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Behringer XENYX 502 Mixer

One XLR input, 5 inputs total.

Overall User Ratings

Overall:
           7 out of 10
Features:
           6 out of 10
Quality:
           5 out of 10
Value:
           8 out of 10
I Want It:
           5 out of 10
Sound:
           5 out of 10
Ease of Use:
           7 out of 10
Support:
           2 out of 10
 
 

"Good value for the money"

Overall:
          8 out of 10
Features:
          5 out of 10
Quality:
          6 out of 10
Value:
          9 out of 10
I Want It:
          8 out of 10
Sound:
          5 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          9 out of 10
Support:
          2 out of 10
User: a customer from gmail.com
Submitted: 8/3/2009
Musical Experience: A/V audio
Location: Santa Barbara CA US

 

 
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Feature:
No accessories, though the dedicated external power supply is a pain. It's big and heavier than the mixer. Worse than that, Behringer scrimped and made it single voltage. Not a problem if you don't travel. If you do and an over-anxious "helper" plugs it straight into U.K. mains and fries the 120v power supply with a quick pffffft, you'll lament the absence of dual-voltage when they were 'conceiving and designing' this thing in Germany for a Chinese factory to churn out. Lots o' luck getting parts - or a response - from Behringer. For the price, consider this item expendable.

Quality:
See above for "on the road" - single-voltage power supply. Mine has a slot in a padded case with lots of other gear and gets on fine. You can't bash it around, but one held up for 3 years just fine. The mechanics are surprisingly good. As to the quality of the electronics, I'll know when something breaks. So far so good.

Value:
It's good value.

Desirability:
Does pretty much what it pretends to do. No glitz or glamor, but functional enough.

Sound:
Compared to my Mackie - best not to. But I bought this little guy to ride around in a Pelican case and travel to seminars to run background music, movie sound tracks, and the audio from Flash and PowerPoint. For that it's fine and the tiny size is a real plus. Not much noise, and the preamp is better than OK for PA and simple voice tracks.

Ease of Use:
For my purpose it's plenty. Everything is straight forward and clear. Even the manual is OK. There's actually lots of flexibility for such an inexpensive product.

Support:
Have one lying around with a fried power supply. Multiple emails to "service centers" listed on the Behringer website have gone unanswered, as has a query to the company, itself. A year ago I asked about dual-voltage or 240v power supplies and got no response. I'm giving them a 2 because they didn't have the opportunity to be obnoxious.

Overall:
Size and weight are important in this portable application. I've replaced one already. The power problem is the big annoyance.

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"Yet another Behringer oversell...nice."

Overall:
          4 out of 10
Features:
          7 out of 10
Quality:
          2 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          3 out of 10
Sound:
          4 out of 10
Support:
          1 out of 10
User: a customer from yahoo.com
Submitted: 4/3/2009
Style of Music: Rap and RnB
Musical Experience: Recording Engineer
Location: Skopje,Macedonia

 

 
Feature:
Though the product had NO acessories,it sounded good with the c414.When i was called to do some Recording for a metal band,i saw this mixer and laughed out loud,but than i almost changed my mind. The preamp is not even close to what they say! In fact,it just cuts the cake and nothing more.You can use it until you buy a stand-alone and it will have a descent quality,but for a 50$ mixer,what do you expect? The small number of channels is NEVER going to be used up on this mixer.Why?Only one amp.But still,the other channels DO have line-ins,so you can plug something else into them. The peak-meter was broken when i came to use the mixer and all,but i don't doubt that the colors were pretty.But when it comes to the BEST features here,i gotta say i was impressed by the separate Headphones jacks.i really loved it-i could monitor what was being recorded in the booth while the artists were hearing the MIDI Mock-Up perfectly on the phones. And there are the Tape and Mix options.Awesome.Though in a mixer this small,you don't need em. So why would anyone be stupid enough to buy this mixer?Phantom Power. Just plug-in a 80$ preamp in a Line-In,Plug the Mic in the Pre,and you're set.At a price of like 50 dollars,i guess it's worth buying. Definitely getting one for MY studio.

Quality:
Behringer,bros! Even if it's a 6000$ console - and behringer will NEVER make a console that pricy- the quality will suck.Why?made In China.Plastic.End of story.But may i remind you again....50 bucks!

Value:
yes...because no1 sells this cheap mixers.

Desirability:
Well it has no sex appeal at all.The plastic looks awful.

Sound:
I cannot call myself an audio engineer with my 16 years,but still i HAVE used some of the best consoles avalible : I've worked with Fairlight consoles,the SSL's and many more classic consoles.Though i was always taught to FLEE from Behringer,when the time came for me to assemble my home studio,the pocket dictated.And so i bought this mixer and guess what-it's just as they said it would be!

Ease of Use:
Yes it is easy,though the manual couldn't be more unclear.

Support:
uuuh behringer.That's all i gotta say.

Overall:
I think that it's a must for any newbie in recording,because it's almost a Starter Set in studios.

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"A real bargain!"

Overall:
          9 out of 10
Features:
          8 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          8 out of 10
Sound:
          10 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          7 out of 10
Support:
          5 out of 10
User: a customer from earthlink.net
Submitted: 10/12/2007
Style of Music: Old school punk and modern blues..
Musical Experience: Learning the tech side of it..
Location: Eastern Arizona

 

 
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Feature:
Very compact and light..no accessories included.

Quality:
It does feel solid. Nice to plug in with the pre-amp, the mic, effects, guitar, drum machine and control it all though the mixer. Great tone though the headphones..

Value:
Bargain really..

Desirability:
Looks like the real deal only smaller. If I order one again I'd get the the 08 instead of the 05.

Sound:
HA! I just got this today..can't remember having this much fun and improving my set up for only 45 bucks...

Ease of Use:
Don't count on the owners manual to figure it out; it's poorly written. No helpful diagrams, nothing..Oh and a bit of a surprise, no on/off switch, have to manually unplug it..

Support:
Ummmmm..checked the website for helpful hints on how to hook up everthing; what is the function of the "main" ect. And nothing..

Overall:
At this point I'm very satsified with the sound quality and the functions.

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