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Behringer 210

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heath_the_great

Jan 27, 2002
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well, before the flaming starts, there is no ethics in this post or comparisons.....

i used one of these the other night at a church gig, just with my peavey mark 3, (i was too lazy to take my rig and the store i work for our pastor works there and the keyboardist owns the store so hey) and i wanted to try it out in a "real world situation" and i gotta say, i was totally blown away, it sounded great, had bucketloads of tight bottom end, the tweeter sounded like turd but once that was turned off, this cab by itself shook the house....

after our little set was over i left to go over to maccas around the corner and walking back i could hear the band in the middle of the street and wow, i could hear that little amp blasting away, clear as anything outside:eek: ........im extremely considering getting two to use every now and then...gear gets so tempting when you can get it at trade prices:D
 
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heath_the_great said:
after our little set was over i left to go over to maccas around the corner and walking back i could hear the band in the middle of the street and wow, i could hear that little amp blasting away, clear as anything outside:eek: ........im extremely considering getting two to use every now and then...gear gets so tempting when you can get it at trade prices:D
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Paper cones or the aluminum cones?
 
#12
Here we go again!! LOL


Putting all politics aside - I tried out the BB210, the 210 and the BB115 in combo, and the BB410 before I decided on the 410.

I found the 210 was nice and tight, heaps lighter than the 410, but just started to cut out on the low E and F and didn't have the thump I wanted at the very low end. Since I also want to get a 5 string soon, I decided on the 410 which was just deep and tight lerve.:)

The 115 combo was an interesting mix, gave me the bottom end but also muddied it up a little - and most importantly I found it had a very different sound standing close than standing at the end of the shop. The 15 seemed to throw its voice out quite a way and so I had less idea of the tone I was making if I stood close.
 
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Eric Moesle said:
I'm personally dubious of any assessment where someone claims that a 2x10 by itself . . . ANY 2x10 . . . . was "blasting away" and "shook the house". I don't care if its an Eden . . . its still a 2x10 . . .
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Go try an EA nl-210. Seriously. I thought the same thing till I got this cab. It is the only 210 I've ever heard or used that can handle FOH for a medium rock venue. Will it keep up with a dimed all tube 100 watt 412 g****r rig? No. But I regularly keep up with a 410 Fender Deville combo which is either 40 or 60 watts. I can't remember which. Too durn much for any guitarists actual needs at any rate.

I won't get into the ethical side of the B debate. I will say that every Behringer product I have used has been of inferior quality and has failed. I won't waste my money on them in the future.
 
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Kael said:
I won't get into the ethical side of the B debate. I will say that every Behringer product I have used has been of inferior quality and has failed. I won't waste my money on the in the future.
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Any instrument amplification device my band has used made by the B has failed. But I do have a Berhinger mixer and it has been working just great. The amplification stuff just is too unreliable for a gigging band.
 
#15
Funny. First Behringer product I bought was a mixer and it crapped out within three months. Replaced it with a Mackie that was in perfect working condition when I sold it 6 years later. Hope that mixer holds it together for you.
 
#16
Kael said:
Funny. First Behringer product I bought was a mixer and it crapped out within three months. Replaced it with a Mackie that was in perfect working condition when I sold it 6 years later. Hope that mixer holds it together for you.
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Maybe I was just lucky. I guess Berhinger is kinda hit or miss, you either get a good deal or you get something that craps out after a month.
 
#17
The mixers (powered and passive) have an extremely good reputation for reliability.

edit: And speaking of QC/reliability, it's funny that none of you ever mention the first-generation Fender Bassman 400 combos of about 4~5 years ago that were blowing out their under-rated dual 10" speakers with monotonous regularity. :)
 
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deebee said:
The mixers (powered and passive) have an extremely good reputation for reliability.

edit: And speaking of QC/reliability, it's funny that none of you ever mention the first-generation Fender Bassman 400 combos of about 4~5 years ago that were blowing out their under-rated dual 10" speakers with monotonous regularity. :)
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Maybe because that was 4-5 years ago? Just a thought :hiding:. I have used a Bassman for practice a lot. I think its about 2 years old. Its the 15 loaded version.
 
#19
I bought a practice amp, just a little 15 watt so i dont have to lug my big one over to the drummers house.

Tried a new one out and it sounded good enough so i went and got a 2nd hand one. I doubt if its gonna keep up even for a quiet jam.

And he plays an electric kit!

So, it does seem hit and miss, but then again (and i expect that this point has been made many times before), the gear is not targeted to alot of the people on this site..its targeted at people buying their first gear.

Also, a guy tried to sell me the 115 cab the other day. Why he tried to sell me the cheapest cab in the place i dont know.(especially cause when i was in there last another guy tried to sell me a mesa big block and 4 x10!!, they need to work on their sales strategy :eyebrow:
 
#20
daffy said:
Here we go again!! LOL


Putting all politics aside - I tried out the BB210, the 210 and the BB115 in combo, and the BB410 before I decided on the 410.

I found the 210 was nice and tight, heaps lighter than the 410, but just started to cut out on the low E and F and didn't have the thump I wanted at the very low end. Since I also want to get a 5 string soon, I decided on the 410 which was just deep and tight lerve.:)

The 115 combo was an interesting mix, gave me the bottom end but also muddied it up a little - and most importantly I found it had a very different sound standing close than standing at the end of the shop. The 15 seemed to throw its voice out quite a way and so I had less idea of the tone I was making if I stood close.
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I use the BB210 + BB115 for my rig, i think they suit each other very well. I have had very good results with almost every piece of Behringer gear I have, and the times I have had issues with anything, Behringers customer service has been top notch. Most of the time when i'm looking for a piece of gear, if Behringer makes something that does what I want, i'll be inclined to try it first. So when I needed to replace my stolen cabs, i decided to try the Behringers (it also helped that a friend of mine had purchased the BB210 and had been raving about it) I think they sound great. And more importantly, people whos opinions I trust think they do as well. My drummer says he thinks this rig has better definition than my old rig (2x10 + 2x12) and says he can hear me better during shows (we have nothing but vox in our monitors so he is relying on hearing my rig.)

For fun last Friday, we were playing a small club that we didn't want to be too loud in so I only took in my 115 and played my modded SX P bass all night. I was a bit suprised, but the 115 by itself produced a nice thick tone which suited the P bass perfectly. I lost some definition by not having the 210 in as well. But the 115 did a fantastic job by itself.
 

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