Decent low-$ FM processor?

[Chuck]

It seems like behringer combined the compellor and the dominator into one box with that unit, more or less. The only real differences were related to the VCAs since Aphex doesn't sell their VCAs to others.

I may be wrong, but Aphex (and Behringer too) use VCAs from THAT, which is the descendent of the original dbx. For a while dbx was owned by BSR, the folks who used to make cheap turntables. BSR sold off the VCA designs, which ended up as THAT, and sold the dbx name to Harmon International (JBL, etc.)

Uli Behringer used to design products for Aphex. When he left, his first product was more or less the next generation of the Aphex product. He had the manufacturing out-sourced to a Chinese OEM company. Unfortunately, the Chinese have a bad habit of stuffing your product with some other company’s circuit boards. They don’t' even bother to change the name on the PC board.

I used to sell this kind of equipment for a living. During the 1990's it wasn't at all unusual to open up a box with one famous manufacturer's name on the outside, and find a PC board inside that had a competitors name stenciled on it. That was in the era when things said "Made in Taiwan" which was polite for "Smuggled from the People's Republic of China, through Taiwan." I've seen this problem on lots of stuff. I'm not making any excuses, but it appears that Behringer got caught and others either were never noticed or they were able to come to terms in some other way. In any case, I'd look toward some of the early Chinese assembly companies for many of the explanations.

These days, a lot of pro-audio companies, Behringer included, actually control their own plants in China. That has helped the quality control.

Now about those Chinese HD TV’s at Wal-Mart….

 

[dspxscott]

Be careful with Broadcast Warehouse. I ordered one of their products & was told there would be a 3 week delay because a circuit board was being built. After 3 weeks, I was told it would be another 3 weeks. When that 3 weeks was up, Broadcasters General Store (their USA authorized dealer) told me that there were problems in the relationship between Broadcast Warehouse & BGS and that they had to cancel the transaction. Some people may have time to waste on silliness like this...I don't. They may make good products, but if you are told that they will be shipping in x number of weeks, don't bet the farm on it...

We can't vouch for what ex-dealers tell their customers. BGS have not been a dealer for some time now and it would not be professional to comment further on it. BW products can be obtained direct from broadcast warehouse and can be shipped from within the US. You can also obtain an Audemat-Aztec rebranded version from various outlets in the US including BSW.

With regards to supply issues... there may have been a period about a year ago when we had trouble obtaining key components from our suppliers. ROHS has caused quite a few headaches and I am sure that Orban and Omnia would agree with me on that one.

Recently and presently we have been supplying products to our customers within days not weeks, and certainly not months.

If in doubt about a product ask the manufacturer directly or in a public forum that is monitored by the manufacturers. I know this forum is a good example where BW, Orban and Omnia actively monitor and contribute.

As I said in the previous post, if you are unsure about buying one of our processors you can feel safe in the knowledge that If you don't like it you can get a no quibbles refund.

Best regards
Scott