Re: Any recent word on the Behringer X32?

On 9/11/2011 2:29 AM, Trevor wrote:

Everything except the power supply is mounted on one gigantic circuit board.

Nope, I think it was Alesis who pioneered the single board unrepairable
mixer long before Behrenger, or even Mackie.

That Alesis mixer took it a step further than anyone else, and anyone since, thank goodness. The switch contacts and pot and fader elements were printed on the board so there was no wiring involved. But when a fader track got worn, you couldn't replace just the fader, you had to replace the whole board. I think the 1622s all turned to dust, but it was a $1,000 16-channel mixer when nobody else made one.

They also had a large format recording console for a short time. I don't know if they ever sold any, but it was a great match for three ADATs to make a 24-track control room. Alesis was a pretty innovative company back in the early days.

Who the hell in their right mind would want to pay a service centre to
replace a pot even IF they were available? It would cost as much as a new
Behrenger mixer anyway!

Somebody who had a mixer that served his needs and wanted to continue using it. There indeed is a point where the cost of repair exceeds the cost of replacement since it's not any easier to replace a pot on a 4 channel mixer than on a 24 channel mixer, but the cost of replacement is significantly different.

Exactly, but at least affordable disposable comodities. There are many other
brands that are far more expensive disposable comodities.

The thing is that people buy products in this price/functionality range because that's all they can afford. It enables them to do something that they couldn't otherwise do. They don't buy them with the idea that they'll throw them away when they develop a problem that can't be ignored, so they're pissed when that ultimately happens.


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