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# 6-digit LED input/output meters FBQ feedback detection LEDs 9-band ultra-compact EQ Behringer MiniFBQ FBQ800 Ultra-Compact 9-Band Graphic Equalizer with FBQ

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## Summary

> 🎛️ Master your soundscape with pinpoint precision and zero feedback drama!

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- **What is this?** Behringer MiniFBQ FBQ800 Ultra-Compact 9-Band Graphic Equalizer with FBQ by behringer
- **How much does it cost?** R4477 with free shipping
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## Why This Product

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## Key Features

- • **Low Cut Filter Magic:** Remove unwanted floor rumble and hum effortlessly for crystal-clear speech or music.
- • **Built to Last & Stack:** Illuminated faders and switches with ultra-low noise amps, designed for long-term reliability and modular setups.
- • **Visual Level Accuracy:** 6-digit LED meters and level control ensure your sound stays perfectly balanced and distortion-free.
- • **Precision 9-Band Control:** Fine-tune every frequency lane with ultra-compact 9.5” graphic EQ for studio & stage mastery.
- • **Instant Feedback Detection:** Revolutionary FBQ system lights up problem frequencies—eliminate feedback before it ruins your set.

## Overview

The Behringer MiniFBQ FBQ800 is an ultra-compact 9-band graphic equalizer designed for both studio and live stage use. Featuring a revolutionary FBQ Feedback Detection System with LED indicators, it instantly identifies and helps eliminate feedback frequencies. Its additional Low Cut filter removes unwanted low-end noise like floor rumble, while precise 6-digit LED input/output meters provide accurate level monitoring. Built with high-quality illuminated faders and switches, this EQ offers reliable, long-term performance and can be stacked with other Mini Series components for a compact, professional audio solution.

## Description

desertcart.com If we all lived in a perfect world, there would be no need for audio equalization. Sound systems would be perfect and would reproduce perfect signals in all their glorious perfection. Also, everyone in that perfect world would like the same amount of bass, midrange and high frequency, and there would be no such thing as feedback. But the world isn't perfect, is it? Even the best sound system can benefit from the use of a good EQ--like the FBQ800. Even the best sound system can benefit from the use of a good EQ. Click to enlarge.1/4-inch and RCA inputs and outputs. Nine steps of graphic EQ. How Does it Work? Imagine the frequency range of the sound you hear as a highway, a very wide one with nine lanes. Each of these "lanes" represents a single octave of the sonic spectrum. The first four lanes, labeled 63 - 500 (Hz) contain the really low frequency sound content, mainly bass, bass vocals, and the kick and tom drums. The three lanes labeled 1 k, 2 k and 4 k (Hz), make up the fundamental zone of most musical instruments and the male and female vocals. 8 k and 16 k cover the frequency range of cymbals, snare drums and higher pitched percussion instruments. The FBQ800 allows you to control the flow of audio traffic in each of these nine lanes. When properly applied, EQ makes it possible to hear all of these frequency ranges equally, thus the term equalization. Feedback Elimination When a specific frequency, or range of frequencies, reaches too high a level, feedback occurs--that all-too-familiar squeal or howl you get when the mic is too close to the speaker. Basically, feedback happens when there is so much of a particular frequency that it is picked up by the mic and run through the system again. That's why feedback typically gets louder and louder the longer it's allowed to occur. Needless to say, this kind of feedback is very undesirable. This is where the FBQ800's Feedback Detection System really works its magic. In this ingenious circuitry, LEDs on the individual faders light up when that frequency band is approaching the danger zone. All you need do is lower the illuminated slider until the LED blinks out--voilá, feedback problem solved! What once required a highly trained ear is now an activity that even a child can master. Sonic Toolkit That really is the best way to describe the FBQ800. With its nine frequency bands, you easily fine-tune your sound and instantly eliminate feedback. And each fader can be used to boost or cut the frequency range it controls by as much as 12 dB (and that's a lot!). Special attention is paid to the low frequency zone. In addition to low frequency faders, the FBQ800 features a Low Cut filter for removing unwanted low frequencies such as fl oor rumble, room resonance, electrical hum, etc. This is especially handy if your system is being used for speech rather than music. To Boost or to Cut, That is the Question Raising and lowering specific frequency bands can improve the frequency response of any room's acoustics. For instance, if the room you're in is "bass-heavy," lowering the 63 and 125 Hz faders can help eliminate an overall "boomy" or "muddy" sound. Likewise, gently boosting the 8 and 16 k sliders can add sparkle to a somewhat "dark" mix. Are the vocals getting lost in the mix? Raising the level of the 1 k slider can help bring them out. It's important to note that raising a single fader level is not always the best solution; it's often better to lower the bands surrounding the frequency you want to bring out, and then boost the overall volume level to achieve better headroom. Built for Accuracy and Reliability Speaking of headroom, FBQ800's 6-digit LED Input/Output meters and level control are provided for precise level maintenance. Longterm reliability is ensured, thanks to high-quality illuminated faders and switches, and our ultra low-noise audio operational amplifiers provide outstanding sonic performance. In addition, all Mini Series components may be stacked to create an ultracompact signal processing solution. What's in the Box Behringer FBQ800 Ultra-Compact 9-Band Graphic Equalizer, Power Supply, User's Manual Product Description Ultra-Compact 9-Band Graphic Equalizer with FBQ

