Behringer B2030A Active Studio Monitors User Reviews

Submitted October 3, 2012 by bob c

"B2030A"

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"Truth" is a good name for them. Each speaker comes with its own response curve. Mine shows fall off at 40 hz, they only claim 50, and good up to 15khz. .I use them for mixing, so everything I hear on my computer is clean, flat, and clear. I hear things most other people do not hear. If you care, they are what you should have.

Musical Background:

Pro sound TV sound for 6 years, live sound for 2, digital recording and mixing for 2 years.

Musical Style:

folk, bluegrass, country, classical

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Submitted October 8, 2008 by a customer from yahoo.com

"Ah excuse me, are this monitors FOR real!!!!!!!!!!"

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not planning anytime to upgrade my monitors...they sound great..space saving and sound REALLY LOUD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Sound

amazing sound sound unbelievable great.......small monitors but hit hard like the big ones....sound is unbeatable at this price...would recommend to anyone looking for a space saving monitors that sound great/..............

Features

adjustable controls to compensate for your acoustic environment.. making just perfect for your studio................

Ease of Use

plug and you ready to go................

Quality

product is great made....heavy duty and weight like a real big monitor..........

Value

its worth every penny...............................

The Wow Factor

GET IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Musical Background:

Professional engineer,student

Musical Style:

Rap,R&b,Reggeaton

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Submitted March 21, 2018 by Aaron R

"Solid, Capable Monitors"

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Having used a variety of monitors, I was surprised how well these stack up. They sound far more expensive than they are. The build quality is solid and they have an unobtrusive appearance (I prefer monitors that blend in). I use them for daily listening and comparisons with my main monitors. They have a nice low end (especially for the size) and detail is on par with more expensive monitors. They aren't fatiguing at all and sound quite neutral. I would easily recommend them to anyone on a budget. The only issue I take with them is they make a decent pop when I turn them on. I've wired them every which way I can and it made no difference. I've never had a set of monitors (I've owned a dozen) that made a similar pop. They operate flawlessly otherwise.

Musical Background:

Electronic Music Production

Musical Style:

Electro-Industrial, Downtempo, Ambient

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Submitted March 27, 2020 by Kevin H in Lincoln, NE

"Excellent"

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Excellent monitors at a very reasonable price. Great sound, nice flat response and built to last.

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Submitted February 6, 2005 by a customer from hot.rr.com

"Incredible value at an incredible low price"

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I searched for at least 3 months. I don't see a reason to search for another monitor set.It meets all my goals. If it were stolen. I'd buy the same thing as a replacement.

Sound

Very solid sound, Balance of sounds were similar on speakers I played the final mix on subsiquently. The Bass was still right where it was, as were high parts. No surprises on any type of speaker set, even cheap laptop speakers reflected the mix done on the truth monitors pretty well.

Quality

very solidly built, and in this price range they are outstanding.

Value

Speakers in this price range usually come with 4" or smaller speakers and don't have seperate amps for each speaker. The value is incredible.

Manufacturer Support

no issues so far

The Wow Factor

It looks great, like a speaker should.

Musical Background:

songwriter, engineer, producer

Musical Style:

anyting pop

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Submitted July 8, 2016 by Silas S

"Blessed"

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I can truly say that I'm blessed with this product. I'm new to producing and I brought these monitors 08/2014 with no issues with set up or product period. I'm still learning the effects to put on my sounds but I can say that with the little I know that I get dead on mixes with out going back and forth to monitors and car speakers. Never used other monitors but very satisfied with this product

Ease of Use

If you couldn't figure out how to connect these with ease then Lego toys are more up your alley

Manufacturer Support

Never needed

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Submitted September 1, 2016 by Silas S

"Blessed"

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I can truly say that I'm blessed with this product. I'm new to producing and I brought these monitors 08/2014 with no issues with set up or product period. I'm still learning the effects to put on my sounds but I can say that with the little I know that I get dead on mixes with out going back and forth to monitors and car speakers. Never used other monitors but very satisfied with this product

