My parents lost a 500w (rms?) Behringer Europower powered mixer due to a lightning strike and are on the lookout for something new. They've gone to 2 or 3 shops but no one really wants to touch Behringer stuff; the last shop ended up waiting over a month for no-show parts.

What's a nice replacement with readily available parts and good knowledge base? They're looking to spend a max of $400. It will be used for in-home parties/karaoke.

Old Behringer looked similar to this:


So something equally simple would be a plus.

2/21/2011 6:53:19 PM

How many ins/outs do they need?

For $400 i’d almost say they’d be better off going for something used.

You can probably find a good Mackie in that price range.

2/21/2011 7:15:16 PM

used is no problem

8 inputs, 2 channel out would suffice

[Edited on February 21, 2011 at 7:28 PM. Reason : ]

2/21/2011 7:27:09 PM

yamaha, alesis, and yorkville all make very nice powered mixers, many with EQ's and other toys.

2/21/2011 7:28:26 PM

do mackies, alesis, yorkville and yamaha have good parts/knowledge support? I'm leaning towards yamaha because at least I've heard of it

2/21/2011 7:38:34 PM

yorkville and yamaha are dang good. Both have USA service centers. Yorkville designs and builds all their speakers in the USA, not sure about mixers - but either way parts should be no sweat.

Behringer's are not that bad to work on. But getting parts from Germany can be a hassle. They're generally cheap enough to just replace for the cost of a comparable mixer.

Peavey also makes good stuff, but they have a "tone" to them... It's hard to explain but they emphasize the low end. If you're doing dance type stuff they're awesome, and parts are dang easy to come by.

several good units by yamaha on raleigh craigslist.

2/21/2011 8:15:42 PM