I have a small mic kit intended for improving upon mics for some of the fundamental band inputs, rather than outright replacing the mics provided by venues etc. Currently I have mics for Kick, Snare, Guitar cabs and Lead vocal.
I'm going to be buying one good DI to add to this, for either electric bass or acoustic guitar depending on the show. All research I've done points to the J48 and AR133 being the two best, with the J48 being a bit better. The only things that concern me about the J48 is that it only has a 15dB pad, as opposed to the two 20dB pads on the BSS, and the maximum output level on the BSS also seems to be 18dB higher than the J48 if my calculations are correct.
Radial J48
Signal to noise at Max Output 108.4dB
Noise Floor -140dB
=Max Output -31.6dB
BSS AR133
Signal to noise at Max Output 111.2dB
Noise Floor -125dB
=Max Output -13.8dB
http://www.radialeng.com/pdfs/Radial-BlueReport-on-DIs.pdf
Of these two I've only used the AR133, on acoustic guitar with an active pickup. There were no problems, but obviously I didn't compare it to the Radial. The J48 seems like it will be sonically better so it's what I'd like to get, but am I likely to miss the extra features of the BSS? Has anyone had any issues with running out of headroom on the J48?
Thanks,
Chris
I'm going to be buying one good DI to add to this, for either electric bass or acoustic guitar depending on the show. All research I've done points to the J48 and AR133 being the two best, with the J48 being a bit better. The only things that concern me about the J48 is that it only has a 15dB pad, as opposed to the two 20dB pads on the BSS, and the maximum output level on the BSS also seems to be 18dB higher than the J48 if my calculations are correct.
Radial J48
Signal to noise at Max Output 108.4dB
Noise Floor -140dB
=Max Output -31.6dB
BSS AR133
Signal to noise at Max Output 111.2dB
Noise Floor -125dB
=Max Output -13.8dB
http://www.radialeng.com/pdfs/Radial-BlueReport-on-DIs.pdf
Of these two I've only used the AR133, on acoustic guitar with an active pickup. There were no problems, but obviously I didn't compare it to the Radial. The J48 seems like it will be sonically better so it's what I'd like to get, but am I likely to miss the extra features of the BSS? Has anyone had any issues with running out of headroom on the J48?
Thanks,
Chris