Edirol FA-66 vs. Radial J48 vs. Samson S-Direct

jani78

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Has anyone done any comparison between these units? I have Edirol FA-66 Firewire Interface which has hi-Z instrument input (1Mohm I think). I'm planning to buy Radial J48 or some other active DI Box but.....

Is it worth that? Am I paying $200 just because it's Radial and (almost) everyone thinks it's best (at least on this forum ;))? Do I hear any difference between Edirol hi-Z input, $200 Radial J48 or $50 Samson S-Direct?

According to input impedance ohm's Radial has lowest voltage....

Edirol hi-Z = 1Mohm
Samson S-Direct = 1Mohm
Radial J48 = 220Kohm

Comments?