These days there are excellent passive and active di boxes.
Active di box.
Di boxes which require a power source batteries or phantom power are called active di boxes.
An active di box includes a preamplifier to provide a stronger signal and higher input impedance.
And active dis can be designed to be extremely quiet hi fi and transparent tonally.
This means that it can handle lower level signals and still sound good.
Behringer s take on the all important active di box gives you functionality durability and incredible sound at a remarkable price.
The pz di is a high performance specialized active direct box designed to accommodate acoustic and orchestral instruments with a selectable input impedance that can accommodate magnetic pickups or piezo transducers and a variable low cut filter.
Be direct plug into the di100 s balanced 1 4 trs or xlr input then send a signal to your console via the balanced xlr output.