Behringer U-Phoria UMC202HD 4-stars Reviews

Behringer U-Phoria UMC202HD

Easy to use. Great sound and does what it's supposed to do: record and reproduce the sound you put into it! Direct monitoring is a nice and helpfull feature to avoid latency.

This interface is the useful little brother of the Behringer UMC404HD.

It's perfect for a first setup and is definitely a steal.

Quality wise it's certainly good, whether it be for recording or playback.

Setting it up is easy, you just need a driver on windows.

I'm using it to record myself streaming and I'm happy.

Respectable budget USB interface

Bought it, so I could try my tube condenser mic I got as as gift (sadly don't know which brand, might be MXL, no branding), and it allows the mic to output decent output.

Works well with instruments as well, such as guitar & bass, but always recommend to use a pedal board or the likes to properly amplify the sounds on instruments.

PROS:

It's cheap, and delivers simple and easy setup on PC, and works well with variety of instruments. Has adequate amount of inputs, for personal use.

CONS:

Should note, that there is a noticeable input delay, even when changing the buffer size, in the UMC Control Panel, provided for the interface. Also, the small lack of audio controls besides of gain/line/instrument switch & pad, but it's quite acceptable for it's price range, so it shouldn't matter much.

Recommended, if you want to start using and learn USB interfaces, should work straight up.

Not using all the features, but it's a great DAC for the price!

I was using a 20 year old Roland USB audio interface until I burned it up after moving to another country with different voltage and didn't realize the wall PSU was not universal voltage.

I wanted to replace it with a similar device. Most of the time the use is just as a DAC which takes input over USB from a Linux box and the analog out goes to a mini stereo system. I was using the recording features on the Roland but I have not tested the Behringer yet.

I was pleased to find not only does the UMC202HD run my Sennheiser HD 25s perfectly well but even the HD 600s sound good via the headphone jack. I think it is surely the best DAC you can buy for 64 Euros...

It runs off USB and even supplies phantom power if you need it. Quite an amazing device. The audio over the headamp is not perfect, it's a little thin, but it is very clear, clean, absolutely without any noise. You will not be able to turn the volume past 50% without the HD 600s becoming uncomfortably loud.

I'd like to see a power button on the front panel and for recording some kind of useful level metering is absent but seems pretty important. However given the tiny size I don't see there is room for it. Personally I wouldn't mind a larger enclosure to get the metering.

Summary: deal of the century on a 192 KHz DAC.

The best interface in this price range

I've experimented with lots of other cheap interfaces and nothing beats this in that price range. Great sound and easy to set up in both mac and windows. Build quality is great.

Great price, great features

Works as described. A neutral sound for recording at home and will be used on the road for recordings in hotel rooms and such.

Only complaint i might have is the driver. It's working great but coming from the RME eco-system it's a hassle being forced into exclusivity mode in windows. Which means I can't do any other audio playback when having my DAW open.

Build quality feels excellent. I have not had it long enough to really know but it gives a great impression.

If you are wondering if it's worth buying, just go ahead. You will be happy!

Great for the money!

This interface has really been serving me well for past few months. I use it as a preamp for my headphones, as well as to record music. It feels very solid and I would say that it's even on pair with Focusrite Scarlett. Sound is mostly good as well, the only thing that kinda sucks is the fact that it distorts sometimes when I plug my guitar directly into the line in, even though it's not really clipping. I dont know why is this happening, but im sure that a DI box can fix it.

Does what it's supposed to.

Easy installation and everything worked as expected. I had a little trouble getting the levels right in terms of the 'pad' switch and input gains, moreso than on other units I have owned, but this was easily learned. Some nice plugins from the Behringer website, too. Documentation could possibly be a little better. Generally great, though, especially for the price.

Value for the price.

This product is good as per its value. Sure thing that it can't be compared to a Roland or similar expensive product which are twice costly. Anyway, I used both and as per my requirement , this product works great. Surely recommended.

Perfect for what I need

Very good for the price. It is perfect for what I need. Works and sounds excellent. I am using it for tracking guitars, vocals, bass and keybords and I never had a problem with it.