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Published on 10/25/04 at 15:00Our act needed a new amp to drive the mains which are rated at 250watts RMS with an 8ohm load. After leaving a small paper bag with $300 in unmarked $5.00 bills in the managers office of an undisclosed Guitar Center location we picked it up in the alley just after closing. We also threw in another $60 for the extended warranty.
This is a sleek black 2u rack unit with a simple front face - volume knobs for channel 1 and 2. There are RED clipping leds as well as little yellow lights that tell you you have signal - which comes in handy when trouble shooting unwanted silence. The amount of decent power you get: 280watts@8ohms, 700@2ohms, is fanfrickintastic for 3 little Ben Franklins.
This unit accepts TRS, unbalanced and XLR connections - bare in mind you lose something like 10db with unbalanced cables on this unit.
The Outputs are only Speakon or you can pull off the protective covers and use the binding post -so, if you have invested in good 1/4" cables you can get 1/4" to speakon adapters for about $20/pr. Some ther amps in the same power range come with 1/4" outs as well as Speakon and banana plug.
As for setting it up to be other than what it was shipped as ( stereo 8ohm I believe) - you may need a microfiche to read the dip switch position chart on the back of the amp.
This thing is built really solid - I wouldn't try the Tonka approach of letting an elephant stand on it - but we have hauled it around to shows over the past 6 months without issue. Knobs are still attached and it handles variable environments FL outdoor show humidity to crappy air conditioned dirty bar air without a hitch.
We bought the extendo warranty so, in case there is an issue it will be dealt with without question or extended downtime. This is our first Behringer purchase and although we were hesitant due to it being a relatively new player vs Crown or QSC, hence the warranty purchase, this amp is in the same ball park for sound but in the cheap seats with its pricetag.
We have used Carvin, QSC and Crown amps in the past - all excellent - no problems.The Behringer with the speakon adapters and extended warranty was still less than Crown, Carvin or QSC amps in the same power range.
Before buying any amp - download and RTFM, make sure it suits your needs. Behringer is a good sized German company putting out a ton of audio products slated for the US and they give working musicians a new name to consider for sound reinforcement.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
This is a sleek black 2u rack unit with a simple front face - volume knobs for channel 1 and 2. There are RED clipping leds as well as little yellow lights that tell you you have signal - which comes in handy when trouble shooting unwanted silence. The amount of decent power you get: 280watts@8ohms, 700@2ohms, is fanfrickintastic for 3 little Ben Franklins.
This unit accepts TRS, unbalanced and XLR connections - bare in mind you lose something like 10db with unbalanced cables on this unit.
The Outputs are only Speakon or you can pull off the protective covers and use the binding post -so, if you have invested in good 1/4" cables you can get 1/4" to speakon adapters for about $20/pr. Some ther amps in the same power range come with 1/4" outs as well as Speakon and banana plug.
As for setting it up to be other than what it was shipped as ( stereo 8ohm I believe) - you may need a microfiche to read the dip switch position chart on the back of the amp.
This thing is built really solid - I wouldn't try the Tonka approach of letting an elephant stand on it - but we have hauled it around to shows over the past 6 months without issue. Knobs are still attached and it handles variable environments FL outdoor show humidity to crappy air conditioned dirty bar air without a hitch.
We bought the extendo warranty so, in case there is an issue it will be dealt with without question or extended downtime. This is our first Behringer purchase and although we were hesitant due to it being a relatively new player vs Crown or QSC, hence the warranty purchase, this amp is in the same ball park for sound but in the cheap seats with its pricetag.
We have used Carvin, QSC and Crown amps in the past - all excellent - no problems.The Behringer with the speakon adapters and extended warranty was still less than Crown, Carvin or QSC amps in the same power range.
Before buying any amp - download and RTFM, make sure it suits your needs. Behringer is a good sized German company putting out a ton of audio products slated for the US and they give working musicians a new name to consider for sound reinforcement.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com