Re: [Harp-L] PA systems

[Rick Davis <bluesharpamps@xxxxxxxxx>]

I'm with Tom Ball on this.  I use an all-Mackie PA:  808M powered
mixer, C300 mains, and C200 monitors.  It is compact, loud, and sounds
beautiful.  For typical bar band gigs, this PA will fill any room.
(Vocals, line out from harp amp, and kick drum)

I've tried Behringer and was disappointed. The Mackie system has
lasted for years under heavy use with never a single issue.

-- 
-Rick Davis
The Blues Harp Amps Blog
http://www.bluesharpamps.blogspot.com/




On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 8:04 AM, Timothy Kane <hawkeyekane@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I have mixed feelings on Behringer live sound products....my band used a 16 channel Behringer Harbinger mixer (having trouble remembering which exact model), and lemme suffice it to say, we no longer use Behringer products. That board was nothing but trouble. Channels continually went bad on it, the outputs also crapped out occaisionally, and the only way to get it fixed with the warranty stipulations was to ship it to a workshop in St. Louis, and that workshop usually had about a two-week turnaround. Our band not only plays at least two gigs every weekend, but our band leader also hosts two to three open jams with that equipment every week. I'd say if a Behringer unit is only gonna be used three or four times a month, then it might be okay. But in terms of durability and life in use, they're not all that great. Just my 2 cents....
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