Behringer buys Midas / K-T? WTF?!

Posted by Yuka as AV

Behringer buys Midas / K-T?? WTF?
Didn’t they learn anything from BSS? I bought a new FCS-960 (post mackie buy-out made in china), and I had to return it 3 times before I got one that worked. They finally fixed it by giving me a N.O.S. unit that was one of the last made in England. Horrible. Now my beloved grey and purple boards will now be mass produced over there? Please don’t tell me that I now have to start using a PM5D!

As the whole world is regressing to compressed MP3’s, $4K digital boards that don’t know what 0dBU is, and general production values that were only acceptable when the mainstream audio media was wax cylinders, Midas and K-T stood out from the pack as 2 brands I could count on to sound as they always did - better than everybody else.

Don Lanier says:
I guess the Corporate Money didnt learn its lesson when Harley Davidson was bought by a Bowling Equipment Manufacturer, will the day come that in the back of Guitar Centers everywhere PILES of Midas consoles mass produced will be returned to the factory as Behringer did, its a sad sad day, or maybe when Fender was bought by $%#@ and On and On…..I hope they can remnain Autonomous but if Mackie, EAW, Fender, St Louis Music, Ampeg, Harley and any number of other companies succumb to the Stock market money managers, the Music Industry lets out a Loud collective MOAN

but Rosey says:
As huge fan endorser, daily user and owner of many Midas Digital consoles this move forward was at first a little scary. However, after thinking about this in a pragmatic manner, Midas is now owned and funded by someone who loves audio products and only deals in and understand our industry. That is much better than being owned and controlled by kitchen appliance, tool and automotive part manufacturer who doesn’t understand, care about or get the pro audio industry we all live in and survive by. I believe that if they Keep John, Alex Cooper,Fez,Jason and the rest of the team in place and don’t micromanage them to death this could prove to be a great move forward for Midas and KT. I will admit admit that I jumped out of my office window this morning when I read the news. Thankfully all I got was a wet ass from the snow on the ground since my office in on the first floor.