Behringer PMP518M Review
The Behringer PMP518M is a compact, rack-mountable, 5-channel, 180-watt powered mixer that has a 24-bit FX processor. Its design makes it easy to transport and store because it is nearly half of a conventional mixer.
It’s quite affordable too, as with all Behringer products. It is listed for $289.99 but usually sells for less than $200.00. So depending on what deal you’ll get it for, the next best mixer that has all of the PMP518M’s features would already cost you double. And it’s durable because we’ve read other reviews and most of them have been using it for at least a year without any problems.
The sound of the PMP518M is what we will describe, for the sake of this review, as “decent.” It is hard to compare a product that has no direct competition in terms of price/features. What we were told was, it could benefit a lot (sound wise) from pairing with a high-end mixer to clean up the sound, but, for a small to medium venue, it can cope with any mid-sized pa.
The unit will definitely not hold its own with maxed-out rock bands, but it suits vocals, duets and trios well with acoustic or electric instruments. We even tried to plug a bass directly, and needless to say, it sounded decent. It should work for emergency (bass) situations. Use it when appropriate, but use a larger one when needed.
The mixer is very easy to learn and operate, as all of its controls are up-front. We did however feel that it could have done better if the main controls were split into mid/low or mid/monitor, but we could not really complain for what it is listed at.
It also has its own fan to cool the output fan so it is not a quiet mixer and might only be suitable for live use.
Behringer PMP518M
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