Behringer FBQ2496 Feedback Destroyer Pro

24-bit/96 kHz A/D and D/A converter. Ultra-fast feedback detection.

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"Well worth the money."

Feature:
The FBQ elimination features are nice and easy to manage. The use of this unit as a parametric EQ is just plain silly, however, due to reasons listed in "ease of use" below. Learn mode and autolearn mode are horrendously hard on your speakers because they have to really be ringing for the system to tag it as feedback and suppress it. I had to wear earplugs the first time I let the system learn by itself as it was screaming before suppression kicked in. The use of the panic button in learn mode does prevent this from happening. Recommended procedure for shooting a room is listed below.

Quality:
The product looks nice. The brushed aluminum is gorgeous. I gave it a 9 and not a 10 because the knob on the front isn't perfectly round and feels and looks cheap when it's wobbling around as you turn it. Other than that, it is well made.

Value:
Feedback suppression for $150........you can't really go wrong here. Once you've figured the darn thing out it really does it's job well. I was able to DOUBLE the volume of our practices in a small room with this unit because of the feedback frequencies it was supressing.

Desirability:
It has gain LED's and lots of red lights.....looks cool in the rack. I've seen sexier feedback eliminators, but for $150, this is as hot as she's gunna get. ;-)

Sound:
I have this unit connected to all of our vocal mics routed thru a sub-group and it is noiseless. Even when running all 20 filters on a channel the overall impact it has on the sound is negligible.

Ease of Use:
As a feedback eliminator, this unit is easy to use. The manual is dense, but easy to understand IF you study it for a few days while the product is in the mail. The manual is rather deceptive in that it makes you think the unit will automatically nuke feedback within 0.2 seconds. Wrong. It takes much longer to learn or autolearn feedback frequencies and will blow out your eardrums or your speakers first. Here's what I have found works best: Setting the system to learn mode and then slowly increasing the gain on the entire system to deliberately induce feedback while pressing the panic button repeatedly. This helps the system detect feedback more quickly and will save your ears and your speakers. Once all 20 filters are full, back the gain off and you now have instant headroom. Now as a parametric EQ, navigation is so clumsy and difficult you'd be better just spending $100 on a 15-band standalone eq.

Support:
Can't rate this one; haven't needed support.

Overall:
This product does what it's supposed to do and does it well, after you've figured out how to use it without blowing your ears or speakers. As I said before, autodetect functions are quite slow, but using the panic button to help her along greatly reduces the sound level required to trip a filter.

Submitted: 10/15/2007

Style of Music: Rock


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"Super Feedback Suppression and Affordable - What a Concept!"

Quality:
I have had no problems with the unit. I did have the cheaper Behringer older unit ad I had "clock hash" noise always at a low level coming through and it was much slower and harder to use. This unit has worked very well.

Value:
Great value.

Desirability:
Looks like a piece of rack mount audio gear, nothing special.

Sound:
No noise from the unit, and it does a great job of suppressing feedback. Too difficult to use as a parametric EQ, don't waste your time.

Ease of Use:
Easy to set up for Feedback suppression, and that is what I bought it for. I have used it for over a year in my band's monitor amp & EQ rack. We run four separate monitor mixes and I have used it to suppress feedback on two of those channels. Other channels feedback is regulated by a much more expensive Sabine filter and it does the same job at less than 25% the cost! Way to go Behringer.

Support:
no experience

Overall:
This unit meets my band's needs and I don't plan on replacing it.

Submitted: 1/8/2008

Style of Music: Country, Classic Rock


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The FBQ2496 is the fastest (>0.2 sec.) and the only 96kHz feedback suppressor on the market. Using an ultra-fast feedback detection algorithm, it automatically and 'intelligently' locates up to 20 feedback frequencies per channel and sets extremely narrow notch filters to 'destroy' them, leaving the remainder of the signal virtually untouched. Easy does it: with the 'Set-and-Forget' default setting plus the Panic button, your Feedback Destroyer can be up and running in no time! The auto mode continuously monitors the mix, resetting programmed filters automatically, while the manual mode allows individual setting of up to 40 fully parametric filters with frequency, bandwidth and gain adjustment. Open MIDI architecture means that future software updates and flexible communication with digital equipment are a no-brainer. With its various modes you can master just about any live sound situation or use it as a creative sound-shaping tool.

