On 3/3/06, Loki Davison <loki.davison@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 3/3/06, timg <timg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Joe Hartley wrote: > > > > >On Wed, 01 Mar 2006 22:53:20 -0800 > > >Florin Andrei <florin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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 > > > > > > -- > > The information contained in this email is confidential, intended > > only for the use of the party to whom it is addressed. If you are > > not the intended recipient, please be aware that you are strictly > > prohibited from sharing,distributing, or copying this email. > > If you have received this email by mistake, please notify the sender. > > > > Thank you > > Timothy Alan Gorman > > Petr-all Petroleum / ExpressMart > > 6567 Kinne rd Dewitt ny 13214 > > Cell 315 415 8108 > > Office 315 446 0125 x 126 > > > > > > > > > > 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
