The Best Amp for the Price of Dirt

Davemitchell- Perhaps Mr. Aczel is a re-incarnation of Mr. Hirsch? If these listeners can be satisfied with the Behringer equipment in their listening rooms, let them enjoy their savings. By the way SameDayMusic.com offers the amp for $199.00(free shipping), and they have most excellent customer service, and a satisfaction guarantee. I've ordered a lot of Behringer gear for the stingier/less critical of my pro-sound clients from them. I use a DEQ2496 to check my listening room's response now and then(the 61 band RTA is great). I'd never have it in the signal path though, even as a pink noise source(if it went, it might take something valuable with it). OH- musiciansfriend.com has the A500 on sale for $180.00(free shipping). Their customer service is pretty good too.

OOPS! I guess those $180.00 A500's are B-stock/blems.

I Hope the info helps someone enjoy their music(whatever their personal tastes). Happy listening!

E: I knew I'd find your button! I never said, "will", only: "May" and "might". SO- You've been using analog EQ's in your home system too, huh? NOW I understand perfectly! Enjoy your sounds!

LOL- I was thinking about RIAA EQ right after I sent that post(pretty sharp E, KUDOS). Nope, I've never tried the mic pre trick. Some EQ(like what goes on in a phono stage or in production) is an unavoidable evil. Curving venues was always a pain with the old Ivey RTA, and either a graphic or pararmetric EQ. When the UltraCurve Pro 8024 came along: whatta relief! At home I WAS an EQaphobe(any freq. over 80hz)for better than 24 years(80-04), and a DIGIphobe for 15 years(pretty much a straight-wire-with-gain, bi-amping, analog lover. Now I've got a TacT RCS 2.2X in my system(talk about a paradigm shift). OH NO, NOT BOSE!!(in my best Mr Bill voice)

Mr. C- A few threads ago Mr. E and I had some discourse concerning the integration of Behringer and Bose systems. We just sort of picked it back up for a moment in here. Sorry if we offended by hi-jacking your thread briefly. Mr. E- I've got nine paragraphic EQ memories available in my TacT, and might just try setting one with an RIAA curve one day. That and a nice tubed mic pre(with 64db of gain) might be a sweet phono stage. OOPS- We did it again, didn't we? Sorry Mr. C!

That's music to my ears!!

"High-End" relative to YOUR discernment. The Behringers Behr-ly sound like music in a professional application(when they work). That's why I'll only install/recommend them for my won't-budge-cheapskate venue or musician customers. Have fun with your get-what-you-pay-for thread, and all the "last words" you want. =8^)