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<blockquote data-quote="John Roberts" data-source="post: 139489" data-attributes="member: 126">Re: New Yamaha TF series digital mixersIn case i haven&#039;t mentioned this before, I really hate defending Behringer but your rant is a little hyperbolic, and most all of those criticisms have been well explored. I won&#039;t address the IP issue since that has been litigated by courts as well as argued here ad nauseum in another thread, and I am weary of that circular argument (not proved illegal so must be OK).&nbsp; The success of Behringer is due to giving the customers what they wanted and they were well rewarded with sales and growth. It is natural for large successful value brands to purchase smaller premium brands when they run out of growth in their primary business. The trajectory of those smaller brands is generally toward the value side but not completely or what is the point of supporting multiple brands? This too has been well explored. Finally using junk parts (whatever that means) seems illogical. The business calculus of using inferior parts never makes sense, while a successful value engineering bias will discourage leaving money on the table, inside products, that customers do not see or appreciate. It is possible to agree with this sentiment, while not agreeing with the literal statement, but our industry is growing more mature just like consumer hifi, hardware stores, etc... So things will continue to evolve and pissing into the wind only makes a mess.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; JR</blockquote>

[QUOTE="John Roberts, post: 139489, member: 126"] Re: New Yamaha TF series digital mixers In case i haven't mentioned this before, I really hate defending Behringer but your rant is a little hyperbolic, and most all of those criticisms have been well explored. I won't address the IP issue since that has been litigated by courts as well as argued here ad nauseum in another thread, and I am weary of that circular argument (not proved illegal so must be OK). The success of Behringer is due to giving the customers what they wanted and they were well rewarded with sales and growth. It is natural for large successful value brands to purchase smaller premium brands when they run out of growth in their primary business. The trajectory of those smaller brands is generally toward the value side but not completely or what is the point of supporting multiple brands? This too has been well explored. Finally using junk parts (whatever that means) seems illogical. The business calculus of using inferior parts never makes sense, while a successful value engineering bias will discourage leaving money on the table, inside products, that customers do not see or appreciate. It is possible to agree with this sentiment, while not agreeing with the literal statement, but our industry is growing more mature just like consumer hifi, hardware stores, etc... So things will continue to evolve and pissing into the wind only makes a mess. JR [/QUOTE]

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