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Whirlwind IMP 2 Reviews

5 4.4/5.0 based on 15 customer reviews
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Customer Reviews

Matthew Gedeon
from United States
March 19, 2012 Music Background:
Live Sound, Hobby Recording

Does what I it's made to do.

Built as solidly as advertised.
William Carter
from Canton, IL USA
January 2, 2012 Music Background:
Hobbyist, Student

did what it says

it did exactly what i needed it to do, sounds clear, and clean
Allen Hendricks
from Charleston, SC
October 4, 2011 Music Background:
Music Minister (25+ years), University Professor (6+ years)

IMP 2

These are simply the best. I've never had one go bad. I will not purchase anything else.
Mike
from palatine, IL.
August 10, 2011 Music Background:
live Sound / Musician

Whirlwind IMP 2

Great DI for the price. I own several of these and have had no problems
Jon
from Rhode Island
April 1, 2008 Music Background:
Hobbyist

Awesome in a Pinch!!!

I was looking for a Direct Box for emergencies and did not consider this one at all. After calling in to my sales representative he steered me toward the Whirlwind, and I could not be any happier! You wouldn't believe how many times now I've either had a) The Guitarist's Active DI go bad or b) Their amp go and I whip out this little baby to save the day. Rugged, Reliable, and sounds great!
Kevin
from Knoxville, TN
May 14, 2012 Music Background:
Recording and Live Sound Engineer

IMP2

Simple, practical, sturdy. Clean signal path and a simple ground switch.
Brad C.
from Sturgis, MI
February 21, 2012 Music Background:
Live Sound Engineer

Does as it should

This unit works great... Would have been good to include installation instructions or diagram as we haven't used this type of gear in a quite a while and some less experienced in our group didn't know how to use it or what it is for.
Dan Leduc
from Enfield,CT
September 19, 2011 Music Background:
Pro Musician

Quick Turnaround time and great service.

Product works great. Very easy and stress-free transaction. Product arrived very quickly. Sweetwater contacted me to let me know the product had been shipped....then again after it arrived just to make sure all was well. Great service!
Roger
from Cape May, NJ
July 28, 2011 Music Background:
Live sound engineer

It's simple and it works

I use the IMP 2 at a restaurant as an entry point for musicians to connect to the house audio system. I no longer have problems with buzz and distortion. It is also well built.
Tom Anderson
from Illinois
January 24, 2011 Music Background:
Sound Board- House of Worship

DI leveled the playing field

We installed our new Yamaha powered mixer several months ago, the goal was to get all vocals and instruments through the board. I kept struggling with the bass and acoustic guitar; burying the gains, boasting the faders just to get a blink on the input. Finally called my favorite Sweetwater guy: Kurt Martin who happens to play an acoustic himself with direct input. Immediately he advised me that both the acoustic and bass had very high signal output impedance and recommended this quick fix. Amazing what $50 does to a line level; gains are back to normal, faders are back down; and low and behold- I have a signal input. Flip of the switch on the high lift and the guitar humm disappeared. Thanks Kurt- loved it so much I bought two. i also liked the fact that it is passive; we ran out of receptacles along time ago.
Chris
from TX
February 10, 2012 Music Background:
Audio engineering and studio gear builder

Good Direct Box at a Good Price

The IMP2 is considered an industry standard direct box for good reason - It is rugged, long lasting, and does its job well.
Inside is really just a transformer and some connectors which means that this direct box doesn't have any extra parts to fail.
Highly recommended!
Bill R
from Florida
September 20, 2011 Music Background:
Sound engineer

Works Great

The IMP2 works just like I had expected. But, no surprise from the folks at Sweetwater -- stuff is reasonably priced, delivery is fast, stuff always works, and -- best of all -- they follow up with contacts witht the customer to make sure everything is OK. Best on-line supplier that I've found.
Doug Hazard
from New Hampshire
August 20, 2011 Music Background:
Longtime folk and bluegrass performer

IMP 2 is sturdy and noise-free

We are using this DI to integrate electric bass with an otherwise acoustic band, with all other instruments miced. The IMP 2 gives a proper balanced signal to the PA mixer, while passing through the signal to the onstage bass amp. Most important: it adds no noise to either signal.
If it still works this well a couple of years from now, I'll raise my rating to 5 stars.
Kaleb
from Iowa
July 4, 2011 Music Background:
FOH engineer, Pro Musician

Quality for price

Good little DI for the money. Its built like a brick so you're not going to worry about breaking it on the road.
Andy
from Atlanta, GA
April 25, 2012 Music Background:
Live Sound Engineer

IMP 2

Does NOT help my electric guitar player loose that static, yet to find one that does.

Whirlwind IMP 2

Direct Box with Parallel 1/4" I/O, XLR Output, and Ground Lift Switch

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