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Re: [DTXpress] Re: Behringer vs Peavey

2007-01-01 by john@johnallsopp.co.uk

Of the two top mounting screws for the amp, one is bent, the other has
sheared, which suggests the amp part was hit at some point. There's no
external damage, and I certainly don't know about that. It's been like
that a while.

?

J

 > My Behringer KX1200 has been running for years now with no issues. It
> never moves out of the corner of my practice room though, so maybe it
> doesn't handle movement well? Seems like most of the people that have
> problems are gigging with them...
>
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, john@... wrote:
>>
>> Hi Randy,
>>
>> Thanks for all that, and other's comments. It's interesting .. I
>> certainly did get, from this list, people saying Behringer stuff is
>> unreliable. But now the comments are much more equivocal, sensible
> and
>> balanced, which is nice to hear. I don't mean the others weren't,
> just
>> that this is more what I expected.
>>
>> Anyway, I've removed the amp part and it's packed to go for a
>> potentially \ufffd60 repair. I can't see anything's visibly blown on it
>> though.
>>
>> J
>>
>> > John, I have a Behringer UB2442FX,I had a Peavey 16 channel
> board, I
>> > have a Mackie 16.8 bus. I have a Peavey 2000 stereo amp and a Gem
>> > sound amp. The Behringer has been used on the road and it has
> seen a
>> > lot of miles. I had a channel to go out on it after a lot of use.
> The
>> > Peavey mixer was built more durable but a channel failed on it
> also.
>> > My peavey 2000 amp has been a work horse. I say this and it will
>> > probably croak this weekend. The Mackie stays only in my studio
> so I
>> > can't compare it to road use. A friend of mine runs a DJ service
> and
>> > she is always having one of her Mackie boards run in for repair.
> and
>> > another group I know has had their peavey to go and go without any
>> > problems. I just got the GemSound and the only complaint I have
> with
>> > it is the fan is noisy. I bought it because a friend runs his
>> > DTXpress II thru a Gem sound powered speaker and it has lasted for
>> > about 3 years now and I like the sound of it. The amp part of the
>> > speaker only has treble and Bass, but the speaker has a 15 a horn
> and
>> > 3 piezeo tweeters and they balance out the drum kits well. Here is
>> > the way I look at it. Amps are built with semiconductors. Amps put
>> > out power and with power it generates heat. heat causes
> components to
>> > fail. No matter what brand it is failed parts will happen.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, john@ wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Hey ppl
>> >>
>> >> I just thought I'd report in.
>> >>
>> >> When I was choosing an amp, most people recommended Peavey, but
> some
>> >> recommended Behringer and I went for the latter in a fit of EU
>> >> support, and I think I believed that the Behringer with its three
>> >> speakers would give a wider range than the Peavey, with its one.
> I
>> > may
>> >> well be wrong about all of that.
>> >>
>> >> Anyway, I was warned that Behringer has a reputation for
>> >> unreliability, but someone else said that, this being a new
> product,
>> >> perhaps they'd fixed that.
>> >>
>> >> So a few weeks ago I was on stage, maybe using the amp properly
> for
>> >> about the fourth time, 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.
>> >>
>> >> OK, we wired the kit through the PA and were able to carry on,
> but
>> > not
>> >> before we'd tried to play a song with no drum monitoring. The
> only
>> >> drum sound was that which bounced off the far wall of the hall
> about
>> >> 1/4 a second too late. Very disconcerting.
>> >>
>> >> I ended up using the vocal monitor, which left vocals at a
>> >> disadvantage. So all very upsetting. I'm no longer a Behringer
>> >> supporter. You Peavey people were probably right and I was
> probably
>> >> wrong and I'm sorry.
>> >>
>> >> J
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>
>
>

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