"Behringer Has Done It Again"
This reviewer purchased this item from Same Day Music.
Sound:
Sound quality's good. For the price you can say it's great. Definitely not as good as a Mackie or an Allen & Heath, but then again, you're not paying a grand or more for the board.
One thing you need to know is that the mixer is sensitive to EMI/RFI and AC line noise. So if you get some constant noise, make sure you use a power conditioner to take care of the line noise. I used to work with a Mackie in the same environment, and it didn't have the noise problem. I assume the Behringer is just more sensitive and doesn't have any noise filtering for itself.
Feature:
You have pretty much every routing option you actually NEED. Now, you mighe be into more experimental and complicated music. You have to know that this mixer will NOT give you every single routing possibility, but enough for every live performance at least.
The onboard effects are not bad. It really depends on the rest of your gear too. I really just use it for quick and dirty reverb on the vocals when we practice. I have used it for live shows twice. It sounds good enough to a normal listener's ears.
--I don't use any other of the effects--
Quality:
Behringer makes great stuff. This board is very well-made as well. Again, you can't expect to get a Mackie or an Allen & Heath quality, because you're not paying $1600. In my opinion, the quality-price ratio is higher than A&H and Mackie.
Manufacturer Support:
I have never had a problem with this board. Except the noise caused by the AC line noise, which was immediately solved by a $5 surge protector/line filter from OfficeMax! But I've had some problems with other Behringer products (B-1 condenser / HA4600 Headphone Amp) and the customer support doesn't reply as fast as you need them to. But they DO.
Value:
For the price... you just simply can't beat it. It's worth every penny.
The Wow Factor:
We use this mixer solely for live shows and practice sessions. If I were to buy a mixer for these purposes I would buy a Behringer again. THE very best bang for the buck.
Overall:
I'll only buy another mixer if this one starts giving me trouble, or if I get extremely rich and can afford an A&H!
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