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A. J. Schobert
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Cincinnati, Ohio,
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Posted 26 Apr 2006 8:40 am |
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| Anyone have any experience with behringer power amps, or nady brand? do they make quality products? I'm looking for a rack mount power amp and eventually a small mixer and I would like it to be from the same manufacturer |
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Brad Sarno
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St. Louis, MO USA
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Posted 26 Apr 2006 9:24 am
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Those brands make very affordable, cheaply made-in-china stuff. I've enjoyed a few Behringer products over the years, but they do often fail and are generally considered to be disposable, not necessarily repairable. I'd stay away from their "heavy duty" stuff like power amps. But for the money, sometimes disposable is ok. For pro reliability, I'd run screaming.
Brad
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A. J. Schobert
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Cincinnati, Ohio,
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Posted 26 Apr 2006 11:38 am
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| Thank you brad I may be thinking twice now. |
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Rick Jolley
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Colorado Springs
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Posted 26 Apr 2006 1:23 pm
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Actually, I think Behringer amps are made in Germany. They certainly are designed there. They are designed specifically to be inexpensive. I owned a 9-channel B. powered mixer, cost $290 and was well worth it. It had features about like a $550 Mackie. Of course the Mackie is a better amp, but if price is a real consideration...
When I was shopping for a moderately priced Bass Amp, I tried a Behringer in comparison with an Ibenez SW65 and found that, altho the comparably priced B. had more advertised power, it really didn't sound nearly as good. (I bought the Ibenez, which is a great bass amp for $200.)
My conclusion is that whatever your purpose is, you should spend some time comparing the B. with other similar amps before you buy one.
Rick[This message was edited by Rick Jolley on 26 April 2006 at 02:24 PM.] |
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Jim Peters
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St. Louis, Missouri, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 26 Apr 2006 1:32 pm
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| I have a Nady 8 channel preamp that sounds pretty decent, the phantom power on 2 of the channels has never worked, but I'm too lazy to fix it. JP |
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Lee Baucum
From:
McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 26 Apr 2006 2:59 pm
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| With regard to Behringer products, here is a recent discussion on the Forum. |
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Jerry Erickson
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Atlanta,IL 61723
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Posted 26 Apr 2006 6:57 pm
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| I work at Corson Music and we sell Behringer and have had very few problems with reliability. A few things have been dead out of the box but really very few other problems. Their new warranty policy is to replace the defective item rather than have it repaired. I wonder if they'll ship the broken stuff back to China to have it repaired! I'm really not a fan of their gear. [This message was edited by Jerry Erickson on 26 April 2006 at 07:59 PM.] |
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George Redmon
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Muskegon & Detroit Michigan.
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Posted 26 Apr 2006 10:19 pm
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| i have used many piece's of behringer gear with very good luck...another name for good less expensive gear is Alto..i have used a parametric eq of theirs..and their digital delay..not bad gear ..about the same price as behringer..i don't care if the stuff is made on the moon..as long as it works and the price is right....."when a ford and a chevy would still last 10 years like they should" |
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Tony Prior
From:
Charlotte NC
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Posted 27 Apr 2006 12:11 am
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One of my bandmates has a Behringer PA Mixer/AMP. Every now and then we use it is. It is fine.
I have a Behringer Headphone amp in my small studio rack. I have probably used it everyday for well over a year or two now with no problems at all. Well worth the $99 I paid for it. If it dies, I will just buy another.
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Bob Martin
From:
Madison Tn
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Posted 27 Apr 2006 3:45 am
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You'll find that a lot of Behringers bad press originates from their direct competitors. I had a 32 track recording mixing board back a few years ago and used it everyday for over 3 years and no failures or bad experiences.
Anytime a company can make the same quality product or at least close quality as other companies do but sell it for less it seems to really make the other companies mad.
Manufacturer's kind of have a honor among thievs policy although it goes unspoken. What they do is keep track of each others prices and they all stay pretty close in pricing except an occasional sale.
Well Behringer does not play by those rules they are kind of the outlaw in the business and so they get a lot of static from other companies that they compete with.
Such as lawsuites and false rumors being spread around about the quality of their products.
As in everything in life always do your own real world study and not depend on other folks that might be biased including me.
Go to the music store and try one out if you compare and they fall short in your opinion then you can always pay more and buy the other equipment. In the end you are the only one you have please.
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David Mason
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Cambridge, MD, USA
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Brad Sarno
From:
St. Louis, MO USA
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Posted 27 Apr 2006 9:16 am
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Behringer seems to have good engineering, whether "borrowed" or invented. What they excel at is manufacturing as cheaply as possible in China. I've had one mixer of theirs and it started to fail within 8 months. My friend had the larger Eurodesk that was the Mackie copy that got them in so much trouble. His also failed and was not practially repairable. So basically, the stuff sounds pretty good, performs well when working, but they are of pretty shotty quality and when they go it's time to replace them. They have suffered a number of very real lawsuits and penalties by the FCC. I'm sure that many of their products are out there and still doing just fine, it's just that they're built so cheaply that they are far more likely to fail compared to truly "professional" gear.
Brad
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chas smith R.I.P.
From:
Encino, CA, USA
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Posted 27 Apr 2006 10:13 am
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| Speakingof professional gear, I just did a session where I had a bevy of amps to choose from and the best sound was direct, to and from the Revelation pre using a Demeter Real Reverb, in the loop. Thank you Brad. |
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A. J. Schobert
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Cincinnati, Ohio,
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Posted 27 Apr 2006 7:29 pm
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| Thank you all for responding I was out of town, this will help my decission, price is a little bit of an issue so they seem competitive, I really don't like made in china stuff but know a days that is really hard to avoid, CARTER D10 |
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Scott Appleton
From:
Ashland, Oregon
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Posted 27 Apr 2006 9:23 pm
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You can hear the difference .. If you spend
small expect to hear small. Every Berringer
audio piece i have ever owned I traded for
something els. A good Mackie or Carvin board
will do you much better in the sonic realm.
Thier is a kind of treble harshness with Berringer that just aint right on the mini mixers and a kind ofmissing depth of clarity with the processors.Peavey builds better gear with a better service record as well.
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