Time to stock up on Behringer gear!

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Cheap junk is cheap junk... cheap junk with a rebate is cheaper junk! ;) :p

:D :D
 
Blue Bear Sound said:
Cheap junk is cheap junk... cheap junk with a rebate is cheaper junk! ;) :p

:D :D
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Come on Blue Bear, You have to own some Behringer (Bear-ringer) equipment, like some ECM8000. :D :D
 
MadAudio said:
Which would make a better doorstop, though - the Behringer DI-100 or an Alesis 3630?
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The DI100 has those big rubber feet which prevent slippage. Plus, it's shiny. Take that, Alesis. :p

You can also buy 4 DI100s for the price of a 3630. That's 4 times as many doors!!! :D


I'm good at math and stuff. :rolleyes:
 
timboZ said:
Come on Blue Bear, You have to own some Behringer (Bear-ringer) equipment, like some ECM8000. :D :D
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Nope, not one piece.... I had a couple of pieces once - couldn't sell it off fast enough! Felt dirty just opening the box!!! ;)
 
i get this warm tingling inside when i open up my behringer boxes...
 
timboZ said:
You may have been using the wrong input :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:
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Good point. It was the one labeled "Hi-Maintenance." Thank god I used shielded cables. :D :eek: :p
 
Ooh, I had one of those "Hi-Maintenance" models once. Definitley over-hyped!
 
WHY, does the Behringer brand mean "rubbish" to some of the members? I am new to this forum and can't get a educated answer to this question. I have used Behringer products as well as Mackie, Fostex, Allen & Heath et al, and ALL of them have something to nit-pick if you want to go there.

They (Behringer) have won awards and applause from industry sources/media around the world. Logically they could not have LASTED this long if all the gear was as sub-standard as some contributors would have you believe.

I currently have a lot of new Behringer gear for different scenarios. And not ONE of them has given me one second of concern. Surely I am not the only person to have purchased "working" versions of the gear?

So, come on guys and gals... give me concrete evidence of first-hand experiences with this brand of equipment. I am more than willing to listen and learn.

:)
 
Here's a part of the story, anyway. Behringer is notorious for "reverse engineering," where they'll copy someone else's design and market their cheaper version. (They've had to settle at least one lawsuit from Mackie that I know of.) The problem there lies with build quality. I've heard of way more Behringer devices frying internally than I have of, say, Mackie.

I have a couple of pieces of Behri gear that I use, but I wouldn't bother with one of their big mixers.
 
My DDX32316 mixer arrived today. This is an impressive unit for not much $.

This is a mixed digital/analog mixer where presets can be saved and restored. Our target is to use this at church to automate mixer settings for different services with very differnent channel needs.

Ed
 
AussieInLondon said:
WHY, does the Behringer brand mean "rubbish" to some of the members?
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Because much of it is sub-standard both in sound quality and construction.


AussieInLondon said:
They (Behringer) have won awards and applause from industry sources/media around the world.
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Name one........


AussieInLondon said:
Logically they could not have LASTED this long if all the gear was as sub-standard as some contributors would have you believe.
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Sure they can... it's all about targeting a price point. For those starting out in recording who wouldn't know the difference it makes perfect sense... your ears will tell you when it's time to upgrade anyways...


AussieInLondon said:
I currently have a lot of new Behringer gear for different scenarios. And not ONE of them has given me one second of concern. Surely I am not the only person to have purchased "working" versions of the gear?
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Again... it's all part of where you are in the "sonic food chain", so to speak... for demos and mucking about at home, it's certainly good enough. For serious projects where sound quality matters a great deal, it is generally less than desirable except where "low-end" coloration is what someone is looking for. As I said - it's also great for the novice recordist to get their feet wet without incurring a huge hobby buy-in cost.


AussieInLondon said:
So, come on guys and gals... give me concrete evidence of first-hand experiences with this brand of equipment. I am more than willing to listen and learn.
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My experience with budget gear such as Behringer, Rolls and even some Alesis products is that they simply don't sound very good. Behringer reverbs are just awful, plain and simple, metallic, harsh, grating... Rolls is another example of shoddy workmanship and poor sound - most of their stuff actually feels like its falling apart the minute you touch it..... Alesis has some really good products mixed in with a few terrible ones - personally I think their 3630 is a piece of junk, as are their monitors, while the HD24 and the Masterlink are outstanding.

As I said, your ears will tell you when some piece of gear is deficient and you need to upgrade, assuming one gets involved in recording at more than a casual hobby level.
 
Name One.....

Award winning!

BEHRINGER’s gear continues to garner awards and rave reviews in the press worldwide. Both of our B-CONTROLs, which already captured the highly regarded Platinum Award, have now received COMPUTER MUSIC Editor’s Choice and Value for Money Awards. The X V-AMP has in its turn won the What Guitar? Best Buy, beating all the rivals vying for the award.

There were a lot more, but you said to name only one... ;)

Okay, I understand the position of someone as advanced as yourself Blue Bear (Very Impressive Website BTW).

I am not an engineer, nor will I be at this point of my life. I now have a better understanding of the position people like yourself have to this brand. And that was my question.

Thanks for taking the time to answer. :)
 
No all have such dim views of Behringer gear. I have three of their mixers, a MIDI floor controller, their rack mounted EQ unit, and a V-Amp Pro. I have had no problems with any and use them every weekend.

There products are not for everybody. Their mixers are more basic in nature (with the DDX3216 exception) and generally provide a solid product for the $ involved. For those involved in live sound (which is me), they represent a good value for a solid product.

Recording use is different, and others may have better views there.

Ed
 
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