[sdiy] The extreme low cost of audio gear... my little comment somehow got out of hand :P

[Tim Curtis]

I certainly can't agree with the "well made" comment. 

Actually, I'd be hesitant to use "Behringer" and "well made" together in 
a sentence...

I never had a problem with Behringer gear until a few months ago when I 
opened the service center doors and started getting piles and piles of 
their crap coming through the door.

I'm currently on the verge of refusing to service their products.

They're some of the worst built pieces that I've run across, and believe 
me that they have a higher failure rate than other brands - particularly 
their mixers.  I've got a bunch of it in the shop now and get more calls 
about broken Behringer hear than any other.

Tim


WeAreAs1 at aol.com wrote:

>In a message dated 8/31/04 7:05:21 PM, timexheater at comcast.net writes:
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><< ok... i started to write a response to this at noon time today. nine hours
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>later it's done. i put it online here...
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>http://www.robot-dreams.com/misc/behringer.html
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>it contains about everything i have to say on the subject of Behringer,
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>quality, legalities and some other crap... there's an explaination of why in
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>there too.
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>i would really appreciate it if some people read my efforts... >>
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>Thank you Nathan, for your thoughts and your well-reasoned writings on the 
>subject.  I was going to write a similarly impassioned response, but didn't have 
>time.  I am very happy for Behringer's success in the marketplace, and I know 
>it has nothing to do with them (supposedly) stealing circuits and ideas.  If 
>Mackie was half as aggressive, innovative, and forward-thing as Behringer, 
>they would not be in the financial doldrums that they find themselves in today.
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>After being in this business for over 30 years, I do know what good equipment 
>is, and Behringer stuff is very well-made, sounds great -- and the low prices 
>and bang-for-buck are absolutely empowering for musicians.
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>Michael Bacich
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