Behringer EUROPOWER PMP2000 800 Watt 14 Channel Powered Mixer with Multi-FX Processor

I have owned quite a few Behringer products now, and I have found, without exception, the price/quality to be exceptional. I had a previous version of this (pmx2000) for over 10 years, and it finally gave up the ghost after years of flawless service. I wanted to take this as an opportunity to upgrade, but after checking everything I could find available, there is NOTHING that comes close to this PA head at or near its price point, I'd have to spend several hundred dollars more, or go with a non powered mixed with a separate amp, which is inconvenient and more expensive.This unit has been virtually unchanged since at least 2002 , just a little more power than before, which shows a well designed product doesn't have to have bells and whistles added every year just to make it "new". Using good speakers, the power should be more than adequate for small to medium sized rooms. The preamps sound good and there is little idling noise. Read the specs or download the manual for a complete list of features. For a stand alone PA amp what it does have is all useful and solid, I've used every feature on it at some time another.With all that said there are some features it does NOT have I wouldn't mind it having, such as:-channel and overall mute, though the 25db pad on channels 1-6 can act as partial mutes,-separate effect choices and/or effects combinations for the channels. Although there's dozens of good effects on this, only one can be chosen at a time, and it's global, you can't, say, have reverb on the mics and chorous on guitars, or combine reverb and chorous,- XLR outputs for powered speakers / monitors-compression-It does have stereo capability on ch. 7-10, but no pan controls- It also uses Speakon connectors- not a big deal, you can buy adaptors cheaply, but I prefer regular old 1/4" plugs, out in the field you are SOL if you don't have the right connectors with you. Seems easy enough to add Speakon / 1/4" combos which I've seen on other amps.But this is minor stuff. If you really need any of the above just spend well over $500, but for $350 this is a STEAL!

My 12 year old Yamaha powered amp (EMX 660) and mixer has been serving me well for 12 years, though in limited usage (I am a DJ and sound guy for a professional theater group that does 2 - 10 gigs a year). The problem has been that I use an increasing number of microphones and other wireless devices (body packs) for driving remote speakers. I was looking at a high quality mixer with 8 microphone inputs, but it was nearly $300. Since I am still using CD players and I stack them on top of the amp, a mixer was not going to fit the limited space we often work in. Bottom line is I now have a new amp and mixer with almost the exact same case dimensions as my Yahmaha (very solid) 4 more inputs and a powerful amp just in case my powered speakers ever die. I tested it with all inputs in use at the same time for about 8 hours and though I will update this review if the thing dies on me, it seems quite solid and a perfect front line mixer (my still working Yamaha moves to a back up role). Now if I could only just turn the power amp off....Updated review. Finally did a heavy duty live application, a 4 hour rehearsal with 4 wireless mikes, one wired mike and two sound sources. I was also driving a remote wireless speaker through the monitor channel. Channel 7/8 acted up on me and is now marked as unreliable. Channels 8/9 and 9/10 seem to produce different levels of sound with the exact same settings. The amp seems to work well otherwise, so far. But I am downgrading my review 2 stars. Total hours of service so far, less than 20. I have a 10 hour gig on Saturday, so I will update IF something else goes wrong. Bottom line. This ain't no Yamaha.Updates review. Live test, an 8 hour rehearsal and live show with 5 mikes and 15 performers on two decks of a cruise ship. No problems. Especially useful are the tiny signal lights that blink when a mike is being used. This allows you to adjust gain on the mike being used remotely without having to guess. Upgrading review 1 star.

Bought this, and was looking forward to it, then life happened, and it sat on my shelf (still in the box) for 4 months. Finially just got around to opening it, and the unit it self looks neat. No power cord, no instructions, and it does not use a normal 1/4 inch jack for outputs. (The last part I will admit it was my fault for not reading closer). So looks like I'll be spending $18 for adapters for Neutrik Speakon to 1/4 inch jack.

The perfect PA amp for my small band. We don't get terribly loud, and don't run any instruments through the PA. It's only used for mikes, but its sound is fantastic, the adjustable effects work great, and it has a separate channel so you can adjust the on stage monitors as well. A complete unit, solid, reliable and not too heavy. Sounds great, works great. As nearly perfect as I can imagine. It does take a little time to get the hang of adjusting the effects, as they have numbers. Just takes some experimenting and then remembering the setting. I use number 33 for practices, a blend of echo and reverb. For playing out, it depends on the place.