The Behringer's mentioned here are actually quite nice. Xenyx pre-amps are comparable the pre-amps of my Tascam DP-24, and Presonus Audiobox.

But, in my opinion, the mixer that gives the most bang for the buck and more than worth the extra cost is the Behringer Xenyx Q802USB model. With it, you get a 3 band eq, fx send and their one knob compressor. It also comes with two XLR Xenyx inputs with 48v phantom power. The USB output is assignable between the control/headphone or main mix. 2X2 USB. 6 line inputs.

$79.99 at Sweetwater with free shipping. That's more than twice the posters budget and only he can decide if it's worth setting the $35 into savings and save a bit longer to get more value.


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