What's so bad about Behringer?

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Thanks for questioning the judgement for everyone who disagrees with you.I have the ecm 8000s also,GREAT mics IMO.
That's why they make apples and oranges,sacredhill.Everybody gets to choose what THEY like.I tried them on the basis on a recommendation of Harvey Gerst.But you probably know better with your retail experience.
 
I bought several pieces of Behringer gear recently. A Eurorack MX2004A Mixer, A 3 Pac of Ultravoice XM8500 Mics, and 2ea. Behringer V-Amp 2 Guitar Preamps. I'm very pleased with all of these items.

I compared several Behringer Mixers against the closest Mackie models. All these went into Mackie SRM450 Active Monitors and SRS1500 Active Subs. There wasn't enough difference in any of the Mackie VLZ Pro models to justify the 2 1/2 to 3 times the price over the Behringers, IMHO anyway.

My MX2004A displays none of the harshness, noise, crosstalk probs, or uneven volume between channels that Berries are supposed to be infamous for. For the bux, it's definately a solid performer. I love it.

The XM8500 Mics sound absolutely amazing for 20 bux apiece. We also have a Shure SM58 and Beta57 at our disposal but our lead singer prefers an XM8500. How bout that?

The V-Amp 2's are becoming a great tool for us. Not only for recording and home practice but it's opening the possibilities of using them live for small venues. (Our drummer also just bought a set of Yamaha DTXpress Electric Drums)

Maybe Behringer is getting the QC issues solved. No manufacturer can continue to make junk and stay in business.

When all is said and done, I believe that Behringer is great bang for the buck. But then, maybe our entire band ought to get our ears checked.

BHS;

CR
 
Axe4Yahweh said:


The XM8500 Mics sound absolutely amazing for 20 bux apiece. We also have a Shure SM58 and Beta57 at our disposal but our lead singer prefers an XM8500. How bout that?



CR
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Strangly enough I also know a band that prefers the XM8500s to all others? Funny things these "ears"
 
I just got myself a secondhand Behringer 8 Bus MX8000 with meter bridge
for 700 EUR.
Before I was using a Mackie SR24.4. (great mixer)
The Pre Amps are just as good as the Mackie.
The EQ's are a lot better than the Mackie.
I've had no trouble with cross talk between channels.
I use very good microphone and have been recording for about 6 years,
so I think I would notice the difference.
If I had went for a Mackie 8 Bus secondhand it would have cost me 3700 EUR !
So if you have never used one, don't take everyone's advice on this Forum.
60% of them have never used one, their just copying what everyone else is saying.
I wish I had got one a lot earlier.
 
Behringer has some good & bad

I have been using a Behringer Eurorack mixer for the past year (which was borrowed) going into my Akai DPS12i. I naively thought thought that the pre's on the Behringer would be better, but when I did some sound tests months later I just couldn't tell the difference between the DPS's own pre-amps & the Behringer. This is obviously not flattering the Behringer.

Now I have a Mackie VLZ pro (the Behringer's gone back to it's rightful owner) and also a Dbx 386. The difference between Behringer & this stuff IS noticeable. The Dbx 386 especially has a warmer & more detailed sound than the preamps on the 12i - as you would expect (Jesus, I never thought I'd end up using words like 'warm' & 'detailed' but it's not bullshit!)

What's the point of all this? I've got a better sound , but it's definitely cost me. However, the Behringer gave me time to learn the basics before I decided to commit myself to 'better' gear. I'd say that if you are just getting into sound recording & don't want to get your fingers burned too much then try out the Behringer stuff.

By the way, I bought the V-amp 2 recently and I'm blown away by it's sheer brilliance. Now the V-amp definitely ISN'T crap!
 
behringer tube compressor1952

i know eveybody is pissed off at behringer for stealing other comapnies ideas and so forth but when one company gives you access to another companies products by charging less they are actually helping everybody becuase consumers start buying things they would never buy and eventually move on to the better product.and behringer is a decent product if you know or learn how to use them properly they can be extremely effective.so with a little more time and knowing that you are paying less for a product and not to expect the product to last for ever or run itself,then i would say its safe to say .."HURRAY FOR BEHRINGER"(please don't hurt me)Now i recently bought into their vintage series tube compressor.it sounds awsome but i also know how to use this thing.the tube effect ,however ,is something i am not so happy about..they really make this part of the unit stand out .making sure you can see their tubes and the knobs for the tube effect are HUGE.and guess what .they hardly do anything at all...but the compressor is great,better than many.and the price is great.now i am interested in one of those $1500 tube compressors out there(not behringer)but i'll be really pissed off if i am able to pull off the same sound with my behringer.or even75% of the sound for that matter.
 
Other than their comps, the best advice 1 can give in re to buying BEH equipment is "CAVEAT EMPTOR!!!"
 
killer B's

I confess brethren, I use a Behrenger MXB-1002 mixer. In moments of weakness, it provides 18 measley volts of power to feed my Oktava's so I can get to the board of the dreaded Korg PXR4! Yeah, it's a cheap mixer, and I lose some headroom because the Oktava's really want 48 +/- 2, but what the hell. If you use the pads and boost gain at the board, it makes the basis of a fun little battery powered remote setup. God, I might not use their "real" boards, but do you have a cheap battery powered way to feed phantom power? I'd rather get 48 volts, but it's what I've got-Richie
 
Truth's ??

I am seeing lots of posts on Berry mixers and preamps, but not much on their Monitors.

I heard that for $400 the Truths are an incredible value. Anyone have any experience with them??
 
i have a muilt- comp-thing and its abit shit. i only use it when i've run out of decent compressors on a mix. Its not the compressor section thats bad its the make up gain.
 
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