Certainly every stereo sold as a 'system' had to have one, with lots of lights and action. They were still very well built.īy the mid-80's, even complete junk stereos has some kind of controls at least resembling an equalizer if not actually an equalizer. Then they put a spectrum display on them as well. However, it had the side-effect of making a bunch of pretty lights light up. They weren't common, only the really serious audiophile got into them, and they were very well built.Ībout the time that LEDs replaced the VU meter, they started incorporating a LED into each slider, and putting displays on them for output level, which initially was a very useful feature. My feeble old brain seems to recall that in about 1976, the only EQ's out there were primarily from Soundcraftsman, ADC and maybe Pioneer and Sansui, as high end units. Well, there's vintage (80's) and vintage vintage (70's) when it comes to EQ's. BTW, the DEQ2496 I mentioned was low priced because some of the XLR connectors were intermittent due to poor solder joints. I just couldn't make the gear add enough value to keep it in line. I ended up pulling it all out and not using it instead preferring to minimize the devices in the signal chain. You dink and dink, fiddle, tweek, and never are happy. Remember that Behringer is designed to a price point, is highly competitive price-wise and has a massive distribution network around the world - everyone carries it.Īs for the EQ gear, I've dinked (a technical term!) with digital and analog and it is crazy-making. Noobies that are into experimenting with new toys, however, will get a good experience for low cost. You'll find some folks who have modded the stuff for better performance. The old PA and recording pros will diss any Behringer products as unreliable with far better alternatives. I picked one up the other month for $80 but there's a reason why - see below.Īs for the sonic quality and reliability, that's where the knees will start coming up fast. From a value standpoint, it is still pretty good. Although it is marketed for the pro-sumer market (get thee to a Guitar Center's home recording studio section for details), for the home hobbyist, their gear offers a lot of features.Īs for digital gear like the DEQ2496, it is getting a bit old in the tooth from a technology standpoint. Stand back for knee-jerk reactions to Behringer gear.
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