Increased headroom, uncompromising sound.

The Radial J48 is a great-sounding active direct box that has been optimized to produce maximum headroom while working within the limited current available from standard 48V phantom power. By employing a unique switching power supply, the J48 is capable of peak transients to 9 volts without choking. The result is lower harmonic distortion, half the intermodulation distortion and significantly improved dynamics over other DIs.

Features include a -15dB pad, 180 degree polarity reverse, a unique merge function to mix 2 signals to mono, an 80Hz high-pass rumble filter, and ground lift. Like all Radial products, the J48 is built to handle abuse on the road and features a unique welded I-beam construction for years of trouble-free performance.

Radial J48 MK2 48V Phantom Power Active Direct Box Features:

• Active 48-Volt phantom powered direct box
• -15dB pad
• 180 degree polarity reverse
• Merge function to mix 2 signals to mono
• 80Hz high-pass rumble filter
• Ground lift
• Welded I-beam construction
• Minimal power draw with high rail voltage
• Will not choke when driven hard
• Low intermodulation distortion

Just enough features to make it useful without making it complicated, plus pristine audio. Order now.

Radial J48 MK2 48V Phantom Power Active Direct Box

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Posted by Adam from Baltimore, MD on Jan 4, 2009

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Recording Engineer, Musician

Reviewer's Play Style: Rock

Straight to the point: I will never plug a guitar, keyboard, etc. directly into a mixer again. Believe the hype...the Radial J48 MK2 is the real deal and it will take the sound dampening blankets off your instrument's signal.

Now that guitar simulation plug-ins are becoming very realistic a lot of musicians are recording direct. I highly recommend this if you want to go the amp sim route, especially for bass guitar.

You may see DIs going for 1/10 the cost of this but believe me...you may as well flush that money down the toilet. Really...this has been my best gear purchase in a while and can't believe I recorded without one.

This DI is versatile in that it can handle instruments with active pickups (like a passive DI) as well as instruments without. And you don't need to worry about replacing batteries!

It gives the most neutral tone of all direct insertion boxes on the market and has many useful features that solve prior active direct box issues such as ground lift, polarity reverse and attenuation.

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Radial J48 MK2 48V Phantom Power Active Direct Box

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