I've owned all the DI's mentioned thus far on this thread and I use K&K's exclusively on all my guitars. Here is my opinion of each:
Venue - never able to get a decent tone out of my K&K guitars with this DI
Para - a little better but just WAY too many controls to be useful for me
RedEye - best sound by far and incredible in it's simplicity
K&K (belt clip) - small and inexpensive, volume and EQ shaping at your fingertips when worn on the body.
So it sort of depends on what you're looking to do. If you want/need a ton of EQ shaping/notching/gain staging or just like to fiddle around with buttons and knobs - Para. Just want to plug in and forget it (and have phantom power) - RedEye. Need some volume control and a little EQ at your fingertips - K&K.
There's a lot of others out there but this will get you started. All three can be had for a decent price new and even better used. Heck, I've got a Para I'll sell you cheap!
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