Review: Probably the cheapest and best EQ you can buy for the money - Very good device. I use it to change the sound of my electric piano towards the monitors (add more brightness and low end, and reduce some sharpness). It works really well for this! It's a virtually noiseless device, save for when you dial up the volume. At 12 o'clock input volume it sends out the signal 100% of volume as it receives it. Past 12 o'clock, it boosts up the signal. So if your output of your device is pretty low, this device will actually boost the overall volume by around 12dB. Additionally, the 9-band EQ can also boost/cut the volumes upto +/- 12dB. The buttons are pretty self-explanatory. It has a 75Hz cutoff, that will protect your speakers in case of some low frequency popping (like cable disconnect, or so). The second one, is one of those buttons that don't make a lot of sense. In/out is actually to turn on or off direct sound. When pushed in, the light is on, and all buttons and eq of this device work. When off, the sound input is directly routed to the output. In my opinion it makes no sense, because if I wanted to have a direct line, I wouldn't have put this device in between the signal cables. In other words, I think by default this led light and button needs to be OFF, and they need to change it to 'DIRECT', instead of 'In/out'. Meaning, the majority of the time, I will be using this device. The LED doesn't need to be on all the time. But anyway... the 'Input output' button allows you to select to see either input or output volume levels on the eq. It allows you to see if the input level is too hot, or the output level is too hot. The 9band eq works well, however, with the volume dialed past 12 o'clock, the device creates some hiss heard in the last two frequencies (especially when they are boosted) (8/16kHz). FBQ, no idea what this does, however all eq slider leds go off when selecting it, and when playing a tone, the frequency matching closest on the EQ slider will light up. This might be helpful for beginners, when trying to get rid of annoying feedback, or too much frequencies in the room. One can use FBQ to see which frequency offends (the led will turn on), and reduce the volume on that slider. Personally, I don't use it. Anyone with 1 year of more of sound engineering, or who is careful about the sound quality and has worked with mixers before, won't need this feat. Another issue with this is that I've found that some of these leds, actually stop working within a year time. So if you ask me, it's a useless feat, that could have been removed so that the overall price of the device would be reduced. In fact, I wonder why Behringer hasn't yet created a bluetooth operated device that can be controlled by a bluetooth phone and app. No control sliders, no buttons save for power, and perhaps 1 to 4 different modes (banks) that can be saved via the phone. This would easily half the price of the device. Anyway, further on the real device review: 6/12dB allows you to select the range of EQ amplification/cut. The EQ sliders from center up to the max will boost the signal by either 6 or 12dB depending on the slider. 6dB is for fine adjusting. 12dB allows you to adjust some signals that are seriously offending to the ear, and reduces them to a more tolerable sound, better fitting the other frequencies in the spectrum. power button back side allows for 2x mono jack, and 2x kinch inputs, as well as the same outputs. Probably the cheapest and best EQ you can buy for the money, Does what an EQ is supposed to do. Great for adjusting sound of music instruments (piano to monitor, guitar to combo, bass to bass rig, acoustic-electric guitar to stage monitor, flute microphone to mixing board,... the possibilities are endless...), home theaters, even changing the overall sound of a PA system right before the signal enters the power amps.
Review: Well Worth 4x's Its Price From An Expert In The Sound Business - I am really amazed that this is about the only "in line" EQ that is in existence, without investing in a very high dollar component EQ. And it works amazingly well. I love it so much that I am purchasing a second one as a backup in case the first ever fails and the device might be discontinued. My background...former dance club owner/operator who had a chain of 6 very large dance clubs which had a capacity of 1,000 to 3,000 patrons each, in major markets (Omaha, KC, Atlanta, etc). We were very successful because we delivered the ultimate sensory experiences, with extremely high quality sound systems, spending over 70K in each club on sound gear, using MacIntosh Amps, Urei Equalizers, Crown Crossovers, linked to JBL and Cerwin Vega Professional Speakers and independent array super tweeters. Thus, my personal demands at home, have me using Equalizers on all 3 sound systems in my home (home theater with 144" HD projection screen with amp/EQ/floor standing speakers, and slightly less exotic setups for the flat screens and amps/EQ/speakers in my living room and bed room). I feel that any sound system without external dedicated EQ hardware, dramatically limits its capabilities and quality of listening experience, so I have high end equalizers in all three of my AV setups. I use these in conjunction with dedicated amps and stand alone speakers. Recently I bought a fabulous portable speaker made by ION...the Block Rocker (at Sams). This is now my "go to" mobile sound for back yard entertaining, transport to friends pool parties, take to the lake camping or anywhere else I want mobile sound (in various rooms in my home). The ION puts out fantastic sound, but I can take it to a much higher level using this Behringer. And the Behringer is actually a perfect fit to rest in a recessed tray that is part of the ION's top. Here is my main frustration with today's devices. I have an iPad Air2 with dozens of playlists, to suit different moods, genres, and preferences, with all songs downloaded from hundreds of CD's which I collected over the