All user reviews of 4/5 for the Behringer Truth B2030A

BI-Amplified Monitors 110w
XLR balanced inputs and Jack6.35
Corrective response in gain and frequency serious and acute.
I use them in home studio.
Very satisfied for the price.

SOUNDS

Absolutely disagree with BPM-School!
At this price it still has a real working tools.
They sound just fine to mix, even recordings.
Like any studio monitor is a tool intended to have a listen linear (as neutral as possible) In contrast to HI-FI listening that will widen and swell with here and there some parts of spectrum and by phasing games provide a "vent" or "spacialisation" listened to the sound. A little disappointment felt then when we go on the monitor, but you know what we want to hear!
Many factors have to operate any monitoring system (resonance of the room, speaker placement, etc. ...).
In my case I initially treated my listening room and work placement (mean much here already and the difference is not begin to operate the system!). Then, after analysis, I put a 2x31 band EQ between my console and monitors.
The result:
a well defined, a very neutral response (markers on the back are not there for nothing!), although the bass is indeed a difficult to treat without a filter with box (like any speaker of this size!) they are still good and they have little, if one is not hyper require sufficiency of B2030A without cabinet.
My sound then mix very well on most systems.

OVERALL OPINION

I use them for 3 years. I have their big sisters B2031. When I listen to my mixes on one or the other almost no difference (except in the grave. 2031 gives a more accurate and serious size do not require housing to be precise).
I used daily had no trouble operating.
Likes: mini size, their sound for the price (between 170 and € 230 Used pair), markers on the back.
I like least is the lack of volume (a 6db attenuator general only in the back), the location of the connectors (which requires a difficult gymnastics if you disconnect and reconnect often).

price / quality ratio excellent.
At that price I much prefer other small models of other brands.

Aesthetics and compact speakers with 4-way adjustable rear face effective to adapt his environment.
Jack or XLR connectors, but too low as the power cable has less friction when exposures to the rear of the enclosure in a vacuum.

SOUNDS

Sound medium / high light and carefree. This is not the case of low and saturating imprcises SPEED, dcevantes what, but it can be said to correspond to the price of the vehicle (169 euros pice for my part)

OVERALL OPINION

Been used for one week (they are finally available recently) the report as usual with qualitprix Berhinger is really interresting, but it is unfortunate that the bass are not the best quality. A comparison shop with the B2031 with a price reduction and whose power suprieure (150w) offsets may be the default.
A small regret, therefore: you opt for the dimensions (for lack of space) without taking the time to test the B2030 (but larger)

I buy the Behringer for reasons of budjet (like many I think) ...
I use them at home in an apartment not acoustically treated. Rather, it's home studio.

I have a DM24 and Cubase SX.

SOUNDS

I just spent 3 weeks in the studio as sound engineer and I worked on a table with Neve Focusrite of Pultec and so on. I know it's one of aber Behr put in this environment. Anyway, I did it. And I know the Behr.
The conclusion is that, compared with the Dynaudio BM15 and NS10 studio, the Behr are consistent. We find all the items in my mix. Just be careful that the voices are back which means we tend to "surmixer".

The mix was compared with the 3 systems and with another sound engineer who had the same opinion as me.

OVERALL OPINION

It was my first studio experience with Behr. I mean in real studio, not in a home studio. This is the good plays for the price. It was on that for 2000 € I can have better. But everyone knows that the NS10 is not the best plays of the world but it is a reference and then, once we know the characteristics of its listening, you can mix it.

- What technical specifications motivated your choice?

Like everyone else, I think, the budget and good comments as well here as elsewhere.

- For what purpose?

I use it mostly to compose.

- What amp / What configuration? ...

I prviens I could not reflect the true rsultat 100% because I have a mini console Behringer (BU 502) between my sound card (an M-Audio) and monitors, the sound must be trslgrement DGRAD I think.

SOUNDS

- The curve frequency drives is it neutral enough?

A little hollow in the lower mdiums like many speakers.
- Stereo image is good?

Nah, not at all!
I prfere my Sony MDR V-700 to work a track STREO!
The spacialisation is pretty bad, it was hard discerners diffrent tracks, but it is far from being catastrophic.
- The sound is clear and prcis across the spectrum?

The acute lack of precision.

OVERALL OPINION

- How long have you use it?

4 months
- What is the particular feature you like best and least?

+ The price of course!

- The image STREO really improved.
- Have you tried many other models before acqurir?

No, no.
- How do you report qualitprix?

Trs good, it is the strength of this model!
- With the exprience, you do again this choice? ...

Yes.

I happen to buy a very affordable price, I use in my home studio to catch its pretty decent.
sound card m-audio delta 1O1O console behringer MX 9000.

