Within a few weeks of my BX600 purchase I picked up the BX300. It is small, lighter than just about all of its competitors, and has my beloved Shape Function. Being a fretless man, I'm not always interested in producing a lot of thunder. But to my surprise, this little amp has a great deal more thunder than most other 10" amps. I used to own a Peavey Minx 110, and I feel this amp surpasses it. I'm not a big fan of 10" anything in the bass world, but with my bad back, it's convenient to carry.

Again, the Shape Function allows production of a wider variety of tones than any amp in this price category. Fretless tone is wonderful on these Behringer amps. So is traditional tone. I got this as a personal monitor on gigs where I can plug into a house sound system. I simply output the tone I want while the little amp lets me hear what I'm doing. Without the Shape Function, I simply would not have the tone I want!

The preamp uses an opto-limiter to prevent distortion on peaks, My BX300 doesn't limit quite as much as my BX600, but still, I have to drive it very hard to make it distort with a low B. The amplifier is protected from short circuits and other disasters. That's comforting.

I explored the cabinet and found a solid, stamp-framed 10" woofer with a prssure-treated paper cone. It looks pretty tough to me, and its magnet appears to be in the 1 - 1.5 lb. range. Like every other small amp, bass tones can suffer from boxie resonances. I invariably stuff mine with fiberglass insulation or convoluted foam. This suppresses boomy sounds found in the 100Hz to 500Hz range, and really improves clarity.

The $99 price may cause some to wonder if there is any quality at all. The BX300 might unfairly be compared to other cheap amps like Kustom, Drive or Gorilla. Yet the sound quality is vastly better than any of these. For that matter, you'll have to spend $500 on a 10" combo amp to do any better than this. The folks at Behringer are simply using their heads before they crank out a cheap product, and they optimize their wares. It's working out very well for the consumer.

Construction	98%
(Very well constructed.)
Clarity	95%
(Add some sound-absorbing material.)
Versatility	100%
(All kinds of tone!)
Volume	90%
(Way more than I expected.)
Portability	98%
(The size of most 8" amps.)
Value	100%
(A lot more for your money.)
Overall	95%
(Can't buy better for three times the price.)