behringer ep4000

[rptrsn2]

my band is currently using a peavey 8300 powered mixer for vocals only. we would like to start micing everything to try and improve the mix, being this is a part time basically for enjoyment only venture i,m not wanting to lay out alot of doe right now. my thoughts are our peavey mixers main out to a crossover then using both channels out of the ep4000,highs to our 15 peavey tops and lows to a pair of peavey 18 subs. would this work and is the behringer a waste of time, i know its a behringer but at $370 if its anyway near the output it says it would do for now. has anyone used this amp,is it decent at least or a complete waste of money? thanks

 

[T-Bird]

Hi.

My experience about Behringer power amps has been less than stellar.

They tend to shut down for no apparent reason, heat up a lot etc.

The amp I'm most familiar with has been on the bass drum duty and a few gigs have been done with an unamplified BD .

The price is tempting, especially with 3 year warranty, but the weight and unreliability is a no-no to me.

Get a QSC, Crown or similar. IMHO only of course.

Regards
Sam

 

[Justice]

unlike T Bird, my experience with Behringer power amps has been fantastic. I have been using an EP1500 in my bass rig since they came out (on my second one, since first one was stolen). It has always been run in bridge mode into either a single 15" cab or a combo of 2x10 + 15. It has never failed.

In my bands PA system we have 2 EP2500's (both were bought as B-stock) and 2 EP4000's that were purchased new.

The EP2500's were our sub amps for FOH and have never failed. The EP4000's have replaced the EP2500 for the subs and the EP2500's have been moved to the monitors. And I'll say this, the EP2500s are really overkill for our monitors, but they work every show and have been completely reliable. We expect the same out of the EP4000's.

Other amps that we have discontinued using due to problems are a Crown CE2000 (would thermal and shut down way to easily, and this hase been my experience with every Crown CE series amp I have worked with) a Peavey CS800 that was retired due to a problem with its input jacks failing and a Carvin DCM series amp (forget the model) that would randomly shut down. FWIW, most other Carvin DCM series amps I have used have not had this problem. All these amps were on monitor duty and were not worked near as hard as the FOH amps.

The biggest problem I have with the Behrigner EP4000 amps is that they are heavy! And I don't like lifting heavy things...lol

 

[rptrsn2]

thanks , i,ve done some more reading and i think this will work for us, even if only a year or so it will help untill we can afford better. if it does good for us then even better.

 

[MrTAteMyBalls]

i used a behringer amp for a portable PA rig for showing outdoor movies. it powered 2 mains and a sub, was quiet and i was involed with the project for about a year and never had any problems. usually setting up and showing 1-2 movies a month, ocassionally more. this is my experience only.

 

[i_got_a_mohawk]

The EP1500 and EP2500 get some of the best rep out of the behringer product line, I'd hope the EP4000 stands up with them

 

[rptrsn2]

also found their epx series with a crossover, thats got me even more interested, that and a pair of subs and we'd have a decent powered starter pa we could build from

 

[Barisaxman]

Just as an FYI, the EP4000 is nothing more than an EP2500 with a peak power in in the specs and a bigger number in the model name to match the peak power. Real world specs make it the same amp....

 

[bass4u]

My band has been using 3 Behringer power amps (they are heavy) a 16 channel Behringer mixer, 2 Behringer graphic eq's and a Behringer stereo compressor for 5 years worth of rehearsals and probably 40 gigs a year and actually haven't had not a single issue with any of the Behringer equipment. I have used QSC, Crown and Peavey power amps before that were not as reliable as the Behringer. Guess I've been lucky with the Behringer gear.