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.

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.

The Palmer is a small and sturdy passive DI-Box at a fair price.
I tried it on bass and electric guitar in order to record them directly on a interface without hi-z-inputs. On both instruments it gets the job done very well.
The "link out" works as is should. Using it on the signal chain between guitar and amp lets you record the "dry" signal coming out of your guitar while playing through your amp. This way you can use the DI-Box to get a clean signal for reamping.
Additionally there is a grould lift and a -30db pad button, which both work well.
Because of the low price, the sturdy design and the fairly good sound i wouldn't settle for a cheaper passive DI-box.

My band wanted to use some samples on stage, so we needed an DI box. We went the safe way and bought or own since not every location has enough of these.
We connected it with our live equipment and nothing more than a XLR cable is needed, to bring all the samples to the PA. Pretty cool.

At work I do a lot of jam and recording sessions with young musicians and this little thing became a lifesaver. I use three of these to record the DI tracks from guitars and bass, so we can later reamp everything and mix it with the original signal.

It does it job very well and the quality is very good!
I never had any Issues with a Palmer product.