Bass DI Box Straight Into a Speaker Cabinet?

[frozilla]

Howdy folks.

I was wondering if this can be done.
In lieu of buying a head, is it possible to run a DI box into a speaker cab?

I have a cabinet voiced for an old EV 15" speaker. Its rated at 8 ohms and only has a 1/4" jack, not an XLR input.

I'm using a Ibby ATK300, tuned BEAD.

Any input would be excellent.

 

[Marton]

Sorry, a DI isn't an amp. It won't work.

 

[Jim Carr]

Can you power a light bulb with an empty beer can? If so, you are good to go....J/K

You need an amplifier. A DI is just an electronic interface between pickups and cables connected to a sound board/mixing console. A DI is not an amplifier. It is a "Direct Inject" box for managing weak signals cleanly, especially for longer cable runs.

 

[Chef]

Yeah: no.

Well, yeah, if you have an amplifier between the di and the speaker, then, mos-def yes.

Seriously though: no.

 

[alec]

Somthing like the EHX 44 Magnum pedal would do what you want.
EHX.com | 44 Magnum - Power Amp | Electro-Harmonix

 

[Duke21]

If you use an active speaker/ monitor, yes you can. But otherwise no, as said you will need an amp that can drive that cab.

 

[Chef]

EHX 44 Magnum

44 watts? Into 8 or 16 ohms?
Good luck with that.
Prolly great for guitar tho.

 

[Duke21]

Somthing like the EHX 44 Magnum pedal would do what you want.
EHX.com | 44 Magnum - Power Amp | Electro-Harmonix

Interesting, will probably work, but I'm not sure about the result in term of sound quality and loudness.
This box will I guess cost almost as much as a basic combo.

 

[frozilla]

Thanks haha. Just curious.
Trying to weasel my way out of buying an amp.
I could just get away with going straight into a PA, but I was just curious if you could do this. Thanks for the input.