Behringer Amp800

Total quality: 4 stars, because it is not a device you should take with you on the road. It is (probably) not sturdy enough. I use it at home, so not an issue for me.
The sound, features and handling is excellent for what I needed.

I was looking to be able to use / combine my 3 speaker sets with one of 2 sources, without having to plug / unplug cables.
what I wanted is
- able to switch them on/off independently
- balance their volumes with a one control per set
- manage total volume / pan with one control.
- from 2 stereo sources ( usb audio interfaces connected to 1 PC/DAW )

source 1 is a behringer 204HD , connected to a mixing table with a lot of instruments. (guitars, kbd, drums, bass, 2 synthesizers )
source 2 is a behringer 202 UFO, as a simple sound card attached to my PC/DAW

source 1 is connected to the headphone out of the 204HD
source 2 is connected to the RCA output of the 202
speaker sets are connected on the back of the AMP800 to headphone out 1, 2 and 3. ( stereo jack<==>RCA converter plugs)

4 has a headphone :-)

I can now independently, without unplugging/rewiring balance the volumes of the 3 sets ( 2x B&O and 1x Wharfedale ) and control the general volume of all 3 with the volume / pan of either :
the A input = 204HD/mixer (source 1)
or
the B input = 202-PC sound (source 2).

Using both 1 and 2 simultaneously , each directed to their speaker set(s) is also possible, of course...

I am using 6 mm jack-stero <==> 2x RCA converter plugs for better connection quality (compared to jack 3.5 mm) from the headphone connection 204HD to the AMP800 inputs

and 6mm jack TS mono <==> 1x RCA converter plugs to input the A and B inputs of the AMP800

Behringer used to have a device to do exactly this, but it is unfortunately out of production. The one they have now is a lot more expensive....

note: if you need to connect more than 4 targets to source A, you can link a second AMP800 to the first one via a special output. E.g, in a large room with more speakersets ?

I use this in my internet radio station where I often have guests in the studio. We often switch between monitoring sources so this offered exactly the flexibility I was looking for. The sound it delivers is really nothing special. To be honest, it's pretty weak. But that is not what this unit should be used for. And for this price, there is really nothing comparable. It gets the job done really well for me.

After using a Behringer HA400 to record 2 albums with, I ventured to get the Behringer Amp 800 with considerably more bells and whistles.

In a few words, functionality is excellent, however it's a pity that the labels on the front are under the items (which implies that it would be viewed from below).

I now use the 800 with my studio computer for routing 2 audio input sets from different computers and routing the outputs to a variety of places (headphones, speaker sets).

If you're doing really serious project/home recording with more than one computer at once then the 800 is preferable over the 400.

The casing on the 400 is metal, but the 800 is plastic and not so durable.

Of course, it's a cheap Behringer product so don't expect good quality build. Opening the box, you get a power supply and the unit. The unit is entirely built from plastic and is really light which makes it move around the desk pretty easily. It's also back heavy so it's very easy to lift on the front. If you put something on top of it, don't expect it to be stable. The knobs feel cheap. They're wobbly and aren't smooth at all when you turn them. Holding it feels like you're holding a toy.

The good stuff is that the LED meters are big and very visible, there are tons of good features like switching sources and the sound quality is good enough for monitoring.

It does its intended job pretty well.