Funny Dave.
The medium sized retailers here are openly advertising with Mackie clones, Shure clones, and, yes, even Behringer clones...
Imagine, cheaper than Behringer!
I can understand your dislike if you had a BCA2000. That's from a period when Ulli hadn't realised yet that you need to keep an eye on these Chinese making your gear. Turn your back and they'll put other caps in there because they are a fraction of a cent cheaper. Today, Behringer has it's own city, including a university. That problem is gone.
I personally avoid the analog mixers. But we're very happy with the two X32's we operate.
And everything is going global. Take JBL as an example. High-End JBL speakers are designed and produced in Denmark. The midrange comes from Mexico and the consumer goodies from China. Nothing is "made in the USA" anymore. And that's true for a lot of brands. Ruined by Harman.
Behringer invested in an new building for Klark when they took over. 1 million UK£. Klark engineers were happy. OTOH, older products from Klark were dropped, even from service. No parts, no schematics. Companies need to make money, even on service and repair. And Klark didn't sell enough to make that economically possible. Today, Klark is selling about five times as much as before. That results in big R&D budgets, something they didn't have before.
Then take a look at Avid...