Behringer ACX1000 210 Combo

Acoustic 2x60 watts amp, separate mike & guitar channel, tube emulation, feedback suppressor, digital effects
I first heard about this amp from a friend, who was looking for an acoustic amp, and I decided to give it a try at my favourite shop in Brussels.
I own a full blown PA system, and regularly I have bars/ other people contacting me for a small PA system for singers/ speeches, and the big system is overkill for these purposes. PLus I play regularly with friends in bars / pubs, so I needed something similar to the ACX 1000
In terms of features, well, it has pretty much everything you need, inclusive of all kinds of connections in the back, and a separate tuner output. Download the manual at www.behringer.de for all the details.
The great thing is the feedback suppressor. It WORKS!
The final nice touches is that it has 'recliner legs' like the good old fender twin reverb, which makes life so much easier. After all, mankind did not develop ears on its legs, this is very useful.

Originally I tried it in the shop with guitars I did not know, and I felt it sounded a bit weak. Then I came back with a friend and my ovation balladeer, and listened to it from 10 meters away. The reason it sounded 'weak' as you were in front of it is because the sound is quite clear. This thing is definitely 2x60 watts, and it delivers.
There is a very small hum, nothing dramatic, and the tone controls are quite effective.
The feedback suppressor works, and is tuned in the instrument channel to acoustic guitar feedback frequencies (low and mid) and in the mike channel to low-mid to high mid.
It does work. Standinng in front of it at full volume with a guitar, I was able to cut out the feedback frequencies without detrimental result on the sound. In fact, it's almost as if it was not doing anything.
The effects are good, but sometimes a bit too much for my liking. I prefer very subtle reverbs, but it can be made to sound good. In fact a footswitch is supplied so that you can program 4 reverb settings and select them during performance.
Basically, I like the sound of this thing. It will not make the wallpaper fall off the wall, but delivers reasonable power and sound quality that is more than sufficient for small clubs/pubs.
We played it indoors and outdoors, and even outdoors it fares quite well. I do not think it would be able to handle well modern keyboards that tend to overload low frequencies, but let's be fair, this has been designed for real musicians, ie guys with a guitar and a mike, not karaoke on a keyboard..... ;-)

Well, I have had it a week, and it has not gone up in smoke yet. I own quite a few things from Behringer, and I never had any problems. The unit looks very well made, looks great and seems to be designed for being used regularly.
One thing though. Its quite heavy (22kg - 45 lb)and a bit larger than most acoustic amps. But that's the price to pay for 2 speakers and a big power supply (200w)

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I own quite a lot of equipment, and this one is quite a neat design. I would recommend it to anyone who is looking for a decent multipurpose amp, with instrument and mike input. Apart for the weight (I guess I'm getting old...) no negative points on it.
My wish list? Maybe a little more power (OK, I'm used to 400W PA) and a second mike input. But that can be easily fixed with a small mixing table.

Value for money? In my opinion, unbeatable, unless you steal one, that is .....