damn, Edan that was so subtle...it was funny.
I've heard some great mixes on Behringer 2031A monitors, but the same person did great mixes on JBL's too....
Its pretty obvious the reliability and quality is a concern from all the posts.
With the masses of HR gearheads who've bought the RNC on this forum, you don't read about faulty knobs, faulty jacks, being afraid to put it in the audio path....and thats for real.
Look at Wharfedale's, actives....China built/AIG.
They went thru a huge buying mania, then many posts started sayng issues and dislikes too.........which is a great thing in this forum. No harm in rating thee gear and problems. I think Fender's putting out crap too from what I've recently seen at the store. Cheap, poor QC mass produced crap.
Its like they leave it up to us to TRY BEFORE YOU BUY.
and I admit when bored, its fun to joke on the "UltraPro" marketing scheme on budget gear. Its pure cheesy...
David Bowie...let's dance...ziggy... I heard McCartney sang in a cardboard box on a vocal track once.