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kleinbl00  ·  3283 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: December 2, 2015

No, worst case is you gave $25 to a company that spends more on industrial espionage than engineering and $15 to a company that operates largely through the Walmart "crush them then jack prices" model instead of buying something real to begin with.

https://hubski.com/addcomment?id=81698

Behringer literally rolled into NAMM '97 with a Mackie 8-bus they'd scraped the paint off of and repainted as a Behringer. Mackie sued them - and Sam Ash, their parent - and settled because apparently you can't copyright circuit diagrams. Behringer responded by opening up a US office two blocks from Mackie - and Mackie's in Woodinville, surrounded by pasture. My cousin used to land hot air balloons around them. Prior to Mackie suing and winning, DBX, Aphex, JBL and Allen & Heath had all sued and won.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behringer#Legal_cases

Behringer is beyond bad - they're evil.

'sokay. Now you know. Next time, ask. I used to bill out at $125 an hour for recommending gear. I'm good at it.