Behringer mixers

[Andrew Luck]

Great thread guys! I'm a product support specialist for Recording and DJ at BEHRINGER. I'd like to emphasize that the failure rate of our products is under 2%! We have been producing our gear in our very own factory for over a decade now. We are growing significantly as a company.

BEHRINGER outsources very little and we have made major investments under the guidance of new engineers from MIDAS, KLARK-TEKNIK and TURBOSOUND; all recent additions to our family of brands, including BUGERA. (check out the Bass cabs and amps)

In addition to high quality assurance, some of the best engineering and design, we are now offering a 3 YEAR MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY if you register your purchase on our website withing 90 days.

If you have any questions or would like to take a closer look at our products, please visit http://behringer.com


Andrew Luck
Specialist, Product Support DJ US
MUSIC-Group US

[Tunaman]

I hope you suck against the Pats this Sunday Mr. Andrew Luck

Your Behringer gear is good though. Ive had TONS of mixers & never had one fail that I got new.

Now I want your FCA 1616 recording device, when the hell is that coming out? UGH !

[Axtman]

Lets face it. Behringer takes a well established design and reverse engineers it to build a cheaper copy. There are numerous companies that have sued Behringer.

Thick about it. Cheaper price = cheaper components = less durability. Also it is disposable. The stuff is not designed to be repaired. Years ago I had a heck of a time getting a replacement battery cover for my active DI box.

[SolarMan]

3 year warranty sounds pretty darned good to me.

[Axtman]

SolarMan,

Monster Cable has a Lifetime warranty. But I still would not buy another Monster brand cable. I don't care how long the warranty is for. I am tired of crap breaking!

Same with Hercules stands. My band just filled a dumpster with broken stands rather than return them for a replacement. Instead we are going to spend more money for something reliable.

[seamonkey]

Originally Posted by Axtman

Lets face it. Behringer takes a well established design and reverse engineers it to build a cheaper copy. There are numerous companies that have sued Behringer.

Thick about it. Cheaper price = cheaper components = less durability. Also it is disposable. The stuff is not designed to be repaired. Years ago I had a heck of a time getting a replacement battery cover for my active DI box.

Oh Please ....
Read it here
http://soundforums.net/varsity/4299-...html#post29363

20+ years is a long time ago

[uOpt]

Originally Posted by SolarMan

3 year warranty sounds pretty darned good to me.

So what, do you want to buy a new one every 3 years + 1 month? It's not a coffeemaker. Unless they have made significant changes since 1997 other mixers last about 10x as long.

[SolarMan]

Originally Posted by uOpt

So what, do you want to buy a new one every 3 years + 1 month? It's not a coffeemaker. Unless they have made significant changes since 1997 other mixers last about 10x as long.

Since 1997 is FIFTEEN years ago!

Yes, significant changes in all aspects of technology and product performance have drastically improved over that period of time.

Any company that was in business in 1997 that did not ramp up to the modern day expectations of performance and reliability are no longer in business.

Look at their product line - at affordable prices. Do you really want that alternative to go away? Really? Then, what the heck are the poor people supposed to buy - or the Mom or Dad that wants to indulge their 13 year old without blowing the monthly budget?

Think about it. This company provides a value product.

C'mon man, it is 2012! The world offers more for less than ever before for an aspiring young musician!

I wish I could be 16 years old again with access to all the things behringer offers at these prices.

[uOpt]

Originally Posted by SolarMan

Since 1997 is FIFTEEN years ago!

Yes, significant changes in all aspects of technology and product performance have drastically improved over that period of time.

I'm sure the new Behringer rep here can tell us in more detail when and with what the switches that were in a Eurorack in 1997 have been replaced by now

It had broken crap a longer farther back than 2012, BTW, although since it was creeping in I can't really track it. Fact is every time I remove the cover and want to use it for anything more and more switches are broken.

Any company that was in business in 1997 that did not ramp up to the modern day expectations of performance and reliability are no longer in business.

Then why is my 1986 beer-covered Louisiana bar Tascam working fine? Maybe Tascam built crap in 1997, too

Just kidding, mostly.