course of 12 years in the music business. I ripped them in iTunes to get them onto my computer and other devices. My music library has about 3,000 songs in it, on the iPad. Apple may do a lot of things well, but they are absolutely clueless when it comes to EQ. My iPad has ridiculous EQ presets which are totally useless in tweaking the sound to even a marginally decent level. Apple must have used deaf/mute software engineers to create their on preset EQ settings. The perfect EQ curve on a ten to twelve band equalizer is very similar to the slider settings shown on the Behringer product images with their 9 band settings...a "bell curve" that dips in the mid ranges and rises at the low end and the high end. I was extremely surprised, and very happy with the ION speaker but there were certain artists and certain songs that were far to shallow or shrill to be enjoyed, when mixed in with those which sounded fine. The ION does not have any controls on board, other than master volume, so you can't adjust bass, treble, mid range, etc. So I searched far and wide to try to find a compact equalizer which would be as mobile as the iPad and the ION working together to make them really come alive. This little baby did the trick magnificently. And it has the perfect interface cords and adapters to link to whatever you have. This unit has 2 different input and output options, for you. The female input ports include right and left channel guitar plug inputs or right and left channel RCA in. Same for the output. The guitar plugs which come with this unit, feature right and left channel plugs which "Y" terminate into a stereo mini male plug, which allows you to connect directly to any headphone jack (such as smart phone or my iPad). On the output side, I use the Behringer guitar plugs to mini stereo adapter, going to the ION Aux input. This Behringer is so absolutely simple to hook up and use. You do have to plug the Behringer into a power outlet, using the provided 12V brick adapter. And I purchased 10' and 20' cord extensions with stereo mini females at both ends to extend the cord range from the Behringer to the ION speaker, so that I can be sitting in a lawn chair with iPad and EQ at my finger tips, and with the speaker set towards the edge of the deck. Sometimes I do the opposite and set the Behringer on top of the ION and set it to my preferred EQ curve and then run the long cord to wherever I am sitting Lots of flexibility if you have an extension cord to go with what Behringer provides. Once I got it hooked in line between my iPad and the ION, I was amazed at how much better I could dial in the sound to make that ION sound like a speaker 5x's the price I paid for it at Sams. All I can say is WOW. It is obvious that true sound engineers created this device, because they have all the right amenities built in (many of which you might not even find on rack mount EQ hardware). There is a low cut filter which prevents over driving the bass when certain artists songs are pushed too hot (as in pavement pounding bass that some artists boost to uncomfortable levels). This limits the potential for speaker damage when spikes occur that are unnatural and unpleasant. I also like the visuals of the line level controls for both input and for output. You can tell visually when music is starting to "clip" with the green to yellow to red LED lights dancing up and down. We relied on line level clipping indicators all the time in the club business to control sound to comfortable levels within the club (and to protect and preserve the tens of thousands of dollars invested in speakers, which also had redundant custom control limiters built into them). And these same limit indicator lights were essential to recording music mixes that maintained equality of volume and quality of sound, from song to song. So. Unexpected and great addition to this fantastic little piece of equipment. So, my preferred settings are the U-shaped bell curve on the 9 band sliders, with the line level indicator lights fully to the top of the "greens" and dancing very slightly up and down into the yellow zone. First I fire up the iPad and set its volume control to somewhere between 80-100% and then turn the Behringer "Input" line level dial to the point that the lights are all green with momentary flashes into the yellow. Then, as I listen to music, I turn the volume control on the ION speaker to about 50%, which gives me plenty of head room for going louder outdoors, if desired. While listening, I then switch the Behringer level control to "output" and use the level control dial to monitor any clipping that might occur, going to the speaker from the iPad, while again keeping all lights at the top of the green and dancing slightly into the yellow. All in all this unit has all the bases covered, to allow you to get peak performance out of mobile listening experiences, using equipment which might not be part of your more robust home sound systems. HOWEVER, this does not mean that you can't get very satisfactory results by hooking this inline from any amps to any speakers that you might own (especially if you have not invested in high end EQ gear, or you do not want to spend several hundred dollars for a home system Equalizer). I am not sure what it would take to use this in a surround sound multi channel setup, but if you can figure out a way to integrate it, you will be very happy with the results. I personally prefer a 2 channel setup with very high end right and left channel speakers in front, supplemented by 2 channel branches coming from the rear. Even though this is extremely light weight and when you first take it out of the box, your first impression might be "what the heck? Is this some kind of cheap toy?" Believe when I say it is not. No need for a lot of weight and bulk, considering that everything today is driven by little super computers on micro chips in smart phones. Don't let the package fool you. This is one robust piece of equipment that "kicks ass".

