I've one of the early 90s Behringer battery/mains mixers that still works fine. Though I've had other Behringer stuff that's lasted only a couple of years.
 
Some Behringer stuff is good, some isn't and the trick is working out which is which before parting with money. The digital mixers seem pretty well regarded. My local club recently switched from a Soundcraft analogue FOH desk to a Behringer digital, and they're a six or seven band nights a week, 52 weeks of the year place that's nationally renowned on the 600-1000 capacity circuit and has seriously good engineers so I imagine they've done their homework before buying.

tlw
The digital mixers seem pretty well regarded. My local club recently switched from a Soundcraft analogue FOH desk to a Behringer digital, and they're a six or seven band nights a week, 52 weeks of the year place that's nationally renowned on the 600-1000 capacity circuit and has seriously good engineers so I imagine they've done their homework before buying.

One thing that also speaks for the X32 system is its modularity, which allows you to build a full backup system at significantly lower cost i.e. you can buy the console plus the much cheaper core as backup. you save the scenes to a simple USB stick and have the backup synced in 30 seconds. in the worst cast you run just of the core and some android device as the mix desk to twist the knobs.

I have one but I don't know what to call it. Bear- injer or Bay-ringer.

We all know Behringer's history... but (more recently) they've absorbed a lot of good companies/technology/people (Midas, TC, etc).
 
The newer products they're making are good.
The X32 series is used all over for live music/shows.
The engineer mixing us Friday and Saturday night is using one.
 
They've got a new analog synth that should be available soon.
Supposed to be very nice... and not overly expensive.

Jim Roseberry
 
They've got a new analog synth that should be available soon.
Supposed to be very nice... and not overly expensive.

deepmind 12 ... and yes, someone is curious here ;-)

I have several Behringer devices, and I love them all.  I too was reticent to get anything by Behringer.
 
I started with the XR4400 Multigate Pro, because it was the only company that made a 4 channel gate at the time.  And it was cheap.  It is fantastic.  So after that I decided to try the FX2000 Virtualizer 3D effects rack unit, and it is incredible.  Then I got the XENYX UFX 1604 mixer because it was almost identical to my old Mackie ONYX 1640 mixer which was petering out...and that mixer is awesome.
 
Now...I will buy anything from them...that I need.  You are safe to go Behringer.

I bought a 99 dollar mixer a couple years ago.. I had a pwr supply problem and Behringer personally called me from Las Vegas.  I was quite impressed with that.  they fixed it in a fairly timely fashion.  As for my experience with Behringer products over the years, I have had a mixed bag.  I have had 3 of their compressors.  one of them died.  I also had a power amp.  (One of their older ones. the qsc clones)  that wasn't very reliable.  sent back for service once (actually that was to a 3rd party extended warranty service)  Their "repair" lasted about 2 months.  
    However I have heard a lot of good things about their newer stuff.  A couple of my friends are using their mxers live and have had good luck.  I am actually considering one of their studio power amps.