Inexpensive gear: Nady vs. Behringer?

[Inazone]

A frequently see Behringer criticized for ripping off other manufacturers' designs, and some folks question the reliability of Behringer products, but there's definitely some useful stuff in their line. Nady seems to be the only brand that consistently comes close to matching Behringer's prices, but I'm wondering if Nady gear is any good. I never really seem much mention of the company or its products. Any thoughts?

[jgcable]

Re: Inexpensive gear: Nady vs. Behringer?

They are both good. They both make entry level gear and high end stuff. IMHO, with both brands you honestly get what you pay for.

[hippietim]

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Behringer is VERY hit or miss. Some good stuff (V-AMP) and some genuine crap (like this powered PA/mixer head thingee I bought). I've tried out some of their amps and other rack stuff and it was all pretty medicore - good price/performance value though.

Nady has made some kickass pedals and wireless stuff - not sure about anything else.

[mab8485]

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I love my v-amp 2 as a head phone amp or running through computer speakers.

But my gmx212 has a weird intermittent static sound. I know the sound is coming from the preamp because when i use the slave in the sound goes. Plus, a few of the LED's in the little effects window have crapped out. Dont buy a behringer amp unless you can afford to repair/replace it.

[CodeOfHonour]

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Behringer is VERY hit or miss.

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Exactly. I owned a Virtualizer multi-fx which was just a piece of crap (shitty sounds and even the bypass destroyed my sound) and a FCB 1010 midi-controller which is quite a nice piece of equipment (although it is heavy as a tank and huge as a truck).

[atilla]

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Nady is also making a tube head. That could be interesting.

[metallicarocks]

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(Sorry for the late post)

I think both are extremely hit and miss.

Nady mics suck, especially the starpower 9's. I also used a Nady powered mixer at rehearsal once. It worked okay. Extremely limited features, but it worked good enough for rehearsal. No buzziness.

Behringer, as far as guitar amps go, tries to cram too many features into one package for too little $$$, therefor giving you a lot of shitty features. Sure it has 200 effects, but to be adjusted with one knob? Also, I couldn't get a very "metally" tone out of any of them. I've never tried out a V-amp though, maybe those are different.

As for mixers, other mics, and recording/soundproduction stuff, I'd be curious to find out myself.

Stay away from cheap peavey mixers! Buzzy as fuck!

[Deneb]

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I hear the V-amp is bad ass. I've got a friend whose live rig is a Behringer rack thing, into a Nady power amp. I said "why aren't you using the JCM 800 anymore?" He said, that this rig, to replace would be like 400$, and not a big deal, and sounds great.

[LexLuthier]

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That Behringer knock off of the Tech 21 Trademark 30 is a pretty cool sounding practice amp for a C-note.

[Cleveland Metal]

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I haven't bought a behringer product myself worth having.

[Twisteramps]

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The FCB1010 footswitch is well made if you need a decent midi controller.

Pete

[mwm70]

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I own the Behringer 300 watt bass head and their 20 channel powered mixer and they have performed well. I did an outdoor gig last friday here, it was 98 degrees with ungodly humidity when we started. Both amps were left on for 3+ hours without any additional cooling help and ran fine under some extreme conditions (108 with heat index). Granted it is only two items in a large product line but they have not disappointed me at all.

[maotar]

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I currently own the ADA-8000 8 channel preamp, V-amp pro and BCF2000 motorized fader controller (i even run the userforum of the last one) and they all rock, sure they are not the best out there but they deliver real bang for the buck IMO.

[catzodellamarina]

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The best wireless I ever owned was the old NADY 101. Maybe it was due to less radio waves in the air during the 80's? [img]/images/graemlins/scratchhead.gif[/img]

My friend ran a jamnight at a bar and rather than use his good PA and guitar amps, he bought Behringer stuff to get the jam rolling. Surprisingly it has still lasted through years of jams, musicians toying with knobs, spilled beer, and tossed in/out of the bar basement. Not bad for blue light special stuff.

[RacerX]

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Here's a tip: Look in the back or underside for the country of origin. If it says MADE IN CHINA, avoid. [img]/images/graemlins/eviltongue.gif[/img]