Behringer Powerplay P1 4-stars Reviews

Granted quality at a good price

At this price point there this is the best solution. Simple and robust device, with good amp which allows to drive all kinds of headphones.

Could be smaller and lighter but it is still portable and belt usable.

This is built like a tank with some weak points

Battery compartment is bad. The machine is a bit bulky. For the rest a great peace of gear.

A very handy, cheap in-ear monitor

I use these regularly in live band situations. The work very well and are simple to use, with all the controls that you would expect. The unit is quite large but this is not a problem. The only issue that I have noticed (on both the units that I bought) is that the battery compartment is very tight and that the compartment lid is, well, a bit rubbish. It doesn't click-in solidly. HOWEVER, I just squeeze a battery in and use a bit of black Gaffer tape to hold the cover on. At this price, it's hard to complain...

Best choice for low-budget in-ear monitoring

I'm a bass player that does a lot of different type of gigs, from small pubs to big scenes.

I always put on my strap via the belt clip and I had 0 trouble with it.

The sound is good and the features are great!

The only thing i'm not really ok about is that the battery slot is a little too well fitted and if you're in a rush, trying to change the battery, you might struggle in your first attempts. (nothing you can't get better with some little practice and/or some smart battery changing "hacks" - check the other reviews ;) )

I really like this product and I would recommend it to anyone!

Good price/quality

Cheapest solution for inear systems. Good construction.

Handy addition to my gig bag!

I use this on stages for musicians that are stationary, no complaints yet! all good so far! using batteries at the moment for it, might go elsewhere get a long power lead. Good sturdy feel to them not to light/heavy. Good output simple to use! Now just to try to teach the musicians!

Parfait !

J'ai acheté ce produit dans le but de me faire un retour in-ear. C'est au top vraiment, je l'ai installé en-dessous de mon siège de batterie et il reste en place, au top !! Je me pose une question concernant la longévité du matos mais on verra !

A very handy little box

This is a very useful little box and I now keep it in my sound kit case for everywhere I go.

I had seen a few people complain about the output level and while I agree that on some larger headphones it isn't a massively high output, on in ears it is more than powerful enough.

The only criticism I have is that I know already that the battery compartment cover will end up breaking. Everything else is so solidly built yet this feels fragile. Other than that I cant fault it.

Excelend budget IEM preamp

This little thing has everything I need: two XLR inputs, limiter, blend control, mono/stereo switch, battery/power supply powered.

Very simple and smart enginered device. Only downside is a 3,5mm jack connector as I use it with extension cable (it is hard to find or build stage grade quality cable with 3,5mm jack). I'd like 1/4" TRS instead.

It is more than loud enough with Shure SE215.

Sound is very good, much better than entry level wirelles I compared it to.

All together, nice and cheap, sturdy build preamp suitable for professional use.

Great features

For the money it is great, solution for IEM. Wireless may be more comfortable, however much more expensive. Sound quality is good enough for almost every situation. Nice feature is mic stand mounting hole so it could be mounted on mic stand via mounting adapter.

Powerplay P1

Good unit, having a built in limiter is great for the price. Slightly bulkier than I thought it would be. The battery compartment is very tight but if you pull the foam out it fits well.

Excellent value for money

I bought two of these and have been pleased with them. The sound quality is fine for monitoring on stage and the volume control works smoothly. They are a little heavy for using on your belt. I have one mounted on my pedal board and another as a spare. As other users have stated - the battery comparment is terrible. It's too small and on one unit the cover already wont go back on. At this price point, there is nothing else to compare it to though so all round it is a winner!

Almost Perfect...

The only problem with this for me is the battery compartment is so small that you need a screwdriver to get the battery out, and the cover doesn't close.

But... if you take off the battery cover and pop some tape over the hole... you have an insanely cheap, great sounding wired in-ear system.

A great feature is that you can put a mono input in, and select to hear it in both ears - so you can use all your desk auxiliaries for separate mixes, rather than needing a left and right feed for each person. So with my 6 auxes I can give everyone in the band their own mix!.

I'd tried other in-ear belt packs before, and I think this sounds better. If they could fix the battery compartment issue these would be perfect.

I bought 1 to try out, and despite the battery issue, bought 4 more.

I don't know if it's possible to get smaller 9V batteries?, I'm using the Duracell Procell.

Good for the price

I purchased one of these to test out after our drummer went from wireless in ears, to hard wired. The P1 is well built and feels solid. The audio quality is perfectly acceptable for a unit at this price (the Fischer Amps version is much more costly). The unit is powered by a 9v battery, and is quite power hungry - you can power it from a mains adapter, but I don't like little power adapters on stage where they can get easily damaged.

The P1 is able to be fitted to a mic stand (thread built in to the back), or used with it's belt clip - however the clip is not at the centre of gravity of the unit, so the P1 can feel like it's wonky!

A good unit for the price, and I would recommend it.

Does exactly what I wanted - Highly Recommended

Our band were moving to in ear monitoring but we didnt want (or need) the extra hassle of having 4 separate wireless systems. With this I simply take a feed straight from the desk into the back and I instantly have high quality audio in my ears.

The option of having two inputs and a balance control has allowed me to take a feed from the desk of all instruments/vocals minus (and an amount of guitar). What I can then do is take a short line from my DI box and feed the guitar straight into the behringer. This then allows me to have a full mix and by adjusting the balance - have a remote volume control for my guitar mix.

Id recommend switching it on before you plug in your ears as there is a small capacitor discharge which causes a pop in your ears!

As per some of the previous reviews, there is a bit of an issue closing the batter compartment once there is a battery in it. This is a design flaw but causes no operational issues.

Fab bit of kit

Lovely little belt pack amp. Gives plenty of volume esp. with the right headphones..... I use Shure 215s. Haven't noticed any problems. Just make sure you have a relatively fresh battery in it or it will distort at high volume.

As with all in ear monitoring, eq is key. Make sure the desk send that the P1 is running off is post eq.

Keyboard IEM

Bought these to use as my in ear monitors .

For the price these work well , only negative point is the battery compartment is very tight . Overall a good product for the price. Battery lasts about 3 gigs (12hrs approx) Easy to use features , and good build quality.

Behringer Powerplay P1

Bought this unit to use with my 1964 QI in ear monitors that I use to play bass in a heavy rock band.

Out of the box the unit looks sturdy and well made with the body of the unit being made of metal with quality knobs and xlr inputs.

The one thing that does let this unit down slightly though is the battery compartment, it's very small, so small in fact that once you put a standard 9v battery in the unit, it's very difficult to take it back out again tho change it. I have to wrap some insulation tape around the batteries I use with an end hanging loose so I'm able to pull the battery out when it needs changing.

I wanted to use rechargeable 9v batteries with this unit but they are slightly larger in size than standard 9v batteries, so I wasn't able to fit them inside the battery bay and close the door. Why they didn't make the bay bigger is a bit of an oversight I think.

This unit will run off any 9v adapter and also has a light that tells you when the battery needs changing.

The unit does feel quite large when clipped to your belt, the clip on the unit feels strong and robust though.

The sound that comes out of this unit is great with no distortion or crackle at all and my bass guitar sounds great through it.

Over all a very good buy at a great price. Would recommend you buy this if you don't jump around on stage too much.

Behringer P1 personal monitor

I bought this as a spare for my shure P4HW and for a fraction of the price the sound quality is very close to the shure. A tiny bit toppy but easily fixed on the desk and sounds much better than our Senhieser wireless system!

Unit is a little bit large so not great when clipped onto my belt but that's a small gripe and quickly overlooked because of the quality of the sound.

Overall, a first class and very cheap way into in ear monitoring.