I also own a vestax vmc-004, which i had for almost 5 months, and it is going great, not one problem can be found in it.

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Originally posted by Stu Cox I'm not sure what people's views are on the cheaper Stanton mixers?

I hated my Stanton M.304, the fader curve was a pain in the arse and the EQ knobs were too small and fiddly.

Im not saying behringer makes the best audio equipment but its not half as bad as you guys are making it out to be. When i first started out(last summer) I bought a VMX-100 for 50 bux. I was happy becuase i had got it for a pretty good price. And concerning its structural integrity I'd rate it pretty high. As a beginer I abused the shit out of it doing retarted mixes and and all that and sure the fader and knobs wore out but that should be expected from 4 or 5 months of everyday use/abuse. But even today i can take it out of the box and it will do everything it needs to do with no problems at all. The sound quality stinks i admit but i recorded some decent sets off it and he quality wasnt horrible

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Originally posted by squats Im not saying behringer makes the best audio equipment but its not half as bad as you guys are making it out to be.

Yes it is. The only time it isn't is if you don't know any better.

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Originally posted by RJT Yes it is. The only time it isn't is if you don't know any better.

Did u even read the whole thing i had barely just posted it and you already responded

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[i][b] can anyone comment on how the SQ compares to the behringer?

Yep! I used to have a behringer VMX-200. I thought it was fine, until I bought the Vextax VMC-004. The sound quality is much better, as well as the faders, EQ, and monitoring system. I can't stress how terrible the EQs were on the Behringer... And I'll listen to mixes that I recorded with it, and it sounds tinny compared to the mixes made with the Vestax.

I've had the VMC004 for just under a year now, and it is still working perfectly. For your budget, I'd say there is nothing better.

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Originally posted by squats Did u even read the whole thing i had barely just posted it and you already responded

It takes about 20 seconds to read what you posted...


And RJT is right.

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Originally posted by squats Im not saying behringer makes the best audio equipment but its not half as bad as you guys are making it out to be. When i first started out(last summer) I bought a VMX-100 for 50 bux. I was happy becuase i had got it for a pretty good price. And concerning its structural integrity I'd rate it pretty high. As a beginer I abused the shit out of it doing retarted mixes and and all that and sure the fader and knobs wore out but that should be expected from 4 or 5 months of everyday use/abuse. But even today i can take it out of the box and it will do everything it needs to do with no problems at all. The sound quality stinks i admit but i recorded some decent sets off it and he quality wasnt horrible

I'm afraid I agree with Grandmaster RJT - faders wearing out after 4 or 5 months of everyday use is still pretty rubbish, even the faders on my old Gemini mixer took a couple of years before they started crackling and I was using that for hours every day when I was back at school.

I do agree that for $50 if it only lasts 4 or 5 months then it's no great loss, but if you can stretch to $200 odd and get a mixer by a more reputable brand then it'll last for years and years as a solid, reliable mixer.

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The thing about Behringer is that so many folks come on here having already purchased Behringer gear (that's probably still in the post), trying to learn more about the equipment they just payed their hard earned cash for. More often than not, they then get defensive because they're either content with what they've got initially or simply can't deal with the possibility that what they just purchased and haven't even received yet is a piece of complete rubbish.

I know, I speak from experience.

We're not trying to mock users of Behringer equipment - everyone has to start somewhere. The point is simply to try to help as many people as possible avoid making the mistake of starting with Behringer, as more often than not the experience ends in complete disapointment.

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pretty sure im gonna go for the VMC004 now, it looks really nice and better built than the behringer, what are the EQs like? on the behringer the low basically controls the whole track

the only problem is the fact you cant use a phono input as a line on by pressing a button

also can you switch the crossfader off?

They make shit DJ gear, but their production gear and mixing consoles are pretty nice.