Behringer Truth vs. Tannoy Reveal

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I'm about to invest my hard-earned cash in a pair
of near-field studio monitors... It's either "Tannoy
Reveal Active", or the "Behringer Truth" one's...
I heard the Tannoy is better for making good mixes,
but the Behringer has more powerful frequency
response in the bass region blablabla...

Which one is the best value for money??

Thanks,

~Glejs
 
Glejs,

Have you used the "SEARCH" function here on both those monitors. There should be a fair bit of information that will give you an answer.

BTW, I have Reveals and wouldn't trade them for the "B" brand not matter what.

:cool:
 
Sorry, I have just registered a few minutes ago. Was
very eager to ask this question.. :) Vill use the search
engine thing right away, thanks for the help!

What kind of music do you make btw? Since the
Reveal's have bad low-frequency response and
I'm into techno/drum'n bass, I'm hesitating about
those monitors..
 
Check the Mixing/mastering-forum...

There are several threads there about those monitors.
I recently did an A/B-session, and the Behringers came out very decent, probably very good suited for dance/techno-stuff. I haven't been able YET to A/B the Behringers vs. Tannoy Reveals Active and Events PS-5 (almost same price), but those get a lot of thumbs up too.
Anyway, active monitors are IMO the best way to go (matched amps, active cross-overs, etc.) and the Behringers shure beat the crap out of any Alesis Monitor One version, any Spirit monitor (Absolute O's and 2's) and the Roland DS-50's...

For dance I would give thumbs up on the Truths, but you HAVE to listen for yourself. Hell, you might find out that the nicest monitors around are the Mackie HR824's for $1100 (pair), and save up.
 
Okay.. thanks, I'll think about this a few days,
then decide.. I've heard lots of good things
about those Mackie HR824's, but really it's
too much cash for me.. I'm not even a semi
professional musician, heheh.

But I'll go "active" , that's for sure..

Thanks!
 
Personally I find the Tannoy Reveals to be bass heavy. I have never used the Behringer Truths but I think I have heard that they are bass heavy too. You might consider Yorkville, or maybe JBL's. I think Harvey recommends them. Maybe the look at the LSR 25's?? Gidge seems to be very happy with his Proto J's as I recall. Mars has a deal going right now. A pair of Proto J's and an Alesis RA150 amp. I have an Alesis amp and I really like it. It is the RA 300 though. It has a few more watts. I would recommend any of these monitors because they are going to beat the heck out of a pair of headphones!!

In summary go look at these before you buy:
Tannoy ProtoJ
JBL LSR25

Beezoboy
 
Reveals DO NOT have a bad low frequency response!!!

They are a very honest near field........in other words, what has been recorded is pretty much what you hear from them. Any excess or inexcess of frequencies you hear is likely to be caused by your listening environment, etc. This applies to any reputable near field, be it JBL, Tannoy, KRK, etc.

I imagine that Truths would be adequate but nothing to get orgasmic about.

:cool:
 
This is a really tough choice.. I'll go listen to the monitors,
gonna bring some CDs with trance/techno stuff and deep,
low-end drum' bass.. Let's see which ones I'll fall in love
with.. :) Thanks for all your thoughts!
 
I read a review on pro sound that had the behringer truths faring far better than the tannoy reveals.
 
Rather than listen to any-1's (including mine) opinion,
try performing your OWN A/B/C/D comparison on the
various nearfield monitors at your music store. Bring your own
2-track mixed c/d, tape or dat, flat-line all the tone controls on the amp driving passive or just listen straight on the actives!
Trust the #1 factor you've been blessed with in at least judging
monitors: Your Own 2 EARS!!
 
Here are some _really_ objective reviews that might help you out a bit:
http://www.studio-sound.com/archive/july01/r_behringerb2031.html
http://www.studio-sound.com/archive/aprl98/r_tannoy.html

When reading these keep in mind that the Tannoy review was the first one they did, so they did not have anyting to compare with. Also the jargon has changed quite a lot over the years as these tests have been going on and the experience has grown.

You should probably look at this also:
http://www.studio-sound.com/archive/aprl98/tech_speakertest.html

All these articles are from the UK magazine Studio Sound:
http://www.studio-sound.com


(When I come to think about it, perhaps I should post some more of the Studio Sound reviews in a thread of its own. They have been somewhat of an eye-opener for me...)
/BasPer
 
BasPer said:
Here are some _really_ objective reviews that might help you out a bit: /BasPer
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Thanks....asshole....

Like I wasn't objective enough.....jerk
 
Speed.. the Mackies are nowhere near 1100$ a pair in Sweden....

Glejs.. Don't buy without trying.. I have the Reveal Actives, and tho I respect ausrock's opinion, I don't agree with him... I have mixed songs that sound great on the Tannoys, but turns my livingroom into a low-bass hell when I play them on my sweeeet Dynaudio speakers... The Tannoys didn't even hint there was a lot of low stuff going on.. I also think my mixes tend to end up a bit on the bright side.. I dunno.. maybe I just use shitty cables.. I don't think they're a bad pair of speakers considering the price paid.
 
Meshuggah said:
Speed.. the Mackies are nowhere near 1100$ a pair in Sweden....
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I know. In the USA they are. In the Netherlands they're $1650! :(
 
.. Okay thanks for everyone's thoughts! :) Lucky me
has two friends.. one owns the Tannoy Reveal's and
the other dude owns the Behringer Truth's.. Brought
a couple of CDs to their places and LISTENED.

I thought the Reveal's sounded much clearer.. but
the bass.. Played some Drum'n Bass CDs and it
sounded very weak. I think I'm gonna go for the
Truth's.. They had much better low frequency
sound! I mean, I'd really like to hear the bass
when I'm working with a new song.

Meshuggah, I totally recognize your situation..
My old tunes are so bassy.. Just check out my
"Ethnic Soundscape" tune at mp3.com .. hehe.

Sooo Behringer Truth it is then.. Can't wait until
I have them here on my desk.. :) Thanks again,
glad I found this forum!
 
Meshuggah,

Have you any idea how low those bass frequencies were?

How much could your mixing environment/acoustics affected your results. This can be absolutley critical.

Glejs,

Ideally, before you buy, try and get your friends monitors to your place and listen to them in your environment.

:cool:
 
Yes Ausrock, it would've been really nice if my friends could
drag their monitors to my place! But then again, I don't
think it's necessary.. me and my friends all live in the same neighbourhood, have our equipment in the same kind of
rooms and everything looks so alike in our 3 bedroom studios
it's almost scary..

I've already made up my mind about this.. I think ;)

Thanks!
 
Speeddemon said:

Like I wasn't objective enough.....jerk
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You know thats not what I meant. I obviously meant _really_ objective, as in "there is no way it could become less subjective without completely removing all humans from the chain and have the text auto generated from the oscilloscope." :) If I hadn't liked your review I would have said so. ......nutcase
 
Meshuggah said:
...I have mixed songs that sound great on the Tannoys, but turns my livingroom into a low-bass hell when I play them on my sweeeet Dynaudio speakers...
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By the way, which Dynaudios do you have? I'm considering getting some my self...
 
Sorry for breaking in here, but this place seems to be turning into a new Swedish colony...make way, yanks.

:D

But OK - Glejs, is getting Tannoys sub bass speaker out of the question financially? I haven't heard anybody saying anything bad about the Tannoys, and I haven't heard anybody saying anything particularly nice about the Behringers.

Cheers
/Henrik
 
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