Well...

Well...

Posted by Bill Way (A) on December 11, 2014 at 20:11:24

In Reply to: your purchase may be different posted by dave789 on December 11, 2014 at 07:46:29:

It's a $30 interface, sold through retailers, so Behringer probably gets $18-20 for each sale. A couple minutes on the phone or email with you wipes out their margin completely. Remember, they paid to design the circuit, design and manufacture the populated PCB, the enclosure, and the packaging, *then* paid for the marketing that got retailers to stock it. All this for something that gets them maybe twenty bucks, gross. Would you invest in that? I know I wouldn't, and I admire them for making it happen.

Behringer has been successful making gear that works kinda sorta barely OK for a *tiny* fraction of the cost of the good stuff. Their model has gotten thousands of people into (mostly) pro audio, enabling them to get started far sooner than otherwise. That's good, even if their gear isn't. But a DAC/ADC for $30?? It's pretty amazing if it does anything but burp.

If you want good support for an interface, Metric Halo will respond instantly, either via email or phone, and they know their stuff. But their cheapest interface, the ULN-2, goes for $1,600 and up. If you want that kind of support, go with the good stuff - MH is great, as is Manley with amplifiers. There are others; these are just outfits I have personal experience with.

Someone's got to pay for the time support people (or designers, or company owners) spend conversing with customers. You're just not going to get much for thirty bucks. So enjoy your DAC, and save up for a good one.

WW
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Topic - a measurable euphonious tune in a DAC? - dave789 14:10:52 12/10/14 (29)

manufacturer's test result - dave789 08:21:36 12/23/14 (0)

Restoring "Removed" Harmonics..... - Todd Krieger 23:51:57 12/12/14 (16)

RE: Restoring "Removed" Harmonics..... - Tony Lauck 10:34:57 12/13/14 (3)

RE: Restoring "Removed" Harmonics..... - John Elison 23:45:56 12/13/14 (2)

RE: Restoring "Removed" Harmonics..... - Tony Lauck 09:25:26 12/14/14 (0)

RE: Restoring "Removed" Harmonics..... - dave789 06:53:52 12/14/14 (0)

not restoring harmonics above 22kHz - dave789 10:19:21 12/13/14 (0)

harmonic dist. 20Hz - 20kHz - dave789 10:00:43 12/13/14 (10)

20kHz pic - dave789 10:10:48 12/13/14 (0)

15kHz pic - dave789 10:10:26 12/13/14 (0)

10kHz pic - dave789 10:09:53 12/13/14 (0)

5kHz pic - dave789 10:09:27 12/13/14 (0)

1kHz pic - dave789 10:08:56 12/13/14 (0)

500 Hz pic - dave789 10:08:13 12/13/14 (0)

200Hz pic - dave789 10:07:43 12/13/14 (0)

100Hz pic - dave789 10:07:08 12/13/14 (0)

50Hz pic - dave789 10:06:39 12/13/14 (0)

20Hz pic - dave789 10:06:11 12/13/14 (0)

your purchase may be different - dave789 07:46:29 12/11/14 (2)

Well... - Bill Way 20:11:24 12/11/14 (1)

RE: Well... - dave789 20:21:18 12/11/14 (0)

comparison with Audioengine D1 - dave789 03:41:04 12/11/14 (0)

RE: change by load - dave789 14:15:10 12/10/14 (6)

RE: change by load - Thorsten 02:56:42 12/11/14 (5)

possibly something wrong in power supply . . . - dave789 03:33:09 12/11/14 (4)

RE: possibly something wrong in power supply . . . - Thorsten 21:32:36 12/11/14 (3)

defective active ground drive, for example - dave789 22:28:46 12/11/14 (1)

RE: defective active ground drive, for example - Thorsten 22:59:06 12/11/14 (0)

it is very frequency selective. - dave789 21:59:09 12/11/14 (0)

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Well... - Bill Way 20:11:24 12/11/14 (1)

RE: Well... - dave789 20:21:18 12/11/14 (0)

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