## Features

- Ultra-compact 9.5” graphic equalizer for studio and stage applications
- Revolutionary FBQ Feedback Detection System instantly reveals critical frequencies and can also be used as Audio Analyzer
- Additional Low Cut filter removes unwanted frequencies, e. g. floor rumble
- Accurate 6-digit LED Input/Output meters and Level control for precise level indication
- High-quality illuminated faders, potentiometer and illuminated switches for long-term reliability

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Behringer
- **Style:** Equalizer
- **Color:** Silver
- **Product Dimensions:** 9.57"L x 4.72"W x 1.89"H
- **Item Weight:** 1.32 Pounds

## Images

![Behringer MiniFBQ FBQ800 Ultra-Compact 9-Band Graphic Equalizer with FBQ - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/616IPTCqCGL._AC_UF894,1000_QL80_.jpg)
![Behringer MiniFBQ FBQ800 Ultra-Compact 9-Band Graphic Equalizer with FBQ - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/616IPTCqCGL._SS80_.jpg)
![Behringer MiniFBQ FBQ800 Ultra-Compact 9-Band Graphic Equalizer with FBQ - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/616IPTCqCGL.jpg)

## Questions & Answers

**Q: does it connect to amplifier**
A: Yes.  On the back there are two options for input and two options for output.  Those can be either guitar plugs or the typical red/white RCA plugs (left and right channel). You run your source signal (iPad, phone, cd player, etc) through the input on the back of this EQ and then run the output on the EQ to your amp, which would then be connected to your speakers. Personally, I find this extremely mobile EQ to be perfect for connecting between my iPad headphone jack (to the Behringer input on the back) and my ION Block Rocker boom box speaker which is battery operated or powered from an AC outlet.  The Behringer does have to be plugged into an AC outlet in order to function. Otherwise I could use the hole system without any electricity around. Look into the ION. It is a fabulous stand alone speaker which can be found at Sams or online for around $125 to $150.  And when you tweak it with the Behringer, it is a fantastic combo.

