behringer uca202 audio interface guitar amp

It’s about the last thing a true card-carrying audiophile would ever consider for their own system. Interestingly, however, the actual amplifier circuitry of the Behringer was very different than the Alesis so the clone accusations beyond the front panel were myth rather than fact.īEHRINGER VINDICATED: Here’s this supposedly awful sounding, made in China, bargain basement, pro amp considered “junk” by many. So the Behringer A500 amp didn’t get much respect and was frequently attacked in the forums as sounding awful, being a cheap copy, and even a “joke”. Looking at the pictures here of both it’s easy to understand the clone accusations. And similar amps by highly regarded companies like QSC, and Crown cost even more. And, at the time, the street price ($200) of the Behringer A500 was half the price of the $400 RA300. Today, not surprisingly, Behringer has a lot more reasonably priced competition.ĪN INTERESTING BEHRINGER STORY: Many years ago Behringer came out with what looked like a clone of a popular power amplifier used in recording studios-The Alesis RA300. The same has been true of other competitors. Mackie, for example was was forced to move their manufacturing to Asia, update their products, and radically drop their prices to stay in the game. But then Behringer changed the status quo with similar products for a small fraction of the price. Before they came along, companies like Mackie had plenty of customers willing to pay premium prices for their gear. They’ve been accused of copying more expensive designs, some say their gear is “junk”, and some are very happy with their Behringer products.įor better or worse, Behringer has changed an entire industry.

Most of the criticism seems related to Behringer charging much less for similar products than some of their competitors. People tend to be rather polarized in their love, or dislike, of Behringer. I love finding bargains that perform far better than their price would suggest!īEHRINGER TRIVIA: Behringer is an interesting company headquartered in Germany.

I also was hoping it might make at least a decent USB headphone DAC. INTRO: The little Behringer UCA202 has a rather loyal following and I’m not aware of anything that comes close for its bargain $29 price.

Behringer uca202 audio interface guitar amp