Feature:
Yes, there are a lot of features is this desk, but what good is that if they are of bad quality, if the sound of the desk is horrible, whatever the features

Quality:
Well, its Behringer quality. You don´t know it it still works tomorrow.

Value:
You get what you pay for ? - NO - with Behringer you get less

Desirability:
I had mine for 2 weeks, did a few gigs with it, and was lucky that somebody bought it of me. No more Behringer product of any kind, Pay a bit more, get something decent.

Sound:
I had many mixers and power mixers over the years. Due to its cheap price I bought the Behringer. Well, it is true, you get what you pay for, But not with Behringer, you actually gett less with this desk, The Sound, well, some out there might like it, it might be OK for an amateur gig, but for pro use, Thanks, but no thanks. Cranking it up beyond a certain level you get a lot of hiss. The EQ section is rather clumsy, it is difficult to achieve a reasonable sound with the EC section in this desk, the knobs are rather unresponsive, not detailed setting is possible. The sound of this is rather flat, the mic pre-amps probably the worst I have heard in any console. For only little money more you get a better product from any other company.

Ease of Use:
Its as any desk, but using it is difficult for the sole reason that whatever you do, the sound stays Behringer sound

Support:
Behringer support is nearly non-existing. They want to sell you their product, then they do not want to hear from you anymore. Try ringing them,(if you find a number hahaha) Try email them, with a lot of search you might find their email, and with some luck you get a response, but I would not bet on it.

Overall:
Overall, It Behringer, Thanks, but No Thanks, Overall this is worst kind of desk I ever had, in terms of sound, and we all know about Behringer quality, - will it still work tomorrow ???

• Submitted: 7/11/2008
• Style of Music: all

Feature:
I play all the instruments in a rock band so with this PA I can leave everything hooked up and ready to play.I have digital drums and an acoustic kit, a behringer bass rig, a guitar stack, a keyboard and 4 mics of vocals, plus a karaoke player and a DVD player and I can leave it all hooked up at once! That is AWESOME! With 2 effects engines and the Voice Cancellation, EQ and Spatial Effects this Mixer is Feature Packed!!!

Quality:
The fit and finish is superb. But I would like to see a stronger metal frame used maybe in the future.After a long session I worry about it running a little hot, but so far so good. I've owned my PMP 5000 for about 4 months and run it at least 12 hours a week and I've had no complaints. I can crank it really loud and it has actually got me invites to play partys for my neighbors who like what they hear!!!

Value:
I would pay $800 for this powered mixer.I plan on buying a 2500 power amp and a couple 18 cabs. Behringer ROCKS!!

Desirability:
This thing is a Beauty. I love the handle on the mixer and just getting a TRUE 20 channels with extra tape ins and outs is great. This is the third PA I've had and so far its the best!

Sound:
The sound quality and volume of this mixer is outstanding. Just make sure you run 2 each 8 ohm speakers on each channel for a 4 ohm load. Alot of morons are saying they expected more power and they are only running one 8 ohm speaker. To drive the amp you need a 4 ohm load.I use this for live rock band rehearsals and record them onto a DVD recorder. Just supply any video input, like a screen saver or vcr cam and this is the cheapest way to a quality recording. Even with all the inputs going it is nearly silent and the volume is great.

Ease of Use:
This thing is simple and forgiving. I haven't had a single problem with feedback. The only feature I didn't get right away was that when you adjust the trim, you want the level l.e.d. to STAY LIT and maybe turn it down just a tad. When you do this the volume is there baby! And STILL no Feedback!I'm experimenting now with using the monitor outs for rec outs so I can just amplify what I want but record it all. Just run 1/4 to rca cords from your monitor outs to your rec device and you can pan sources by having the mon1 high and the mon2 low, giving you a pan effect for your 2 channels! I do this to separate the 2 guitars!!!The only drawback to this system is you need insert effects.

Support:
I have heard complaints about service, but I don'y know I've never needed it so far. I have a buddy that introduced me to Behringer and out of the 3 PA's and a bass amp he owns only his smallest PA lost one channel but he says he beat the snot out of it for 2 years before it blew! I'm buying some Behringer rack mount effects and more Bass gear because you can't beat the value and quality!

Overall:
Like I said I'm going to expand this system with 2 1800x subs and maybe 2 215's, powered by a 2400 watt amp plus 2 powered 15's for stage monitors! This rig should be as big as my band will ever need! With Behinger's prices I can afford a little overkill!!!

• User: a customer from att.net
• Submitted: 2/19/2008
• Style of Music: Rock, Classic Rock, Country, Original Music
• Location: Nipomo, California, U.S.A.

Feature:
It came with the cords needed to power it up. I just love the effects you can do with it.I had my son plug into the board and he started sounding like the beginning of some Pink Floyd songs.The 12 ports let you plug everything into the PA and let it all come out the speakers and subs.With the Euro 2500 amp I'm getting 3000 Watts which is good enough for outdoors.

