KingDiamond
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So the other week one of my Behringer B2031A monitors got damaged when one of the neutral lines in my house somehow shorted and sent 220V to all of my audio gear. Luckily the only thing damaged was one Behringer B2031A monitor. So I took it in to a electronics repair place not far away from here where I usually get my tube amps to get serviced. The guy first looked at it and wrote down Mackie because he thought it was a Mackie monitor. I told him Behringer and he said "oh Behringer makes the copies so well". So he grabs the speaker and opens it up and on another worktable he has a Machine HR824 laying there taken apart. I was surprised at the similarities between the two. The internal construction is pretty much exactly the same, dimensions are the same, and even the electronics inside look the same. I wish I heard the two side by side just to be able to tell the difference in sound.
I'm pretty happy with the Behringer B2031A monitors, I've had them for two years and this is the first problem I experienced, and I guess it's not really behringer's fault either because it was a house wiring problem. I just don't get how Behringer can sell a pair of these monitors for $300 while the Mackie's cost $1000 for a pair, is the fact that the Mackies are made in the USA the reason they're so much more expensive?
I'm pretty happy with the Behringer B2031A monitors, I've had them for two years and this is the first problem I experienced, and I guess it's not really behringer's fault either because it was a house wiring problem. I just don't get how Behringer can sell a pair of these monitors for $300 while the Mackie's cost $1000 for a pair, is the fact that the Mackies are made in the USA the reason they're so much more expensive?