Radial J48 Active phantom powered direct box - mono

Main Features

• Ultra low distortion of all types
• Exceptional headroom and dynamic range
• Retains instrument's natural sound
• Handles loud transients without choking or clipping
• Powered by 48V phantom
• Ideal for active acoustic guitars and basses, keyboards and drum modules

The Radial J48 Phantom Powered Active Direct Box has been designed from the ground up to deliver the most natural tone without adding distortion or introducing artifacts.

The Radial J48 direct box is the world's finest phantom-powered active DI. It has been optimised to handle extreme transients using only the 5 milliamps of available current from typical 48-Volt phantom power. The J48 features a unique digital switch-mode power supply that steps up the internal rail voltage to an amazing 9-Volts.

Most battery-powered guitars and basses are active and will produce as much as 7-Volts when played at maximum volume. Since typical direct boxes are only able to handle about 3 volts, they choke. The trouble is caused when the input signal is greater than the internal rail voltage. This creates all types of distortion: bass sounds thin and lacks punch, guitars sound scratchy and tend to have sporadic peaks, and they lose their natural body resonance.

Because the J48 has more 'horse-power' (current to work with), it is able to handle these transients without choking. This extra headroom significantly reduces harmonic, phase and inter-modulation distortion. And when you fix all of the problems, a funny thing occurs... you get great sound!