Ease of Use

If you couldn't figure out how to connect these with ease then Lego toys are more up your alley

Manufacturer Support

Never needed

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Submitted July 26, 2016 by Silas S

"Blessed"

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I can truly say that I'm blessed with this product. I'm new to producing and I brought these monitors 08/2014 with no issues with set up or product period. I'm still learning the effects to put on my sounds but I can say that with the little I know that I get dead on mixes with out going back and forth to monitors and car speakers. Never used other monitors but very satisfied with this product

Ease of Use

If you couldn't figure out how to connect these with ease then Lego toys are more up your alley

Manufacturer Support

Never needed

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Submitted October 12, 2010

"The biggest little gem available"

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I've owned them for over a year now and they will be with me for a long time

Sound

Sound is so clear and detailed that I'm shocked at times of its clarity and precission

Features

Crossover design is very well made and matched to its drivers

Ease of Use

So easy to adjust and connect

Quality

Again, I use these units 10 hours a day in my recording studio and they are fatigue free

Value

It's price is ridiculously low for the quality you get out of these monitors

Manufacturer Support

I haven't had any problems so never dealed with the factory

The Wow Factor

Looks OK...it shows the quality of materialship

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Submitted October 1, 2007 by a customer from jatymusic.com

"The Truth Active monitors are awesome - and that's the TRUTH!"

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If I had $10,000 to spend on monitors, I might find some audiophile speakers to listen to a final mix with, but chances are that I'd have mixed it with these anyway. Fact is, we listen to our music at much higher quality and through better equipment than most of our audience ever will. If they got any more accurate, I'd wonder how they cloned me. Live or Memorex? More like Live or Truth?! You could probably spend more money, but why would you want to spend more and get lesser monitors?

Sound

I don't know what that first guy's issues and malfunctions were (his, not the monitors). I auditioned these in an A-B comparison with Mackie's. The Behringers were over 90% as good as the Mackie monitors... for 2/3 less of the price. At $600 a pair these would be a great deal. At $300, they're a steal! The imaging is so precise it's beyond stereo and clean on into 3-D. The bass is also precise, punchy, and there's more headroom that you can stand being in the same room with.

Features

I'm giving it a 9 in the features department. I can't think of anything else I might need or want, but I'm sure there's SOMEthing.. maybe a remote control so you can set levels and such without touching the sound board? One of the big things to remember is that these are sold as matched pairs, and that, as an Active/amplified speaker pair, the amps are designed specifically for these speakers, to match them. That's a whole lot better than finding out your speakers are flat but the amp is coloring the sound.

Ease of Use

Out of the box, plug 'em in, they sound awesome. You CAN tweak 'em, but ya don't need to.

Quality

Again, a 9. They could have been made of solid hardwood or titanium or something, so they don't get a perfect 10.:) These are studio monitors, and I don't know of ANY such monitor that can go on the road straight out of the box, but they're certainly well built and attractive. The covers come off easily, but are not flimsy. I've had no issue with any of the pairs I've bought so far. (I set up project studios for other people as well.)

Value

I'm still not even sure how they manage to make this without going broke. Others sell far lesser monitors for more money.

Manufacturer Support

I'm sure there's room for improvement somewhere. Maybe the rep could carry them into my studio and build the custom stands for them, hook up the wires for me? I've never had a problem, so I can't say how their customer service department is. That said, since the very best customer service is to not need them at all, in my experience, they deserve a 10.

The Wow Factor

When you hear these things, feel the punch of the kick drums through them, SEE the 3-D imaging in your mind's eye, they become more than just black and sexy. These things are awesome!

Musical Background:

Engineer, Producer, ASCAP songwriter & artist

Musical Style:

Alternative, Country, Folk-Rock, Soft-Rock

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Submitted November 28, 2004

Behringer B2030A Monitors Customer Review

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these monitors are aweful. Had to send them back once (to germany) for waranty repair. They are not recomended for stereo mixing. Spend some money. don't buy crap.

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