**Q: I see many mention that they use this for helping hearing loss by using this unit with headphones. My question is how do you use this with headphones?**
A: As another person noted, if you have a particular limited range of sound where the hearing loss is concentrated, then this can help. I have hearing loss from 1.5K to 8K but concentrated at 5k. I hook the equalizer up from the headphone jack of the TV as input and then to powered bookshelf speakers as output. But, you could easily go right to headphones instead. You would need probably two adapters. A  3.5mm male stereo plug to 2 male RCA adapter, and a 3.5 mm female stereo to 2 RCA male plugs adapter, both available on Amazon as I'm sure elsewhere. Plug the first adapter into the headphone output jack of the TV or stereo and into the RCA inputs in the equalizer, then plug the 2nd adapter into the equalizer RCA outputs. Finally plug your headphones into the female plug on the second adapter and enjoy.

**Q: Can you adjust each channel (left/right) separately?**
A: No you can't. Even the other functions (Low-Cut, Level) are applied to both channels simultaneously. At the extremely low price you could always get two units, one for each channel but Left and Right channels are almost always treated identically anyhow.

**Q: What type of cables are required to hook this up between an amplifier and yamaha receiver? Much appreciated.**
A: RCA

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Probably the cheapest and best EQ you can buy for the money
*by H***B on January 14, 2017*

Very good device. I use it to change the sound of my electric piano towards the monitors (add more brightness and low end, and reduce some sharpness). It works really well for this! It's a virtually noiseless device, save for when you dial up the volume. At 12 o'clock input volume it sends out the signal 100% of volume as it receives it. Past 12 o'clock, it boosts up the signal. So if your output of your device is pretty low, this device will actually boost the overall volume by around 12dB. Additionally, the 9-band EQ can also boost/cut the volumes upto +/- 12dB. The buttons are pretty self-explanatory. It has a 75Hz cutoff, that will protect your speakers in case of some low frequency popping (like cable disconnect, or so). The second one, is one of those buttons that don't make a lot of sense. In/out is actually to turn on or off direct sound. When pushed in, the light is on, and all buttons and eq of this device work. When off, the sound input is directly routed to the output. In my opinion it makes no sense, because if I wanted to have a direct line, I wouldn't have put this device in between the signal cables. In other words, I think by default this led light and button needs to be OFF, and they need to change it to 'DIRECT', instead of 'In/out'. Meaning, the majority of the time, I will be using this device. The LED doesn't need to be on all the time. But anyway... the 'Input output' button allows you to select to see either input or output volume levels on the eq. It allows you to see if the input level is too hot, or the output level is too hot. The 9band eq works well, however, with the volume dialed past 12 o'clock, the device creates some hiss heard in the last two frequencies (especially when they are boosted) (8/16kHz). FBQ, no idea what this does, however all eq slider leds go off when selecting it, and when playing a tone, the frequency matching closest on the EQ slider will light up. This might be helpful for beginners, when trying to get rid of annoying feedback, or too much frequencies in the room. One can use FBQ to see which frequency offends (the led will turn on), and reduce the volume on that slider. Personally, I don't use it. Anyone with 1 year of more of sound engineering, or who is careful about the sound quality and has worked with mixers before, won't need this feat. Another issue with this is that I've found that some of these leds, actually stop working within a year time. So if you ask me, it's a useless feat, that could have been removed so that the overall price of the device would be reduced. In fact, I wonder why Behringer hasn't yet created a bluetooth operated device that can be controlled by a bluetooth phone and app. No control sliders, no buttons save for power, and perhaps 1 to 4 different modes (banks) that can be saved via the phone. This would easily half the price of the device. Anyway, further on the real device review: 6/12dB allows you to select the range of EQ amplification/cut. The EQ sliders from center up to the max will boost the signal by either 6 or 12dB depending on the slider. 6dB is for fine adjusting. 12dB allows you to adjust some signals that are seriously offending to the ear, and reduces them to a more tolerable sound, better fitting the other frequencies in the spectrum. power button back side allows for 2x mono jack, and 2x kinch inputs, as well as the same outputs. Probably the cheapest and best EQ you can buy for the money, Does what an EQ is supposed to do. Great for adjusting sound of music instruments (piano to monitor, guitar to combo, bass to bass rig, acoustic-electric guitar to stage monitor, flute microphone to mixing board,... the possibilities are endless...), home theaters, even changing the overall sound of a PA system right before the signal enters the power amps.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Well Worth 4x's Its Price From An Expert In The Sound Business
*by B***S on September 4, 2017*