Quality:
It is made to last. the finish is so cool.I love the dark grey as opposed to the silvery PMH finish.Like I said I just got it 2 weeks ago so I am still on the fence about reliability but all my friends who have had Beheringer boards still have them and they are still pumpin out the volume!!I hope this board will last for years and years.All my friends have had great sucess with them.

Value:
For the features and the clarity of sound I think its the best investment I have ever made.

Desirability:
Its definately a 10!! It just looks cool just sitting there.Easy on the eyes.The handle is just fantastic!! I never seen handles on other boards this big.Lightweight for its size and easy to carry.

Sound:
My God this board for the price and the quality of sound reproduction is fantaetic.I can't wait to try it out on its first show which will be in a weeks time.I have been using it in practice and the power is just really good in a small hall and I just can't wait to try it out in a large room with the large room effects!

Ease of Use:
YEAH boy to every thing!! I haven't had it very long but all indications point to the fact that after you play with it a while you will learn to get better at it the more you use it.The Manual might be a little sketchy though but its enough to get you through.

Support:
When it first cane in it somehow didn't work when I hooked it up.I paniced and called Beheringer support.We went through it step by step and found the problem.The board wasn't in the right mode.When I swiched the 3 way switch to the right one it fired right up and has been goin faithful ever since!!

Overall:
I have just started this company so I think its going to work very well.I chose it for the price and I will keep it hopefully forever.

• User: a customer from yahoo.com
• Submitted: 2/16/2008
• Style of Music: Any besides hip hop
• Location: Wichita Falls Texas USA

Feature:
The Voice Cancellation ability was the most pleasant surprise of 5000. I was skeptical of how well it could perform. But when one of our lead soloists brought in a CD that he wanted to sing (but was unable to secure an instrumental version of the song) I popped it into the Sony CD Player and hit Voice Cancellation. We were both floored. Even though there is a bit of the vocals still evident during playback, while he is performing along with it the audience has no clue the vocals have been removed by the mixer.

Quality:
Everything seems to be right where it was supposed to be. No missing or loose knobs, no dings or scratches. All the promised cables were in the packaging. Very nicely packaged and delivered.

Value:
For the same money spent a few years ago (to replace an aging Peavey XR600c), the Behringer Europower PMP5000 is leaps and bounds a better value for the dollar and a lot more versatility.

Desirability:
Everyone who saw me grimacing at our old setup trying to make it cough out a few more squeaks and squawks saw me beaming sitting behind the 5000 and they knew I was having the time of my life!

Sound:
The sound output with the PMP5000 is great. Our church is small and has an even smaller budget. But when the skeptics actually heard what it could reproduce in our small auditorium all of the abuse and hand wringing I took to get the mixer in the first place turned into praise and thanks. And I have yet to even to begin to scratch the surface of the capabilities of this mixer.

Ease of Use:
Very easy to use, even without looking at the manual. A couple of things labeled differently but very straightforward and the learning curve for a relative n00b like me was minimal.

Support:
No problems out of the box and no problems on it's first live show. Everything was flawless.

Overall:
Since this product had such a banner day (we "premiered" it during our Christmas Program) it will be easy to convince the pockets that certain add ons are necessary like stage monitors, a few more mic inputs on stage, etc.

• User: a customer from pitt.edu
• Submitted: 12/17/2007
• Style of Music: Old style cool (Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, etc)
• Location: Pittsburgh, PA

Feature:
This thing has more toys than I'll use. I don't know if I'll ever need both FX processors, but the feedback detection is very nice and having two different monitor mixes is wonderful. Most mixers have a hi-mid-lo control for each channel, but this one lets you select the mid frequency as well.

Quality:
No problems yet. I have several Behringer products and have never been disappointed, but I'll have to use this for a while to see how well it holds up. The fit and finish are very good and the knobs and sliders all seem well made.

Value:
I can't imagine getting more mixer for the money anywhere else. This thing has great features and is well made. I would expect it to cost 50% more.

Desirability:
Probably the sexiest mixer out there! The knobs are grouped in different colors and the FX and Monitor faders match the individual knobs. I think the dark gray looks more up-scale than the silver (PMH-5000)

Sound:
I'm impressed with the clarity of the sound. I haven't used it at full power yet (I don't have a room big enough!), but I haven't noticed any distortion. Very clean. I'm skeptical about the power rating, but I'm willing to take their word for it till I try it outdoors.

Ease of Use:
Not much to learn here. I needed the manual to figure out that the clip light on the PFL button is different from the "level set" light on the trim knob, but otherwise it's pretty straightforward. I might have put the main master volume slider on the far right instead of the mono fader -- it would be easier to find quickly if necessary and the mono channel won't get used as much.

Support:
Haven't contacted Behringer yet.

Overall:
In the last 4 years I have outgrown two other mixers. I went from an 8-channel with only reverb to a 10-channel Crate with 15 effects and more control over each channel, but even that wasn't enough. I got a cheap unpowered mixer to expand the number of inputs but it was cumbersome. This unit should last me a long time.

• User: a customer from yahoo.com
• Submitted: 8/21/2007
• Style of Music: Acoustic folk-rock-Americana
• Location: Saugerties, NY