I got the price from the link you posted on your previous post. I've listened to the Behringers and they are not at all bad. They are a good mid-range system that is probably quite acceptible for small to mid size venues. In contrast, the Barbettas seemd to provide greater clarity, a much cleaner, crisper sound and superior bass, even when pushed to near maximum levels. The amazing thing I found with the Barbettas, especially over some of the other systems I compared them to, was their ability to retain quality of low and mid range levels, plus their ability to project high-quality sound over great distances without perceptible fall-off. I spent a nearly a year and drove more than 1,000 miles checking out systems before I changed from my Peavey's.

Keep in mind that making a change of this nature, requires a major change in nearly every aspect of the set-up as well. Spending $1,300 for the Barbettas did not cause me to blink. It was all the other things that I would have to do in order to make everything fit together and make compatable that required lots of soul-searching. I suspect that anyone who is in the entertainment business would have to make the same type of decissions, but that's why I strongly urge anyone that is looking for new equipment to do take the same steps I did in order to end up with the results they hope to achieve.

Cheers,

Gary

If one already has a small mixer like
the Behringer MX802A, is it still necessary
to get the Barbetta with onboard mixer, or
just the plain Barbetta with no mixer.
Also, will the Barbetta with onboard mixer hold a better resale value(i.e.,depreciate less) than without mixer?

I am not aware of a Barbetta Sona 32-C without a mixer.

Gary

Vquestor...

Give Tony Barbeta a call....
he'll answer all your question ...
www.Barbetta.com

Gary, according to their site, the 32 with a simple PA amp is called the 32L, but I've never seen one either.

Here's the link to the Sona-32. http://www.barbetta.com/Live/Sona_32/sona_32.html Scroll down the list and you'll see the specifications for the 32-C.
List Price, "C" version:
$899 List. (Typical Street Price Range: $659 - $749)*





Good luck,

Gary

I see that the "L" version is only $50 List
cheaper, so it's obviously better
to get the version with mixer.

Get the "C" version.....

The 2 models have different horns, and different dispersion characteristics, If I was using a mixer, I'd definatly go for the PA version to avoid double preamping.