Behringer 2030A Truths or 2031A

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Well, I'm about to buy my first set of monitors for my home studio. I'm mostly going to be recording/producing hard-rock and punk-rock. Since I'm on a budget the Truths seem very attractive. I found the 2030As for 300$ and the 2031As for 400$. The 2031As have a 8 3 /4 " woofers while the 2030As have a 6 3 /4 " woofer. Well I've heard alot of things about Behringer's quality control (I hope my pair works) and the 2031As hyped highs and lows. My questions are: 1) If I go with the 2031As will I still need a sub? and 2) does anybody know if the lows of the smaller model are more accurate cause if they are I can probably buy a sub latter.
Thanks in advance. :)
Oh, and by the way I know I shoud try them first but I cant. :(
 
If you read some posts before purchasing (always a wise decision) you might have stumbled across the rather lengthy topic on the Wharfedale Pro's. Check out the thread in this forum and read up on those. Probably a better choice for your $300 then the Berry's, especially if they are going to be your first, or only monitors.

-Krag
 
Thanks for reminding me the Wharfedale Pro's topic. Well I'm calling tomorrow the local dealer for the price. If the 8.2s pro actives are near 300$ there's a good chance I'm buying them. Although I wish there were more reviews around about them (a mag review would be nice) since I can't test them. :mad: :( :mad: Still if anyone has anything to say about the 6,5" woofer Truths I'm still interested.
 
I'd suggest contacting Deepwater (PM him) and asking him his latest price to have them shipped to you (give him your zip). I got a great price for the pair, shipped - much better then you can probably find online or locally. Apparently he's a dealer of Wharfedale, among other items.

And while magazine reviews can be nice... I much prefer real world reviews from fellow enthusiasts. Still, I understand where you're coming from.

-Krag
 
i always hear a blanket suggestion on wharfdales.....I'd like to see some other stuff than just "get wharfdales and talk to deepwater" now i've talked to deepwater so i believe in that much...its just wharfdales in general that i want to see something besides "just get them"
 
How about "Go get yourself a pair of M-Audio BX-5's" :) That good? We're talking $300 here... lotta choices in this area... and like in every price range, some are good, others are not. However the typical bang for the buck for the typical home user goes a lot further with the Wharfdales at the price Deep's been offering them then going into your local GC, or ordering from MF or M123 or AMS. AMS has the 8.2A's for $339. Everything I've been able to find (which is by no means an exhaustive search) says the the Wharfedales are a great buy at list price - $399.99. Deepwater sent them to me (in NY) for around $300 (shipped). Kinda like buying the (new) Neon SRT-4 for the price of a regular Neon. Sure, it's still a Neon - but bang for the buck is where it's at. Other decent $300 range speakers I've read about? The aforementioned M-Audio's, Fostex PM1's, and some people even like the Berry's. But if you can get a better speaker for the same amount of money it'd be silly not to look into it. (Hey, I could get a regular Neon for $X dollars... if I can talk the guy into the SRT-4 for the same $X you can bet I'd sign on the line. THough no - I don't actually want a Neon :p )

If you've got other ideas for $300 monitors shout em out, rather then knock other posters suggestions. I'd love to hear about other decent monitors myself!


-Krag
 
A question about the Wharfedales: at the rear of the cabinet there's a bass filter switch, does it really work? The reason I'm asking this is that the Truths have a lot more switches at the back (room compensation, lows, higs). I guess the Wharfedales sound better than the Truths but will they in my bedroom studio? What I mean is, are they flexible about placement (near walls, corners)?

p.s. The local dealer doesn't work on Saturdays (lazy ass!) :mad: . I'd love to get them from Deepwater but I live in Greece (far away) so the shipping cost is probably too much.
 
As to the Berrys:

I've got the 2031A monitors and they are absolutely brilliant. However, I got the 2031A's for $299.00 at GC on special order. So, i'm not sure about your extra $100.

