Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

> When I was choosing an amp, most people recommended Peavey, but some
>  recommended Behringer and I went for the latter ... in the middle
of the opening song, when the
> amp
>  failed with a smell of hot electronics and a lot of bass hum,
>  regardless of the settings.
> ___
> Sorry...  Hmmm.  I've had my Behringer for about 3 years, and I've not
> had a problem with it.  Electronics have a habit of blowing out very
> soon or not at all.  That is too bad, really.  I like how the amp,
> despite its ported design, has a very tight damping factor that can be
> felt and heard.
>
> Stephanie Ellison AKA Deaf Drummer
> deafdrummer.org

Hi Stephanie

I've had the amp for a couple of years, and used it off and on for
practices, so it's not an early-fault thing.

And I had a previous problem with the crossover that required a
repair. So, basically, in maybe two years of ownership it's failed
twice, and that's with very light use.

On the upside, the other two members of the band also bought the same
amp model and they've not had a problem, then the local college bought
some and I haven't heard problems from there either.

That made me wonder whether handling a drum signal is more stressful
than a normal keyboard input.

Anyway, my experience is of fatal unreliability (not just, for
instance, a crackling pot or similar). Maybe a Peavey amp would have
given me the same probabilities.

I'm interested in the damping factor thing. What do you mean by that
and how does that help you .. I read about you being totally deaf in a
previous post. I'm interested in online accessibility, which this has
nothing to do with, but it's still interesting.

Someone in a different band on the night said I should buy a .. a
power cable that tidies up the voltages, power conditioner, or
something. He said his colleague's guitar amp is choosy about its
power source. Might there be something in that?

J