can be adjust for at the sound board).

Easy to use. Has all the important features. I like the attenuation pad switch and the on/off button for the active circuit powered by an onboard 9v battery. It still outputs thru the unit to my guitar amp when the active XLR output to the PA is switched off with the button. The sound quality is great and the unit is mostly quiet and free of PA 'pops', if you pay attention and don't start yanking on things while the PA is hot. Connections along the chain to the power amp of the PA are sensitive. Disconnecting a reverb pedal from a hot PA input line might cause a booming sound like kicking an old Fender amp with an inboard reverb tank while turned up. A loud and expensive sounding sound erupts! You have to be careful. I can see people taping the cable connections.You have to pay attention before unplugging your guitar. Turn off the PA. Switch off the active direct box. Avoid more than a couple connected effects pedals because those patch cable connection are susceptible to easily triggering popping in the PA. Very loud mini shorts actually. Happens when tiny sparks jump around at the sites of cable connections. You can't actually see these sparks. They occur in the electrical circuit at the jack site interfaces.