Suggestion for DI mini pedal?

[Steve Lipsey]

I'd like to add a DI to my acoustic board for when I don't use an amp, not enough room for the standard Baggs Para DI...are these things any good? Or what?
https://www.amazon.com/OnStage-DB200-On ... ref=sr_1_8
There actually seem to be quite a few pedals with identical form factor and switch layout, so there may be only one actual manufacturer...

[Mathew Peluso]

A little spendy but the Fire Eye Red Eye is the best I’ve found for use with multiple acoustic instruments.

https://www.fire-eye.com/red-eye-1

[Steve Lipsey]

Sounds like a good one, but is not "mini". The one I posted as an example is $70...the typical determining factor for "mini" is not having a battery, and I intend to use a power supply, so I don't need that extra space...

[Mike Auman]

If you like this model, they're all the same pedal with different OEM labels. Mooer Micro DI, Rowin LEF-331, Xvive V13 Mini DI, OnStage DB200, Donner Mini DI, and more brands, all the same. The cheapest one of these is Harley Benton's MiniStomp Magnum DI at $20, and you can find those reviewed on YouTube. But that one's only available from Thomann in Germany, and imports are unpredictable these days, to put it mildly.

[Stew Crookes]

Or you could try something like the Radial Stage Bug

https://www.radialeng.com/product/stagebug-sb1

Radial makes very high quality products that are on every pro stage and in every studio in the world, and everything they make is a good value

[Steve Lipsey]

The Radial looks great, albeit not "mini", but might fit...and of course Radial is a good name.
Question -
what would I lose by going with the passive model instead of the active model? Just the +20db feature, or would the sound be less good somehow? I'd like to not have to depend on phantom power...

[Mathew Peluso]

Worth noting that Fire Eye does make a mini version with less features. There isn’t a battery option for this model so it does require phantom power but I’ve had better results using their products with passive pickups (K&K mini, Fishman Nashville) over any other DI.

https://www.fire-eye.com/dee-eye-1

[Ian Worley]

These are fairly expensive (similar $ to a Red Eye), but they are the cat's meow https://www.sushiboxfx.com/product/finally-v3/

The Finally is normal stomp box size, but they also make larger units with a lot more control for tone shaping if you're going completely amp-less