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I think they have qualified my earlier post!
I wasn't basing my comment on heresay or snobbery either. Once upon a time I used to shift loads of Behringer stuff, in fact they couldn't keep enough stock coming to me, I'd wait months for orders to arrive. Then it became cheaper for the end-user to buy from a place in Germany than use me - in fact it became cheaper for me to buy from the place in Germany than get it from Behringer as a dealer!!
The upside with them is that their stuff is dirt cheap, and I guess they have passed the shrinkage in price to the end-user, rather than simply making piles more cash. I wouldn't be surprised if several manufacturers' stuff all came out of the same factory.
I do think things like their Ultracurves and quad-gate/comps are OK, I have some that have been used with small rigs for years and though a little noisy, still going strong, no problems (just watch them fuck up next time out now!), and certainly worth a punt if you haven't got the cash to spunk on top-end gear, but their PA stuff I wouldn't touch with a barge-pole.
Guaranteed to make you look like a cunt in the middle of a gig when it goes tits up.
Personally, I'd either save a little harder or tap someone for some cash, rather than blowing what little you have on something that could be unreliable, and will get you nothing when you do upgrade. Have a look and see what decent used proper amps come in at, you might not be too far our cash-wise. If you need a stop-gap, you obviously have plenty of gigs - think how a shitty amp will make things a pain in the arse.
Like jgcable says, great for dossing about on, cheap as chips, but me, I'd rather rely on a 25 yr old Marshall head and Boss DS1 than a brand new Behringer amp.
I wasn't basing my comment on heresay or snobbery either. Once upon a time I used to shift loads of Behringer stuff, in fact they couldn't keep enough stock coming to me, I'd wait months for orders to arrive. Then it became cheaper for the end-user to buy from a place in Germany than use me - in fact it became cheaper for me to buy from the place in Germany than get it from Behringer as a dealer!!
The upside with them is that their stuff is dirt cheap, and I guess they have passed the shrinkage in price to the end-user, rather than simply making piles more cash. I wouldn't be surprised if several manufacturers' stuff all came out of the same factory.
I do think things like their Ultracurves and quad-gate/comps are OK, I have some that have been used with small rigs for years and though a little noisy, still going strong, no problems (just watch them fuck up next time out now!), and certainly worth a punt if you haven't got the cash to spunk on top-end gear, but their PA stuff I wouldn't touch with a barge-pole.
Guaranteed to make you look like a cunt in the middle of a gig when it goes tits up.
Personally, I'd either save a little harder or tap someone for some cash, rather than blowing what little you have on something that could be unreliable, and will get you nothing when you do upgrade. Have a look and see what decent used proper amps come in at, you might not be too far our cash-wise. If you need a stop-gap, you obviously have plenty of gigs - think how a shitty amp will make things a pain in the arse.
Like jgcable says, great for dossing about on, cheap as chips, but me, I'd rather rely on a 25 yr old Marshall head and Boss DS1 than a brand new Behringer amp.
Some of you have had okay, if not good, experiences... others, not so much.
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