1,200-watt 16-channel powered mixer with multi-FX processor and FBQ feedback detection system.
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Feature:
all the basic features you need are there. the sound processing is fu to mess with but i usually leave it on small room or medium room. some of the effects sound great if you were trying to get some effects out of this thing. i like the options that configs that this thing is capable of. i did wish the bass preamp output had a crossover to fine tune the bass. my active sub has its own crossover so its ok. couple more watts would be fine.
Quality:
feels like good enough quality to last. nothing is loose or flimsy. i wouldn't recommended dropping it but this is simply good advice across all electronics equipment. Knobs are plastic but have a nice weighted feel. (the yamaha mixer in this price range had much cheaper feeling turn knobs and volume lever)i think the main case is aluminum or some other type of metal. the carrying handle is solid.
Value:
behringer doesn't market themselves as a lexus/bmw of Pro Audio. They make affordable equipment. Most of the quality issues ive read about have been from the 90's and early 2000. at this time they were still using 3rd parties manufactures. I think now they make most of their equipment at their own factory in a mini behringer city. quality is on the rise. price per feature, this is a great buy. it does not feel like its gonna fall apart. i'm sure u can buy better quality, but will pay the premium for it.
Desirability:
works great, looks great..but its like rolling up in a new HONDA Civic. its nice, but its still not the same as sporting a BMW or Mercedes. Does mean the car is any less capable to do what it was designed to do.
Sound:
I don't have much to compare it to. I bought it to use as a home theater/music/karaoke system for home use, get together and family parties. I have never been a fan of 5 speakers. a nice 2.1 system is perfect for my taste. i do no use it for DJing, live music, gigging. given that, it sound better than the 1980's Natural Sound Yamaha HT receiver it replaces(which was a very very good receiver back when it was made). and that is good enough for me. I hooked up my satellite receiver, dvd player and laptop, sound is great to me. is is "audiophile grade" probably not. it uses a full range class d amp which is fairly new technology. Class D amps are much cheaper to build per watt, and are more efficient than A/B amps. Some of the best subwoofer amps are class D. because of better and technology fullrange class D can sound as good as most A/B amps, which was not true 10 years ago. i have it hooked up to some Behringer B1520 Pro and BIC America 250watt powered sub.. movies sound awesome, and music bumps great. cant complain. bass bumps.
Ease of Use:
the manual is weak to say the least.. it is not organized well. but the thing is easy enough to use as long as you understand channels, EQ, amp settings, gain,how to read a clipping meter, and volume control. all the other stuff is basically for play.
Support:
do no email. took me 3 days to get Q answers. BUT.. live service is great.. i called, spoke to secretary, ask for tech, she said "would u like to leave a message" i said no, ill wait. got someone on the phone in 2 mins.. he DID NOT have an INDIAN accent and spoke perfect english. and knew his specs and answered Q's quickly and i don't think he had to check his database to use it. i called 4 different times and had great results.
Overall:
Im very satisfied.
Submitted: 10/13/2008
Style of Music: rock
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Feature:
This unit has more features than I see our present group ever needing. We will be trying to do some live recording through the system, effects are great, & voice cancelation is an option for the near future. As time goes on & we learn more about the funtions, I'm sure I will be even more impressed.
Quality:
Only time will tell about true quality. We have only set-up about 10 times as of now, but seems to be a GREAT bang for the buck as far as quality goes. I can say sound quality is as good as I've heard for small systems. Rooms up to about 400 seats & maybe more.
Value:
Right out of the box, the PMP-3000 seems to be a wonderful value.
Desirability:
"Sex appeal" or "lust" is just not words I would use in my description. I think I know what you mean. It does look good & gives a nice attractive on stage appearence.
Sound:
With the PMP-3000, I have noticed that the sound is VERY clean. No humming, buzzing, etc. I sing in a Southern Gospel Quartet to tracks most of the time & this powered mixer is doing a GREAT job. None of the members in our group are sound techs. I have some basic knowledge & with a 5 minute crash course it was easy to make this unit function with a quality sound. We are using SM-86's & Beta 87a mics for vocals. Monitors are Behringer B212XL & mains are B215XL. From the time we started unloading for the FIRST time we had it EQ'd & sounding very nice in about 40 minutes. That was with 3 out of 4 people not knowing anything about set-up. It was easy & sounds VERY good!
Ease of Use:
It has been VERY easy to set-up & crank-up. In less than 30 minutes, our quartet can unload, set, & be singing. This is without sound people! Helps us look & sound good right away.
Support:
Not needed any so far. So is that a 1 or a 10?
Overall:
Overall I would purchase this product again the way I'm using it. Again, I feel the overall value can only be proven in time. I expect Behringer overall to continue to perform. I have NO regrets. Nothing gets a 10 from me. I do believe there is always room for improvment.
Submitted: 5/6/2009
Style of Music: Southern Gospel
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