Limiter Enhancer: Boss LMB-3 or Behringer BLE100?

[_sky_]

Hello!


I´ve heard good things about the LMB-3 but I´ve never tried it. The same goes to the BLE100 but in this case people always add the low price tag.

So my question is, and assuming the Boss pedal is better than the Behringer pedal,is there a big difference between these two pedals that justifies going for the LMB-3 or the quality of the BLE is close (or even better) to the LMB-3? The only thing that matters is the sound and not the case. Thanks!

 

[Lebowsky]

http://www.ovnilab.com/reviews/bosslmb3.shtml

http://www.ovnilab.com/reviews/behrble100.shtml

make up your own mind

 

[_sky_]

http://www.ovnilab.com/reviews/bosslmb3.shtml

http://www.ovnilab.com/reviews/behrble100.shtml

make up your own mind

Thanks! I´m guessing I will always have Hiss. By the reviews, excluding the plastic case, it seems that considering the price difference, it doesn´t compensate going for the Boss pedal. I´ve listened two reviews and honestly can´t hear a difference but I will see more videos.

 

[4StringsEnough]

You're better off with a used LMB3 than a new BLE100. Avoid Behringer. Get the Boss. Or look at the BBE Opto Stomp.

 

[seedokebass]

You're better off with a used LMB3 than a new BLE100. Avoid Behringer. Get the Boss. Or look at the BBE Opto Stomp.

I just picked up a used LMB3 for $25 today, and it's in amazing shape! Never played the Berhinger, but I would say hold out for a good deal on the Boss.

 

[triviani]

Boss pedals are virtually undestructible, Behringer, on the other hand..

 

[jking138]

Had the behringer BLE 100 for a couple of years, they are sturdier then people would have you believe, however the circuitry can be hit and miss. If you can get a Boss for cheap, £25-£30 which is possible, go for that otherwise you can find a behringer for around £15-£20 new.

 

[Goteky45]

Behringer is really an hit and miss... Bought their wah years ago... It was broken in less than a month. Bought a flanger (a boss clone), sounds great, has no hiss and is still going strong after 2 years

 

[Feral Feline]

Consider the this TB thread/review, check out this TB thread/review.

 

[aledeville]

I'd rather take none than one of those. Seriously, cheap compressors are something I don't need in my life.

 

[73jbass]

Get the MXR M87. Love mine!

 

[SGT. BAKER]

Get the LMB-3. For this money Boss is ever a save bet by his quality.Buy it used and you will be so close of price of a new Behringer. Give a try, and if you don´t like it you ever can sell better the Boss easily.

 

[GreyBeard]

I have the Behringer and it works very well. I think I paid around $30 for it. It is a Boss clone but is made of much more fragile plastic than the metal Boss. Mine is in a pedal board with 2 other pedals but, I sit it on top of my amp and work the controls with my hands. I don't know how well it would hold up on the floor being kick and stepped on.

 

[Feral Feline]

A lot of Behringer pedals get rehoused into beefier enclosures, offboard wire the pots and jack as well and you've got a much more robust pedal.

 

[eriky4003]

I've had a Behringer Chorus pedal for probably 7-8 years and so far no issues.

 

[groooooove]

LMB-3 is a fantastic unit. I use it in front of my envelope filters to protect speakers.

i had one years ago and sold it, but recently bought another. it's not the best comp/limiter in the world, but it's affordable and reliable and really effective.