I'd suggest them without even hesitating. They are absolutely brilliant.
 
As some of us have discovered... if you can't change your room, then it helps to have some monitor adaptation available. Only monitors that allow subtle EQ options (high & low) were on my list when choosing monitors because my studio space doubles as a dining room, which I have no flexibility to change. Those of you who are happily married will fully appreciate my point.

Best,

J.
 
This one is for BlindCowboy:
What kind of music do you record/mix/produce on the Berrys, and do you use a sub also or just the 2031As? I can't decide between the 2030As and the 2031As. If I go with the 2031As would I still need a sub? Thanks.
 
SinisterRouge said:
This one is for BlindCowboy:
What kind of music do you record/mix/produce on the Berrys, and do you use a sub also or just the 2031As? I can't decide between the 2030As and the 2031As. If I go with the 2031As would I still need a sub? Thanks.
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To a certain extent it depends upon the size of the room they are working in. If you have enough room then go for the 2031's .
 
Well my room is 9.5 square meters so I guess the 2030As will be just fine and I don't think I'll need more than 100watts anyway.
What do you think?
 
The room i'm working in is a double garage. As for the bass response, I haven't had a problem with them. I've found them to accurately represent the elements that I recorded as I recorded them.

I record folk/country/rock/bluegrass/Texas rock/Jazz.

Instruments:
Acoustic guitar: Standard, Nashville, Slide, Dobro, Resonator.
Bass: Double Bass, Electric (Precision/Jazz/EBO/Rick)
Acoustic instruments: Mandolin, Violin, Viola, Ukulele, Cello, Accordian, Harmonica
Electric Instruments: Epiphone Elektar Duo Console, Tele, Strat, Paul, Jack, ESP, Pedal
Percussion: Hand (Conga, bongo, etc..), Acoustic (Mapex, Tama, Gretch) shakers, etc..
Keyboards: Yamaha, Korg, Alesis.

I've done some Hip phfffpt bleh for a buddy of mine. Though i'm not versed in this type of 'music'.
 
SinisterRouge said:
Well my room is 9.5 square meters so I guess the 2030As will be just fine and I don't think I'll need more than 100watts anyway.
What do you think?
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Yep I completely agree. If you do go for the 2030's let we know how you find them.

Tony
 
Well I ordered the 2031As amd I'm expecting them tomorrow or on Tuesday. I've got a question as far as the connections are concerned. I wanna connect them with my Audiophile 2496 soundcard (M-Audio). The soundcard has unbalanced RCA jacks (out) and the 2031As have balanced XLRs and unbalanced 1 /4 " jacks TRS (in :rolleyes: ). So what kind of cables do I need to hook them up? unbalanced RCA to 1 /4 " jack, unbalanced RCA to XLR or can I also use balanced cables? What has the best quality?
Thanks in advance.
 
Just use RCA to std 1/4" jacks. Do not use TRS type unless you short the ring terminal to shield.
 
all monitors are a joke imho. just another marketing ploy to get people to
waste their money. the fallacies are endless....
one example - not everyone in the world uses the monitor you mix on.
not everyone who buys your cd will have wharfedales or truths or ....
thats where it all breaks down. ive found mixing on a boom box probably better because thats probly what most people are using or computer speakers or a home hi fi.
just my opinion.
 
well Jeffree . exactly. and so the circle turns.
but at least one isnt out a few grand. ive seen all sorts of people throw fancy money at monitoring and still not be happy.
tuned control rooms, time aligns, high end etc
what made me change my tune from high end monitors was a series of dicussions i had once with some audio engineers at one of those recording shows exhibiting new consoles etc. these heavies had the same problems.
ie...mixes made on very high end not translating properly to other
situations like the car or the normal home.
as i said there is no perfect solution.
 
i got a friend at the guitar center who is gonna give me a set of event tr6"s for 320.... including taxes. how are they in comparison to the warfedales?
 
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