Overall User Ratings

"A functional and roadworthy piece of kit for a little money."

Feature:
The absence of a wall wart has to be a major plus. The EQ, aux sends, etc. all do their job. I agree that having no 1/4" jack outputs could be a pain, but the XLRs and phonos are present and correct. The LED meter ladder display is reduced in precision and size in order to fit the physical space available for it. There is also no colour change at 0dB which is unusual and unhelpful. I don't like the new design for the fader 'knobs' - the old one was much better.

Quality:
The build quality is excellent - nothing rattles inside, nothing's loose outside and all the sockets and pots are of good quality. The metalwork case is solid and properly screwed together.

Value:
There are many small mixers on the market, and many of them look suspiciously similar to each other - badge engineered in China, I suspect. The 1204FX comes into this category. But Behringer does give you do get a lot of mixer for a remarkably small amount of cash. If you need a truly professional lump of kit for truly professional work, then possibly look elsewhere and pay the going rate. For serious amateur use, the 1204FX is fine.

Desirability:
I quite like the appearance of this mixer. All the features are arranged in a logical manner with no 'odd sockets' spoiling the view. And yes, the blue power LED has a lot more aesthetic appeal than the more common red one.

Sound:
I use the 1204FX for live location recording. The mic preamps are fine unless you use high gain settings in which case they become noisy - but if you need ultra quiet equipment, be prepared to pay considerably more for it. The FX 100 presets [of which perhaps half are truly usable] are a bit metallic and generate a lot of hiss unless you set up the gain structure correctly, but for non-critical monitoring they are quite adequate - I don't think any of Behringer's FX units are particularly good. Compared to the ubiquitous Mackie, the overall sound is a little brighter, but I wouldn't say that it's worse. Personally, I think Mackie's can be a trifle dull.

Support:
I have never had cause to use the Behringer service department, but a few suppliers have cast doubt on its efficiency. But then, they wanted to sell me a M.................

Overall:
The 1204FX does almost everything I want it to do. The ladder display could be better, and the FX presets are weak and inflexible compared to those available from the likes of Lexicon and Alesis. But if you regard the FX as a bonus and don't need them during mixdown, there is little to complain about. As a simple workhorse for amateur use, the Behringer is hard to beat.

"Read me>>>IT'S AMAZING!!!!!!!!!<< Feature:
The effects are a great bonus. I use them loads.

Quality:
Brill build. Very solid feel.

Value:
If I could, I would give it 100. For that money it's amazing you can get more than a 1 channel mixer!

Desirability:
Has a cool blue light and an LCD display with red lights for MUTE/SOLO and a wicked flashing set of lights, (level monitors).

Sound:
Very flat response way down to around 20 Hz, good quality FX, little bit of hiss when the amp is cranked up high, but barely noticable and solvable. Just put the master quite low and turn up the channel vol/gain.

Support:
Haven't had to deal with them and from what others say, it's very good.

Overall:
Probably one of the most popular desks around.

"Good mixer, great value"

Feature:
It has a lot of features that the UB1204-PRO doesn't have, like FX processor and SOLO/PFL function. The FX section IS NOT useless, ok it has no programmable effects but for common users I think that it's good. Main outputs are only with XLR connectors and without jack connections. Rack mount brackets included are useful.

Quality:
Unlike UB1204-PRO this mixer is a little bit noisy at high volume levels. All other parts and performance are ok.

Value:
I think UB1204-PRO had already have great value, this model too.

Sound:
The sound is great but I feel like something is missing. Recordings are good but channels are noisy when faders are above 0 dB. Disabling or bypassing the FX section will reduce noise. In UB1204-PRO without FX section all channel were clean, in this version all channels (except 5/6) produce noise. It's a good product especially considering the price.

Support:
No problems.