Behringer Truth vs. Tannoy Reveal

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ausrock: The frequencies were in a range that I'd like to hear from a speaker. The bass that isn't even hinted in the Tannoys nearly blew a couple of headphones away for me..

BasPer: Dynaudio Audience 70 (replaced by the 72-s). An easy decision after listening to NHT, Dali, Infinity, B&W and TDL.
 
Glejs, the best thing for you to do would be to take one of your unmixed songs over to each of their studios and spend an afternoon actually working with each set of monitors, not just listening to cds. The most impressive sounding monitor isn't always the best one, working an actual mix on each will let you asses the different strengths and weaknesses of each and listening to the end result on other systems will tell you how well mixes done on each will translate to other systems, which is the MOST important consideration.
 
Henrik said:
and I haven't heard anybody saying anything particularly nice about the Behringers.

Cheers
/Henrik

Uh...dude, I did.

Those Behringers kick the living crap out of:
-Alesis Monitor Ones MKII Active
-Alesis Monitor Ones MK I Passive
-Roland DS-50
-SPirit Absolute 2
-Spirit Absolute 0

I haven't been able to check the Behringers vs.:
-Mackie HR624
-Event PS-5
-Event PS-6
-Event PS-8
-Event 20/20(bas)
-Tannoy Reveal Actives

But from what I hear here and there, the tannoys seem better on the mid-range, while the Behringer wins it on the low-end...
 
I almost feel at home here...........I have relatives in Ludvika and most of my ancestral heritage is Norwegian.

Meshugga,

I was curious about the frequencies as the Reveals are supposed to be good down to around 50hz. I have the passives and with everything set correctly, they ain't short on bass.



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vox said:
Glejs, the best thing for you to do would be to take one of your unmixed songs over to each of their studios and spend an afternoon actually working with each set of monitors, not just listening to cds. The most impressive sounding monitor isn't always the best one, working an actual mix on each will let you asses the different strengths and weaknesses of each and listening to the end result on other systems will tell you how well mixes done on each will translate to other systems, which is the MOST important consideration.

Hear, hear!
 
Okay people.. now you got me thinking twice again! :) Henrik just stormed this place and started talking 'bout some sub bass speaker..? That's neat solution.. I could get the Tannoy Reveal's now and later on buy that sub. .. . . . . Or wait, I could save my cash another 6 months and get those HR824 monitors everyone's talking about! But then again, I'm just a simple hobby musician.. do I need the best monitors out there..? me think not. The battle is between Reveal and Truth.. let the truth be revealed some day! ;) I have a great sense of humour yah. hehe. I'm tired. Thanks for all your help and confusion and everything ;)
 
I've had my Truths for six months or so now, and I think they're great. A little bass-heavy, maybe, but you can easily rectify that with the lo-cut switches on the back. They also beat the crap out of my friend's Spirit Absolute 4P's (his opinion as well as mine). You can also purchase them in the UK for a little over £200. Bargain.

My mixes now translate perfectly to whatever I play them on. Now if only I could sort out the hissy outputs on my 1680...
 
I just got my pair of Reveal actives from Germany (588 Eur postage included!) yesterday so I haven't had time to check them out soundwise yet...but they sure look sexy! :D
 
Glejs,
I'm far from an expert on these matters. I admit I have a tendency of dissing Behringer gear per se, and it's important to remember I haven't tried these speakers myself. But from what I understand (based on reviews), the Truths are great value. They are not great speakers, but they are great value for the money. Look up Rip Rowan's shootout at prorec.com (they Reveals aren't there unfortunately).

I know two people who use the Reveals, Meshuggah and a guy at my school. They both seem to like them very much, except they're a bit bass shy. I also understand these monitors are great value for money. They are more expensive than the Truths, but also better. I know Tannoy have a sub bass monitor to go with the Reveals, and I'm not sure how much that costs. Could be a lot.

At my school (Stockholm Music Conservatory) one of the studios have the Mackies. Now these are REAL monitors. This is a set of monitors you definitely could use professionally. When I play my mixes through them, I hear excactly what mistakes I made when mixing. Always makes me cringe. Anyway, there is more than enough butt in those for mixing dance music or whatever. Some people seem to think they're TOO bassy though, so their mixes end up low on bass.

There are also two pairs of the active Yamaha monitors at my school, both the small ones and the big ones. I can't remember their model names, and I don't care because they both blow dead goats. The treble will pierce your head in a minute and make your mixes sound like there is a blanket over it. Horrible. Stay away from those.

I am currently using the Alesis Monitor one, the old passive version. It is not a fantastic monitor, but I've used them for seven or eight years now so I know pretty much what they're telling me. This is an point to remember: As long as your speakers are decent (which excludes the Yamahas), you will learn what they tell you. When you find all your mixes are a bit trebly when listening to other systems, you will know your monitors aren't giving you all the treble there is in the material. So you compensate, and keep the treble down. No speaker is ruler flat, and no mixing room is either. They all have to be learned. Expensive ones have to be learned less. So before you start doubling your budget, I think you should follow the advice given before, and make some mixes at your friends' places, and see what the result is. If you're happy with what you're achieving on the Behringers, there is no reason in the world not to get those.

Before long I will get better monitors, and then I'm leaning towards the Mackies. But they are painstakingly expensive over here, I think list price is something like $1900/pair. You could order them from Germany which would make it a little less expensive.

Hope this helps. Hey, why don't you record a song, and then mix it at both your friends places, and post the two versions in the Mixing clinic? That would be pretty interesting.

Cheers
/Henrik
 
I hear ya Henrik.. And being the simple bedroom musician I am, I think the Truths will make me happy... Even though I agree those Mackies would be a dream to have, spending $1900 on a pair of monitors is out of my league. :(

Mixing clinic? Hmm naaah I'm too lazy to do that kind of serious testing.. :)

Thanks for your help man.. Now the final problem is where to find room on my desk for those monitors......
 
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