United Studio Technologies Vintage Direct

The purest tone possible

United’s Vintage Direct bridges the gap between old-school tape operators and modern recordists. When the most demanding recording engineer needs the very best, the Vintage Direct delivers massive sound from its massive transformer. Its circuit design is based around eliminating any of the potential tone-robbing components in the signal path that you’re likely to find in a lesser DI Box.

When you need the very best, the Vintage Direct delivers.

Featuring Custom Large-Core United Transformers.

While typical DI circuits are simple, the very best depend on great transformers — and this is where the Vintage Direct excels.. The design of Vintage Direct was inspired by the earliest hand-wired DI boxes, such as the Wolfbox and Bruce Swedien’s Bass Box, both of which used massive early transformers made by Triad, UTC, and others.

It’s not just another DI box — it’s a United.

The most exceptional passive DI box built in decades, The Vintage Direct sports an aluminum, road-worthy chassis that will survive a tour and still impress studio clientele when it gets back home. Its recessed front-panel design protects from both studio accidents and on-stage flying kicks. Removable feet add options for creative mounting.

Specifications

• Input Impedance: 80k Ω (unbalanced)
• Output Impedance: 50-250 Ω, depending on setting (balanced)
• Frequency Response: 20 Hz-20 kHz, +/-0.5 dB
• Maximum Recommended Input Levels: +10 dB or lower
• Output Gain Level: -42, -38, -34, -30, -26, -22 dB
• Auxiliary Controls: Phase Inverse, Ground Lift
• Dimensions: Height (w feet): 52 mm / 2″, Height (w/o feet): 46 mm / 1.8″, Width: 149 mm / 5.86″, Depth: 155 mm / 6.1″
• Weight: .95kg / 2.1 lbs