I am really amazed that this is about the only "in line" EQ that is in existence, without investing in a very high dollar component EQ. And it works amazingly well. I love it so much that I am purchasing a second one as a backup in case the first ever fails and the device might be discontinued. My background...former dance club owner/operator who had a chain of 6 very large dance clubs which had a capacity of 1,000 to 3,000 patrons each, in major markets (Omaha, KC, Atlanta, etc). We were very successful because we delivered the ultimate sensory experiences, with extremely high quality sound systems, spending over 70K in each club on sound gear, using MacIntosh Amps, Urei Equalizers, Crown Crossovers, linked to JBL and Cerwin Vega Professional Speakers and independent array super tweeters. Thus, my personal demands at home, have me using Equalizers on all 3 sound systems in my home (home theater with 144" HD projection screen with amp/EQ/floor standing speakers, and slightly less exotic setups for the flat screens and amps/EQ/speakers in my living room and bed room). I feel that any sound system without external dedicated EQ hardware, dramatically limits its capabilities and quality of listening experience, so I have high end equalizers in all three of my AV setups. I use these in conjunction with dedicated amps and stand alone speakers. Recently I bought a fabulous portable speaker made by ION...the Block Rocker (at Sams). This is now my "go to" mobile sound for back yard entertaining, transport to friends pool parties, take to the lake camping or anywhere else I want mobile sound (in various rooms in my home). The ION puts out fantastic sound, but I can take it to a much higher level using this Behringer. And the Behringer is actually a perfect fit to rest in a recessed tray that is part of the ION's top. Here is my main frustration with today's devices. I have an iPad Air2 with dozens of playlists, to suit different moods, genres, and preferences, with all songs downloaded from hundreds of CD's which I collected over the course of 12 years in the music business. I ripped them in iTunes to get them onto my computer and other devices. My music library has about 3,000 songs in it, on the iPad. Apple may do a lot of things well, but they are absolutely clueless when it comes to EQ. My iPad has ridiculous EQ presets which are totally useless in tweaking the sound to even a marginally decent level. Apple must have used deaf/mute software engineers to create their on preset EQ settings. The perfect EQ curve on a ten to twelve band equalizer is very similar to the slider settings shown on the Behringer product images with their 9 band settings...a "bell curve" that dips in the mid ranges and rises at the low end and the high end. I was extremely surprised, and very happy with the ION speaker but there were certain artists and certain songs that were far to shallow or shrill to be enjoyed, when mixed in with those which sounded fine. The ION does not have any controls on board, other than master volume, so you can't adjust bass, treble, mid range, etc. So I searched far and wide to try to find a compact equalizer which would be as mobile as the iPad and the ION working together to make them really come alive. This little baby did the trick magnificently. And it has the perfect interface cords and adapters to link to whatever you have. This unit has 2 different input and output options, for you. The female input ports include right and left channel guitar plug inputs or right and left channel RCA in. Same for the output. The guitar plugs which come with this unit, feature right and left channel plugs which "Y" terminate into a stereo mini male plug, which allows you to connect directly to any headphone jack (such as smart phone or my iPad). On the output side, I use the Behringer guitar plugs to mini stereo adapter, going to the ION Aux input. This Behringer is so absolutely simple to hook up and use. You do have to plug the Behringer into a power outlet, using the provided 12V brick adapter. And I purchased 10' and 20' cord extensions with stereo mini females at both ends to extend the cord range from the Behringer to the ION speaker, so that I can be sitting in a lawn chair with iPad and EQ at my finger tips, and with the speaker set towards the edge of the deck. Sometimes I do the opposite and set the Behringer on top of the ION and set it to my preferred EQ curve and then run the long cord to wherever I am sitting Lots of flexibility if you have an extension cord to go with what Behringer provides. Once I got it hooked in line between my iPad and the ION, I was amazed at how much better I could dial in the sound to make that ION sound like a speaker 5x's the price I paid for it at Sams. All I can say is WOW. It is obvious that true sound engineers created this device, because they have all the right amenities built in (many of which you might not even find on rack mount EQ hardware). There is a low cut filter which prevents over driving the bass when certain artists songs are pushed too hot (as in pavement pounding bass that some artists boost to uncomfortable levels). This limits the potential for speaker damage when spikes occur that are unnatural and unpleasant. I also like the visuals of the line level controls for both input and for output. You can tell visually when music is starting to "clip" with the green to yellow to red LED lights dancing up and down. We relied on line level clipping indicators all the time in the club business to control sound to comfortable levels within the club (and to protect and preserve the tens of thousands of dollars invested in speakers, which also had redundant custom control limiters built into them). And these same limit indicator lights were essential to recording music mixes that maintained equality of volume and quality of sound, from song to song. So. Unexpected and great addition to this fantastic little piece of equipment. So, my preferred settings are the U-shaped bell curve on the 9 band sliders, with the line level indicator lights fully to the top of the "greens" and dancing very slightly up and down into the yellow zone. First I fire up the iPad and set its volume control to somewhere between 80-100% and then turn the Behringer "Input" line level dial to the point that the lights are all green with momentary flashes into the yellow. Then, as I listen to music, I turn the volume control on the ION speaker to about 50%, which gives me plenty of head room for going louder outdoors, if desired. While listening, I then switch the Behringer level control to "output" and use the level control dial to monitor any clipping that might occur, going to the speaker from the iPad, while again keeping all lights at the top of the green and dancing slightly into the yellow. All in all this unit has all the bases covered, to allow you to get peak performance out of mobile listening experiences, using equipment which might not be part of your more robust home sound systems. HOWEVER, this does not mean that you can't get very satisfactory results by hooking this inline from any amps to any speakers that you might own (especially if you have not invested in high end EQ gear, or you do not want to spend several hundred dollars for a home system Equalizer). I am not sure what it would take to use this in a surround sound multi channel setup, but if you can figure out a way to integrate it, you will be very happy with the results. I personally prefer a 2 channel setup with very high end right and left channel speakers in front, supplemented by 2 channel branches coming from the rear. Even though this is extremely light weight and when you first take it out of the box, your first impression might be "what the heck? Is this some kind of cheap toy?" Believe when I say it is not. No need for a lot of weight and bulk, considering that everything today is driven by little super computers on micro chips in smart phones. Don't let the package fool you. This is one robust piece of equipment that "kicks ass".

