is behringer like peavey?

Hutzbordello · #1 09-09-2010, 09:04 AM

are they as bad as other people say they are but really not bad at all?

ive been looking for a cheaper, loud, bass cab to go with my GK mb210......and they have all of those except i dont want to buy a cardboard box with cheap best buy speakers in it.

so anyone who has an honest aka not the typical TB hating on Behringer, would help.

thanks

john m · #2 09-09-2010, 09:11 AM

I own some Behringer electronics-feedback suppressors and mixers--they're OK.

Speakers= Cheap construction and sound crappy

Amps= ABSOULUTE JUNK- I've taken a couple apart

dalkowski · #3 09-09-2010, 09:11 AM

Peavey aren't bad at all and they get mucho love here on TB. They're perfectly serviceable, reliable cabs and easy to find used. They're built like tanks and weigh a ton. I'd go broke on good ol' Peavey gear before I spent a penny on anything Behringer.

stflbn · #4 09-09-2010, 09:12 AM

Personally, I would have a hard time comparing Peavey's quality vs cost to Behringers.

No comparison.

robd · #5 09-09-2010, 09:12 AM

PV is much higher quality then Behringer. A used PV (or other name brand) cabinet will be better built, sound better and have better resale value.

Try craiglist or a local used music store..be diligent there are deals to be had if you keep looking.

BurningSkies · #6 09-09-2010, 09:14 AM

No problems with Peavey...

But I wouldn't trust Berhinger in a gigging situation. Too many disaster stories, failures, etc.

I actually have a few of their units for studio use a couple compressor/gates that sounded better than the DBX units I had for a while. Not the best in the world, but for some extra units in a pinch they're fine. And they cost me 25$ on the used market.

In terms of their business practices, I can't support them.

bassbully · #7 09-09-2010, 09:14 AM

They dont compare at all..Peavy stomps Behringer.

neurotictim · #8 09-09-2010, 09:15 AM

Behringer was good to me when it was all I could afford. On it's own standing, the stuff doesn't sound BAD, just not as good as, well, pretty much everything else out there.

And the reliability thing is so hit-or-miss I would rather pick up something a little more known-reliable-and-used here than new dunno-what-I'm-gonna-get there. I personally didn't have a problem at all with the 410 I was rocking several years ago, it was a rock, but my singer had a mic preamp that was just awful, for sound and reliability.

I generally tend to look at them like I do knock-off basses (like SX) - they're cheap, I wouldn't take it too hard if they burned up in a bar fire, and sound ok.

My advice? Try stuff out, of course, but when you find what you like, take the logo off of it, tell people you paid out the wazoo for it, and they'll believe it sounds like a million bucks.

...Unless they're on TB...

4Mal · #9 09-09-2010, 09:16 AM

IME - Behringer is nothing like Peavy ... CL is full of older but sold bass cabs... that's the better route IMO.

panama · #10 09-09-2010, 09:20 AM

You're really asking for it on TB when you put Behringer and Peavey in the same sentence.

Peavey is a company who produces and provides high quality instruments and amps (many made in the USA) at prices that common people can afford. They've done this for decades and despite knowledgeable musicians spreading the good word the general population of musicians has the ideas that they're a sub-par brand compared to larger companies.

Behr is a company who reverse engineers/steals other people's designs and then uses bottom of the barrel parts to produce them in what I imagine are bottom of the barrel chinese factories. They then price their gear very low in an effort to prey on new musicians as well as gullible musicians who think they're getting a good deal. This is especially true of their "Bugera" brand of amps.

That's not to say there aren't people who have had good experiences with behr amps, but the consensus on TB is that they're a shady company despite what the outcome is.

dalkowski · #11 09-09-2010, 09:29 AM

To the OP: Sounds to me like your real question is:

"ive been looking for a cheaper, loud, bass cab to go with my GK mb210 and only have $XXX to spend. Any recommendations?"

Hutzbordello · #12 09-09-2010, 09:36 AM

thats basically what im saying dalkowski, +1

RNV · #13 09-09-2010, 09:41 AM

Used Peavey = UBER CHEAP!!!!

dalkowski · #14 09-09-2010, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Hutzbordello

thats basically what im saying dalkowski, +1

So, um, how much do you want to spend?

bassbully · #15 09-09-2010, 09:49 AM

The only Behringer stuff I have used worth a hoot is a their preamp and DI box. They work Ok...no issues. I do see allot of sound companys use their DI's and other sound equipment in racks etc.
I played in a band a few years ago and the drummer had a Behringer PA. It sounded good, as good as most portable PA's I heard anywhere else. The bass heads and cabs are terrible thou. I tried them once and they blew ...took them back in one day.

timmus · #16 09-09-2010, 09:54 AM

As an amp repair tech, there are several brands I won't touch...the top of the heap is "B", mostly because it is nearly impossible to get parts from them and the way they designed some of their equipment is incredibly difficult to work on (not tech friendly).

Peavey stuff on the other hand is, for the most part, very easy to work on and parts are almost always available, plus, when ordering parts I can always talk to a human, usually a woman with a sweet southern accent

"B" makes some stuff that's not bad but it's basically throw away stuff and you have to go into it knowing that...I've heard their Sansamp Bass DI clone is a pretty close equivalent to the Sansamp piece for a fraction of the price.

Hutzbordello · #17 09-09-2010, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by dalkowski

So, um, how much do you want to spend?

200-400

i have no idea what speaker dimensions to go for, but i was assuming a 1x15 since a 4x8 might be a bit much, or a 2x12

tryin to get as loud as i can go

MNAirHead · #18 09-09-2010, 10:12 AM

you can find USA made Black Widow cabinets all day long for about $125.. heck.. come to MN and I'll set you up.

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I own both brands.. I won't gig behringer stuff (failures).. I went 5 years on intense international playing.. one bass.. one amp.. zero failures (hint it wasn't my ampeg or fender stuff)

All of the peavey manuals are on line.

dalkowski · #19 09-09-2010, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Hutzbordello

200-400

i have no idea what speaker dimensions to go for, but i was assuming a 1x15 since a 4x8 might be a bit much, or a 2x12

tryin to get as loud as i can go

For that budget you TONS of options, and not just PV. Good luck.

bigfatbass · #20 09-09-2010, 10:18 AM

When all that is left of the human race is sod fodder, the cockroaches will still be rocking MIM P basses through Peavey TNT combos.

To actually answer the question, find yourself a used Avatar 212. They pop up here all the time. Heck, even a new one is under your budget, and will outshine anything from PV. Also, Behringer doesn't make anything that is even in the ball park of what PV does, and they do it through VERY crappy methods. Literally hundreds of lawsuits in a dozen countries. Sure you may find something that does the job well enough for a while on the cheapo, but I'd stay away. Too risky from where I sit, and I think their business model is the perfect example of what is wrong with the world.