I was just reading about the Behringer DEQ2496, an overfeatured
underachieving EQ, and was interested in how it has a mic input on it
dedicated for a spectrum analyzer which is graphicly overlaid over the EQ.
That, I might pay $375 for...

So I'm thinking I could use the EQ for a drum monitor when using the
spectrum analyzer for more important issues, when I read more about the mic
input...

15V phantom power ?!! FIFTEEN?!!

It's the perfect voltage to ruin any shot the unit had at real-world
usefulness! Too much for an electret, not enough for any decent SDC. At
18V a Rode NT5 would be happy. 3 measly freakin volts away from brilliance.

Anyways, this isn't intented to be a Behringer-bashing thread, but damn
that's the most incompetent thing I've read in months. I love my MXB1002
for all the silly jobs it handles that no other single product can, so they
do have flashes of brilliance no matter how accidental. But whoever
conceived the "RTA" mic input for the DEQ2496 should hook up with the
imbecile that neglected to provide adequate phantom power, and take him out
for a walk in the woods where no-one can hear him scream.