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Working ok, but getting support from Behringer was very difficult
*by K***Y on January 6, 2020*

UPDATE: Even the Support Link posted on the Amazon support page for this product has a broken link. After spending over 30min searching online, it's almost impossible to get support even after registration. Finally some contracted support group did get my issues addressed, but they need to improve their support to get this to a higher rating. PRIOR After 3 days of playing around with this unique and feature-rich (for the cost), I'm pretty impressed so far. Pros: 1. I really like the FBQ feature that lets you see the in or out bound pattern of frequencies in the individual slider LEDs. some reviews thought this was an error/fault, but the manual clearly spells out this feature and it's cool! 2. Some have thought the unit was not working (even on video reviews), because they didn't read the manual where you have the in/out switch deployed to allow the modifications you've made come out of the unit to your amp/headphones etc. This is a feature so you can quickly A/B -compare the quality of the sound with one switch. 3. I think the switchgear and sliders feel like high-quality controls and hope they maintain that over the years. 4. Light and easy to transport with gear - yes it's plastic, but not sure metal casing would really make it function any better unless you're physically hard on your gear. This also never gets warm even with high settings. 5. Works fantastic to help out the typically unbalance audio from a Reference Turntable. There's that bass I was missing with some of my LPs. Cons: 1. Silver front-plate - like others I'd repurchase this if it came in black. 2. No dimmer function on the bright LEDs/buttons - gets a little garish when the house lights are turned down low Other considerations: Audio equipment manufacturers like Peachtree (Nova series Amps) are once again including a Loop function so you can easily incorporate an equalizer into your system with RCA cables (don't cheap out on cables). This makes the Nova 300 amp sound terrific with Sony Pro headphones and the Fluance Reference Turntable. Will update if any issues/findings :-)

## Frequently Bought Together

- Behringer 10 String Multi Effect Processor, AmbidextroUS, Silver (Fbq800)
- Behringer FX2000
- Stagg SMC6 6 metre standard microphone cable

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