Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

On Tue, 13 May 2003 19:45:56 +0000, you wrote:

>I found an inexpensive amp that has these features
>
>120-Watt RMS amp in 3-way bass reflex cabinet 
>Custom-made 15 in. woofer, 5 in. midrange speaker and HF driver 
>Full 4-channel operation with separate volume and effects send 
>Additional XLR mic input on channel one 
>Active, extremely musical 4-band EQ 
>Stereo tape I/O, effects send/return, balanced DI out, phones out 
>Additional main out for connection of external amps
>
>$249 at www.zzounds.com (http://www.zzounds.com/item--BEHKX1200)
>
>Behringer website - KX1200
>http://www.behringer.com/02_products/prodindex.cfm?id=KX1200&lang=eng


I was all ready to say "buy it" until I saw it was a Behringer KX1200.

I've read some bad reviews (quite a few) and all say the same thing.
Distortion (hiss, pops and crackles) and very poor packaging.  Many
arrive with a damaged corner due to the poor factory packaging.  I
read one guy's story of how his initial purchase was returned due to a
crushed corner, the replacement came with a damaged corner, and the
replacement for the replacement came with you guessed it, a damaged
corner.  But that aside, the distortion was enough to dissuade me from
buying one.

$50 more puts you in reach of stuff from Peavey, Fender and some
Roland.  All of it better than the Behringer.  You might even keep an
eye out in the classifieds and check your local music shops and pawn
shops for a used model from the three mentioned above.  I picked up a
used Peavey KB-100 on eBay for $165.  The seller was 40 miles from me
so I saved shipping charges by picking it up from him.  I'm very happy
with it.  Great for a small gig, too powerful for the house ;^}, a
clean sound for $165.  I think they go for $300 new.



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Jim