Behringer, the "WALMART" of cheap, lo-end audio gear, is merely an adequate alternative for the 1st-time/part-time, recording enthusiast &/or those on a severly limited budget needing that certain processor/unit.
Behringer has successfully garnered a decent share of the audio-gear buying public by manufacturing
cosmetically appealing & attractive components constructed with re-furbished electronics & circuitry on a beggar's nickle from Malaysia. Along with an overly "hyped" marketing ad campaign touting thier products as the ultimate or equal in professional quality & perf of any unit in it's category and priced at the cost of 4 Big Macs, a large fries & a hash brown, Behringer is making a KILLING profit-wise (Uli Behringer is a GENIUS) selling audio gear that is occasionally unreliable during perf with inferior parts & construction & absolutley NO originality in design.
Rather than seek and create an audio-benchmark, standard, signature of thier own, Behringer sacrifices birthing thier own original audio-tech identity
by stone-cold copying the patents and trademarks of others The argument that every-1 copies off another in some way or another can't hold a jock strap when it comes to Behringer. While some companies do copy a few features here and there of another, Behringer's blantant disregard of copyright infringment laws...- - -producing exact replications of gear made by others; using cheap alternatives & shortcuts to save on cost, has made
Beh a "walking lawsuit" (I'm considering suing Beh for pain and suffering incurred using thier PRO DSP 1000 6 yrs ago) as listed below.
Bob Mackie & Co. filed suit against Behringer's for the outright copying the design of thier VLZ line of mixers and monopolization of a certain audio retailer.
Roland Gear sued then eventually settled with Behringer over it's false assurance to industry retailers that thier line of pedals, which are straight duplicates of Roland/Boss's line, was approved and endorsed by Roland itself. Said Roland chief, Dennis Houlihan,
"Behringer's replication of the famous BOSS trade dress has caused extensive damage to Roland and it's reputation, and Behringer's false claim that has endorsed Beh's unadulterated infringement is unconscionable".
QSC Audio Products has also filed a complaint asserting Behringers use of POWERLIGHT on powered lighting products infringes QSC's reg'd POWERLIGHT trademark for its amplifiers.
Finally, the FCC fines Behringer for making and marketing unauthorized
radio freq'y devices.
Folks, there are many alternatives other than Beh when you need a particular
efx/dynamic processor, pre, modeler, etc. You will read OPINIONS of those who sings it praises and those who d@mn it to h#ll.
All I can say is audition (if possible) any unit you are considering purchasing
& question how & why a co. like Behringer, can sell a 48/24 board called the MX9000 for something like 1050-1200 brand new!
