Palmer PAN 01

This purchase was a recommendation, kindly provided by the Thomann team. Thanks Konstantin :)
I had a much more expensive solution in mind but it just goes o show that the guys at Thomann give the information that is best for you and not just for their bottom line.
Exactly what was needed to do the job which in this case is acting as a splitter to feed a dry signal into a USB interface and into a effects rack.
Music peripherals are often described as indestructible but in the case of the PAN 01 that might be closer to the truth than could reasonably be expected. Compact and does what it build to do well.No complaints, will probably need 2 more in the future.

The passive Palmer PAN 01 is a really great DI-Box for its price point. I use it primarily for recording and practicing guitar and bass at home. I bought it in the first place due to the limited headroom of my interface, the Focusrite Saffire Pro 24.
After a little time I also did some reamping which worked absolutely flawless.

Since the PAN 01 is a passive DI-Box, it reduces the signal's level when the impedance is being transformed. If the gain is way too high the -30dB switch helps reducing it to a proper level.

The original signal does not seem to be coloured, which might be the most important thing for most users.


On the upsides it also comes with an ground lift switch, it is well built and it comes with a 5 year warranty.

Whilst the Palmer DI is certainly not the cheapest on the market, the build quality of their products renders it one of the best value. Compared to the far more common Behringers, this is like a tank. Sturdy, compact and with some excellent input components that not only secure well but give the impression they won't start crackling at the first droppage.
It fulfills all the roles you expect of your standard DI box and won't set your world alight, but especially in the live environment, when you don't want to run back and forth changing faulty DI units, they have never let us down and seem likely to have some life left in them yet.

You don't have to spend hundreds for a DI box. Excellent sound quality compared with a build quality that will allow you to drive a tank over the little black box. All jacks are solid an properly screwed to the metal case. The small ground lift button as well as the -30dB pad button do their jobs porperly!

I primarily use the Palmer PAN 01 (in combination with the active PAN 02) for reamping purposes:

1) Guitar -> PAN 02 -> Interface -> PC

2) PC -> Interface -> PAN 01 -> Amp -> Microphone -> Interface -> PC


The sound quality is excellent: no hum, no noise!

If i ever need one more passive DI box, i know which one to buy: Palmer PAN 01
You can't get more for your bucks.

I bought the Palmer PAN 01 to install it in my home studio. I have been using it, to plug in my guitar, run it straight in my interface via the XLR-Output and connect my amplifier to the link out. Featuring a -30db- and a groundlift-switch, it delivers everything you expect from a passive DI-Box and it worked fine. Just one of those little pieces of gear, you do not hear, but make your life a bit easier. Then, after two years of usage, the inputjack broke, so i had to change it. Remember, that i did not use it for heavy gigging or something like this, just to plug my guitar in, while sitting next to it. So i cannot give more than two stars for the quality.

I've been using the same Palmer passive DIs at local gigs and since I bought them over 3 years ago and they show no sign of packing in anytime soon. Very rugged little boxes that have faired very well despite weekly use at rock and roll shows.

They sound good line level instruments such as keyboards and sequencer tracks, but fare less well with low level passive instruments which is to be expected with a passive DI. The ground lifts do what they should as do the pads, although at times I've found the single 30db switch a little excessive and would have preferred the option of 2 separate 20db pads instead.

Very dependable, rock solid and handy if your desk is having any phantom power issues. For hi-Z instruments I would recommend the active version.