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Post by roly on Sept 23, 2021 22:39:01 GMT -5
I own some Behringer gear that is fine for my needs....when it works.
I own two Ultragain Pro 8 pieces that function very well for talkback, guide tracks, and as sends to headphone amps for tracking.
One went for a schitt yesterday, fortunately, I own two and was up and running in a few minutes.
I expect the high failure rate is due to cheap components and poor quality control.
I submit that the new name should be Spareinger.
Don't buy just one.
cheers
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Post by ninworks on Sept 24, 2021 4:02:48 GMT -5
I have had, and still have, some Behringer gear. It has always performed well for me. I had a 24 channel mixer that worked fine that I used for a number of years before I sold it. I sold it because I didn't need or use it anymore. I still have a 4 channel Behringer headphone amp that works very well and has some nice features. I have an acquaintance who has a Behringer X32 digital mixer with the Midas preamps that he absolutely loves. Perhaps you got a lemon.
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Post by pdf64 on Sept 24, 2021 4:19:58 GMT -5
I thought that the changeover to lead free production would cause a significant increase in equipment failure rates, especially for cheap gear in fairly rough service conditions, but thankfully that doesn’t seem to have happened.
Behringer etc make loads of really useful bits of gear for unbelievably low prices, such that there’s no reason not to get anything you might need. And if it’s really important, it can be cheap enough to get a spare.
Performance / build quality may not be up with the market leaders, but generally it’s fine for most purposes and at a fraction of the cost.
Obviously with a major piece such as a multichannel mixer, buying / carrying a spare isn’t so feasible, so the equation may change a bit.
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