Behringer Micromon MA400 --- Best Price; Great Review

More than a few performing musicians have found themselves in such a situation; you're a working band doing your own sound and there's limited time before your set begins. The mix is working but your vocals need to come up a bit, so off you go across the stage to the floor and over to the board. Tick .. tick .. tick

Save yourself that trip. The ultra-compact Behringer Micromon MA400 Microphone Amplifier is the perfect personal monitor mixer for the performer who needs "more me" without the fuss, and you can probably pick one up for less than your cut from the last gig.

Flexible Mic in and Mic Through XLR connectors mean the level and presence of your vocals are at your immediate command. By connecting the monitor feed and then lining your mic in and out of the console you're containing the signal for adjustment as you see fit. The MA400 is compatible with both dynamic and condenser mics as it will pass +48 V phantom power if your mixer offers it. It will also accept 1/4 and 1/8 headphone and earbud connections for applications such as tailoring a drummer's in-ear monitor.

The days of giving the "thumb jack" to the sound booth could well be coming to an end. the Micromon MA400 is gold for making finite sound adjustments on the fly, for vocals as well as any other independent feed. It's capable of stereo or mono operation and allows you to control both the microphone itself and the feed incoming from the main mixer. All that's required of the individual is finding a sweet spot on the "MON" (monitor) level and then dialling in all the "me" required on the microphone.

Some on-stage conveniences are so gold that once you have it you wonder how you ever made do without it. This Behringer Mic Amplifier seems to be one, and if you've grown weary of repeated trips to the board or awkward gestures to the soundman you may want to add it to your wish list.