I am honestly curious what exactly Behringer has been changing since then.

[DWBass]

Do your research. Behringer has significantly stepped up their game. My band rocks a powered mixer and several speakers. None have failed! Have had other 'top' name brands fail many times. The Behringers take a licking and keep ticking! 1997 was a long time ago. Stop living in the past!

I will admit the aesthetics of their bass gear is butt ugly. It could use a makeover!

[MNAirHead]

Iv'e had one turned on for 5 years... zero issues... I also have an alesis that's been on for 5 years... zero issues.
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One of the better known sound guys I've worked with said "Behinger yes... it HAS to have an external power supply" I believe it's just the design attention.

[RandalPinkFloyd]

I have a Xenyx 502 which I really like, no complaints. I think I paid $45 or $50 from amazon or musicans friend, I forget. A great price considering it has phantom power to power my Studio Condenser B-1 Mic. A power supply for my mic alone runs $25 and up.

[jmoorewright]

I have a 502. It's a bit noisy and I wish the power supply connector was more robust, but it's just fine for $50.

[Wadge]

Originally Posted by walknbluez

Thanks for the input. The one I think I'm going to get is the Xenyx 502. 5 channel mixer for $50....seems like a good deal.

http://www.guitarcenter.com/Behringe...00-i1153498.gc

I've used one for about 3 years for practice. I use it to plug a metronome or an ipod and my bass to play along. I've never had issues with it and it is not noisy at all.

I don't have much experience with behringer products but this one in particular has served me well. In fact I plan to use it as part of my IEM setup. But for your kid, that is exactly what I would buy. Heck for that kind of price, if it lasts three years, that is less than $20 a year. Good value.

[gareth dunster]

I had a xenyx mixer for a while and thought it was fine until I got my next mixer, a sound craft, and discovered that its not usual for mic preamps to ramp up from zero to line level in the final two degrees of rotation.

[gareth dunster]

I should add though , it's 6 years old and has not failed in any way.

[walknbluez]

I was looking at the Behringer XENYX X1204 USB with Effects but ended up going with an Alesis multimix 8 USB with effects, mainly because GC was out of stock on the Behringer and wouldn't have more in until after Christmas. The Behringer is about $50 more (after price matching). Now I'm seekikng further opinions.

The Behringer has 12 channels vs. the Alesis which has 8. I justified going with the Alesis because it has a high-impedance input on channel two, which allows direct connection of a guitar or bass, a convenience when I want to jam along with my son, I can just plug in and go. And the perception that Alesis was slightly higher quality.

But...there is a hiss with this Alesis. Not loud but it's there. In other words, its not perfectly quiet. Not sure, but maybe I don't have everything set correctly. An Alesis rep on their support boards asked "Are you monitoring your input gain so you know you are getting proper input levels to keep the noise floor down?" and I'm not sure what that means. Also it seems like I have to turn the volume on the vocal channels up all the way just to get a reasonable volume. So I was thinking about exchanging this for the Behringer for a couple of reasons. One, Behringer says they have " sonically superior high headroom mic pre-amps" which of course could just be marketing hype or it could be true. Second, I realized I don't really need a high impedance input, I could just go through my bass amp and then into the mixer. Third, Behringer says it is a "Premium ultralow noise, high headroom analog mixer". Although I have read a few reviews where some people got one that was noisy but they exchanged it and then it was fine.

So what say you in the Behringer XENYX X1204 USB with Effects VS Alesis multimix 8 USB with effects shootout? Here are the links:

Behringer: http://www.guitarcenter.com/Behringe...51-i1512165.gc

Alesis: http://www.guitarcenter.com/Alesis-M...78-i1545212.gc

Oh and the catch is the 30 day period ends in six days so I have to decide quick!

[SHardin]

To the OP, feature creep is built in to all TB threads when discussing an equipment purchase. LOL

[pizzazombie]

our guitartist spilled a glass of coke over it and it still works fine

[mdjuszyn]

I have a XENYX 802 mixer and it does exactly what I want and expect. Got it on sale for $45 a couple years ago. No complaints. Our praise band at church uses a PMP5000 powered mixer and we have nothing but good things to say about it.