Best Stage Powered Mixers
"D-PRE" Mic preamps with an inverted Darlington circuit.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Other karaoke components purchased from Amazon: Mackie Thump 15, Behringer xm8500 microphones (awesome value), CBI mic cables, CSRET HDMI splitter to send Karafun video to TV and monitor."
"I wish it had the Tronsmart Bluetooth adapter built in, but it's easy enough to add one for $20, and then this can talk to Bluetooth speakers, too, or get input from an Android DJ station, which is what my phone becomes when I'm using this."
"The sound is better than the previous three inexpensive mixers I had available, and the high pass filters along with the eq have been very helpful in keeping vocal microphones sounding clear in less than perfect rehearsal environments."
"If it had component ins and outs, then it would have been the perfect mini mixer."
"Yamaha's audio products are superb quality and I don't think there is a better mixer on the market for this kind of price."
"Compact, portable, can be mounted on microphone stand for easy control of all your instruments and sound sources while you are performing."
"Works great ."
"I have used same mixer as secondary at the Church while sending uncompressed audio feed from big one to it during Live Sunday Webcast."
Premium ultra-low noise, high headroom analog mixer.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Great little mixer. I did not have any problem with heat as a few mentioned."
"Great mixer, great effects, does get hot so it is best to use it on wire mesh stand or shelf so it can breathe."
"Phantom power is great."
"Works great for running some mics and guitars into a guitar amp."
"It was a better value to get 2 of these 12 channel units, than to get a 24 channel unit."
"This device is worth the price just for the excellent mic pre-amps that include 3 band EQ and a compressor with automatic knee adjustment."
"Bought for our swim teams PA and sound system."
"works well works for what we need so far no problems and all is good."
Premium ultra-low noise, high headroom analog mixer.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I looked for a bona-fide PC volume knob that worked via bluetooth or USB, but this is more bulletproof and cheaper."
"This is my 2nd Behringer product...(I bought some small powered speakers I LOVE) and I am becoming a big fan of this equipment!"
"I bought this to gain some control over the input to my sound system."
"This inexpensive device allows Alexa, TV, Phone/laptop via bluetooth to all share monitor speakers without any manual switching."
"The power cord comes out ridiculously easily."
"power connector is proprietary which is mildly annoying, Would love to see a locking power cord in the future, or maybe an on/off switch for the board."
"Only channel one contains the pre-amp, it does not apply to channels 2/3 and 4/5, even though it says it accepts unbalanced inputs for those channels, they are line-level only."
"I ordered the Xenyx502 mixer based on an advertised “Phantom Power” supply available with the unit. While an XLR socket indeed exists on the board, it does not deliver 48v required for my microphone."
Best Audio Recording Mixers
Premium ultra-low noise, high headroom analog mixer.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Great mixer, great effects, does get hot so it is best to use it on wire mesh stand or shelf so it can breathe."
"Phantom power is great."
"Works great for running some mics and guitars into a guitar amp."
"It was a better value to get 2 of these 12 channel units, than to get a 24 channel unit."
"This device is worth the price just for the excellent mic pre-amps that include 3 band EQ and a compressor with automatic knee adjustment."
"Bought for our swim teams PA and sound system."
"works well works for what we need so far no problems and all is good."
"I needed a very compact mixer."
Best DJ Mixers
Ultra-compact headphone amplifier system for studio and stage applications 4 independent stereo high-power amplifier sections Highest audio quality with virtually all types of headphones even at maximum volume Phones Level control per channel DC 12 V adapter included High-quality components and exceptionally rugged construction ensure long life Conceived and designed by BEHRINGER Germany. The HA400 contains 4 high-power stereo amplifiers that maintain the highest sonic quality even at maximum volume levels. A Simple Solution Grab this super-compact amp during your sessions to power practically any headphones--four of them at the same time, to be exact. Highest audio quality with virtually all types of headphones even at maximum volume.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I bought some 3.5mm to 1/4" stereo jacks since all my stuff is 3.5mm but a nice 5 pack cleanly fixed this since you need 5 to fill all the slots. If you are like me and have two or more audio setups on your computer that you are constantly changing between or if you just want a knob to turn up or down, you need to get this unit along with the appropriate converters and you will not ever regret it."
"used this product to build a TV amp system for my father who has very bad hearing - coupled it with steno under the chin headphones and a long cord and he can now watch tv again without blowing the rest of us out of the room."
"As most have said, the design flaw is that all inputs/outputs and the power cable all go in/out on the same side of the unit."
"We have a home bar where I've started utilizing my DJ skills from a previous lifetime only now I primarily use a laptop instead of all those vinyl and CDs (although I mix those in, too) I have (it's so much easier when drinking!). I don't need the 4 headphone outputs but it was cool letting my wife plug in and hear what I do prior to sending a mix live."
"Good price."
"However, the Behringer will not only allow you to adjust the signal and split it to 4 outputs, it will also boost the volume along with splitting the mono signal input to a both left and right output."
"I use it in my home studio and it performs well for it's intended purpose, however, for my particular application I would have preferred an on/off switch on the box."
"Tried to use this for practicing boosting tracks and playing with them, but the boost is nonexistent."
Best Unpowered Recording Mixers
Size: one size. Premium ultra-low noise, high headroom analog mixer.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"When I connected the mixer for the first time I taught it was defective because it was producing an extremely annoying buzzing sound."
"Once I figured out what I was doing I fell in love with it."
"Good mixer."
"It worked well, but took up too much room on my desk for what I needed."
"The mixer is well priced and offers good budget minded features, and excellent fidelity."
"Nice little mixer."
"Overall though, this is a very nice product and is great quality for this price range."
"The first thing I noticed was that the power plug wouldn't stay in, and the instructions require that you plug it into the unit first, before you plug it into the wall outlet. So if the power plug came out, you had to unplug it from the wall, then reconnect power - there's no power switch (you can't afford a power switch?). They all say the same things: Background hissing noise and loose power plug."