SOUNDS

Not enough pro to answer

OVERALL OPINION

1 year
made to it must have its own landmarks
I had the M-Audio DX4 they were less powerful but better
quality / price correct
so as to catch her but not for the mix
On 24/02/2010 I am no longer my home studio since I moved to France so I sold almost everything but I keep B2030A ke for the reason I have composed for the well goes for his for the price but mixes it can be done simply to spend time on it I do not regret that choice pa

I bought these speakers there are more than 2 years old when I rode my modest home studio.
APRS years of musical hibernation, I wanted to record my new songs and my first tests with the PC speakers plastoc s'avraient unsatisfactory.
In short, my main CRITERIA was the price. And yes, like many of you I have no budget for a professional studio.
For technical specifications I expected nothing since I prcis beginners in the audio. I needed some monitors prs linear ...
Compared to my expectations, I must say that my expectations arpondais.

SOUNDS

- The curve frequency drives is it neutral enough? Ah, good question. O From the moment we do not use them in an acoustically treated pice, it is difficult to get an objective opinion. But let's say I hear things lacking in the headphones or speakers not ddies.
Unlike some opinions I can not find the image stro rotten. I arrived well put instruments in space.
In terms of the spectrum, it is somewhat flattering in the low, which provides comfort indniable costs, but that little traitor s'avrer when changing the System. So attention to low.

OVERALL OPINION

As mentioned above I use them for more than two years.

Likes:
- The price, but not thunderous.
- The finish not so cheap as a. Note that there was a desire to fuse the Premire sries. Been corrected.
- Monitoring speakers between end but even when monitoring pregnant.

I like least:
- Low an unflattering.

I cost of other speakers in the store before you buy. All in a price range equivalent. The Fostex Mackie and I was not convinced. It is true that the CD I had brought (People of the grass - Cube) sounded good on these plutt B2030A.

The report is made honnte, as often with Behringer. A 330 should not expect to have Genelec. Srieux remain.

- With the exprience, you do again this choice?
Good question! I would say for the price they are far from being bad. In the same circumstances I probably Rasht. Now with a step back, listen more and more accustomed to Roros, I viserais something more pro.

Note:
To take advantage of monitoring speakers, you need a pice trafficking, placing it right and not "like a dog puts his shit". It's a bit rude but the aa MRIT to be clear
So that is rotten and Behringer Genelec is good, no intrt. To say that the B2030A are zero when they are glues a wall in front of a window with a tiled floor does not have much, if not be the limit of bad faith.

In short, I advise you, before you buy any speaker, to go into the store with 1 or 2 CDs and listen ...

The Behringer Truth B2030A's are a set of studio monitors designed for use in home studios. The monitors are advertised as being suitable for any sort of use in the studio, but I probably wouldn't recommend them for everything as Behringer would like you to believe. The monitors are active, so you don't need an external power amplifier, which is always a nice thing. The monitors have both 1/4" and XLR connections, which is also nice as it gives you some flexibility there. In terms of size, the B2030A's are about average, as they aren't huge but they definitely aren't the smallest studio monitors I've used. They are to be used as near field monitors, but you could probably use them as mid field if you wanted...

SOUNDS

The sound of the Behringer Truth B2030A studio monitors is about average at best. They pick up frequencies starting at 50 Hz, so they don't have the greatest low end response, but still pack some punch down there. They have a pretty good mid and high end response as well, so in general they are pretty well rounded and do give you a good dynamic response as well. While I wouldn't say that these are perfect for mixing, you could do it if you knew them well enough and didn't have anything else to use, I'd just highly recommend checking the mixes on better sounding monitors when possible. I'd say that they are best suited for other types of uses like for monitoring and editing, but I guess you could mix with them if you wanted to...

OVERALL OPINION

The price of the Behringer Truth B2030A definitely makes up for all of it's short comings, but even so I'd probably recommend shopping around before making a choice. While these monitors will most likely be fine for most smaller home studio owners looking for a budget pair of monitors, I wouldn't recommend them to anyone looking to put together a legitimate studio where you could bring in clients or anything like that. These days we have a ton of different monitors out there to choose from in this price range, so while these will seem pretty enticing, I'd do yourself a favor a do your research to insure that you're getting the best possible monitors for your money.

I actually had these in a studio I used to work in for awhile. I didn't buy them, they were just there so I used them quite often. These are self powered monitors so they require no amp. We ran these off of a M Audio Fast Track interface with a Mac Pro running Logic 8. These were our main mixing monitors until we upgraded to some JBL's.

SOUNDS

The stereo image was actually fairly good and was very accurate when we would test the final mixes on other gear. The dynamics were good enough for our small studio, but after we got the JBL's, we noticed a few things. One, the bass response on the Behringers wasn't very good. They also were not as flat as the JBL's and when we redid some of the last mixes we did with the behringers on the JBL's, they came out much cleaner and more balanced. There are no effects on these monitors.

OVERALL OPINION

What I liked about these monitors at the time was they seemed decently flat and balanced, but after using the JBL's, we realized that these were not as good as we thought they were. I think the studio paid around $400 for the pair. Personally, I don't care for behringer stuff when it comes to audio (as opposed to midi) applications so I wouldn't have paid that much. I give them a 7 out of 10 for sound quality. They worked fairly well for us for the 6 - 8 months that I used them. Yes, I have used Events, Jbl's, wharfedales, Mackies, etc... and the behringers are very low on my list. NO, I would not buy these and wouldn't recommend them to anyone.