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

On Wed, 01 Mar 2006 22:53:20 -0800 Florin Andrei <florin(a)andrei.myip.org> wrote: 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. -- ====================================================================== Joe Hartley - UNIX/network Consultant - jh(a)brainiac.com Without deviation from the norm, "progress" is not possible. - FZappa