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Topic: New Behringer Amps |
John Russell
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Austin, Texas
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Posted 1 Sep 2003 6:14 pm |
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I know they're fairly new, but has anyone tried the Behringer Vampire 112 or the Vintager AC 112 amps? If they're anything like their other gear, they should be of high quality at a very reasonable price.
The Vampire features amp modeling and digital FX with one 12" speaker, the Vintager features a tube preamp and digital FX. Both include many nice features like headphone jacks pre DSP send/return for dry recording and wet monitoring. All this for around $250 and a weight of 41 lbs.
No, I'm not a rep for this company, I just like what I've seen and heard of their product line. Having great tone and built-in FX plus easy portability could close the deal with me.
They also feature "twin" -type amps in stereo with pairs of 10" and 12" speakers.--JR |
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Bobby Lee
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Cloverdale, California, USA
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Posted 2 Sep 2003 10:20 am
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"High quality amp modeling" is an oxymoron, in my opinion.
I think the real question is: is it as good as a Line 6? Line 6 wrote the book for modeling amps, and everyone else is playing catchup. The Behringer amps cost a lot less. If they come close to the versatility of a Line 6, they are well worth the money.
But the bottom line is that modeling amps don't quite cut it when compared to real tube amplifiers. It's close but no cigar, IMHO.
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Alan Kirk
From:
Scotia, CA, USA
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Posted 2 Sep 2003 10:39 am
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[This message was edited by Alan Kirk on 02 September 2003 at 04:04 PM.] |
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Gary Jones
From:
Mount Vernon, Wa
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Posted 2 Sep 2003 11:30 am
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I have purchased some of the small Behringer mixers for the television station where I work, and have one in my home studio (OK, it's a spare bedroom with a lot of audio gear)and have had very good results with them.
The rumor in the broadcast community is that Behringer keeps its costs down by co-opting the electronic designs of other companies, thereby reducing R and D costs. As I say, this is a rumor, and I have no hard facts to support this position.
What I do know is that I have had good results from all of their products that I have used, with no quality issues.
One other thing. If you see them at a trade show as I do at NAB every year be sure to pronounce it "Behr-in-ger". If you say "Behr-in-jer" they will look at you funny and make little sniffing noises.
Gary Jones
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