[linux-audio-user] Re: Interesting story for BCR2000 owners

On 3/3/06, Loki Davison <loki.davison@email-addr-hidden> wrote:
> On 3/3/06, timg <timg@email-addr-hidden> wrote:
> > Joe Hartley wrote:
> >
> > >On Wed, 01 Mar 2006 22:53:20 -0800
> > >Florin Andrei <florin@email-addr-hidden> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >>On Wed, 2006-03-01 at 00:31 +0100, Carotinho wrote:
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>>Alle 20:22, martedì 28 febbraio 2006, Lee Revell ha scritto:
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>>On Tue, 2006-02-28 at 08:48 -0800, Mark Knecht wrote:
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>>http://musicthing.blogspot.com/
> > >>>>>http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=8552
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>Behringer might have been cutting some corners?!? I am shocked,
> > >>>>SHOCKED.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>Let's forgive them, for poor musician's sake:)
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>As much as I like Behringer prices, their quality is something totally
> > >>undesirable.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >I find that Behringer's quality varies greatly, as does their
> originality.
> > >I have a BCF2000 controller which is just frelling brilliant. It works
> > >really well, and is, as far as I can tell, a very original piece of
> > >equipment.
> > >
> > >I also have a Behringer T1953 mic preamp which I never use because it
> > >gives me a much harsher sound than I like. I even prefer the preamps in
> > >my Behringer mixer to it. The mixer's not bad, and has never given me
> > >problems.
> > >
> > >The last piece of B gear I'll mention that I have is a cable tester.
> This
> > >is the piece of gear that shows what little regard they have for other
> > >companies when designing gear.
> > >
> > >Here's the B tester: http://www.behringer.com/CT100/index.cfm?lang=ENG
> > >and here's a piece of gear calles a Swizz Army tester, which is the
> > original
> > >product: http://www.samedaymusic.com/product--EBTSWIZZCT
> > >
> > >Other than the color of the case, these units appear identical, except
> > >for the price. This cheesed the folks who made the Swizz Army unit off,
> > >as you might expect.
> > >
> > >Google for behringer and aphex or roland or mackie, and you'll find that
> > >at least early on, the 2 big reasons they were able to sell their stuff
> > >so cheaply was Chinese labor (and that hasn't changed), and having a
> > >copying machine as the heart of their R&D department.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > But if these actions are found to be within legal limits what can be
> done?
> > I must admint that a company that does not invest in it's own R&D is one
> > that will fail... and lose (at least my) respect.
> > tag
> >
> >
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>
> again, the v-amp seems pretty different... not just a direct pod copy.
> There dj mixers are mostly really, really horrible though. a copy of
> pioneer mixers that suck to start with. So a copy of a crap product.
>
> Loki
>

photos are nice...
http://www.polymix-dj.com/catalog/images/djm600.jpg

vs

http://www.bluearan.co.uk/sales/behringer/images/DJX700.jpg
Received on Thu Mar 2 20:15:05 2006