Features:
Automatically and 'intelligently' locates and destroys up to 20 frequencies per channel

Ultra-fast feedback detection (>0.2 sec) due to proprietary FFT signal analysis

Ultra-narrow notch-filters (up to 1/60th octave) for very effective feedback suppression, while keeping highest sonic quality

'Set-and-forget' default setting plus Panic button enable immediate and super-easy Feedback Destroyer performance

Auto mode continuously monitors the mix, resetting programmed filters automatically

Single-shot mode automatically detects and destroys feedback and locks the filter until you reset it manually

Manual mode allows individual setting of up to 40 fully parametric filters with frequency, bandwidth and gain adjustment

Ultra-high resolution 24-bit/96 kHz A/D and D/A converter powered by a 32-bit DSP for ultimate audio performance

Open MIDI architecture for future software updates and flexible communication with digital equipment

Balanced inputs and servo-balanced outputs with gold-plated XLR and 1/4' TRS connectors

Internal switch-mode power supply for maximum flexibility (100 - 240 V~), noise-free audio, superior transient response plus lowest possible power consumption for energy savings

High-quality components and exceptionally rugged construction ensure long life

Conceived and designed by Behringer Germany

Technical Info

Audio Inputs

Connections: XLR and 1/4 in. TRS stereo connector
Type: Electronically balanced input
Input impedance: approx. 20 kOhms balanced
Nominal Input Level: -10 dbV/ +4 dBu (adjustable)
Max. Input Signal Level: +20 dBu at +4 dBu nominal level, +6 dbV at -10 dBV nominal level, typically -40 dB

Audio Outputs

Connections: XLR and 1/4 in. TRS stereo connector
Type: Balanced
Output Impedance: approx. 200 Ohms balanced
Max. Output Level: +20 dBu at +4 dBu nominal level, +6 dBV at -10dBV nominal level

Bypass

Type: Relay, hard bypass in case of power outage

System information

Frequency Response: <10 Hz to 44 kHz
Dynamic Range: 107 dB
THD: 0.007 % typically at +4 dBu, 1 kHz, amplification 1
Crosstalk: <-100 dB @ 1 kHz

MIDI Interface

Type: 5-pole DIN connectors IN/OUT/THRU

Digital Processing

Converter: 24 Bit / 96 kHz
Sample Rate: 96 kHz

Parametric Equalizer (PEQ)

Type: Max. 20 independent, fully parametric filters per channel
Frequency Range: 20 Hz to 20 kHz
Bandwidth: 1/60th to 10 octaves
Possible Value Range: +15 to -36 dB

Feedback Destroyer (FBQ)

Type: Digital signal analysis for feedback recognition purposes
Filter: Max. 20 digital notch filters per channel
Frequency Range: 20 Hz to 20 kHz
Bandwidth: 1/60th octave
Possible Value Range: 0 to -36 dB

Display

Type: 3-digit numeric LED display

Power Supply

Mains Voltage: ~100 - 240 V, 50 - 60 Hz
Power Consumption: Approx. 10 W
Fuse: T 1 A H 250 V
Mains Connector: Standard receptacle

Dimensions/Weight

Dimensions (H x W x D): Approx. 1 3/4 in. x 19 in. x 7 1/2 in.
Weight: Approx. 4.2 lbs.
A 24-bit, 96-kHz digital toolbox! Its effects include compression, expansion, limiting, and alignment delay. Choose from several types of EQ. It's also an RTA with measurement mic input. Connections include balanced analog, S/PDIF, and more.

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