BlindCowboy
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My position on Berry gear: I give every piece of gear, berry or not, an equal shot at performing. If it is lower cost, and performs as good or better than a higher end piece of equipment, then it is the best value/equipment. Period. I don't care what the name is. If it's shit, it's shit. If it's good, it's good. Knowing that the name 'Behringer' evokes bias and predudice, I was quite conservative in my tests. And made a game out of it.
I put the 2031A next to the 20/20's and set the position of each monitor to the correct angle for the listener. Equal distances, with the outside (Berry) monitors angling in a little more to center on the listener. Typical A/B setup with both monitor pairs.
For the test mix, I tracked up 1min of drum 'n' bass hip hop, then some latin salsa, duet with acousitic steel and classical guitars, manhiem steamroller, Metallica, Dixie Chicks. About 6 min. in total.
The only part of the game was, you couldn't look at the monitors to determine which was on at the moment. And, I took myself out of the test. I had four of my friends (including the owner of the 20/20's) participate. We ran through the mix 3 times, and I switched the signal from the 20/20's to the 2031A's and visa versa halfway through each section of the mix test. Each person wrote down which of the pair they prefered as they listened. I figured that was about the best way to have an objective non-biased test of the equipment.
The Results:
Hip Hop: 20/20: 1 | 2031A: 3
Salsa: 20/20: 2 | 2031A: 2
Guitars: 20/20: 1 | 2031A: 3
Manhiem: 20/20: 1 | 2031A: 3
Metallica: 20/20: 2 | 2031A: 2
Dixie Chicks: 20/20: 1 | 2031A: 3
The totals ended at 66.667% in favor of the 2031A monitors over the 20/20's. The 20/20 owner was more favorable towards his monitors with a rating of 83.334% towards the 20/20's. But then, I would be surprised if he couldn't pick his own monitors out. He did say that he preferred the performance of the 2031As on the Hip Hop mix because it presented a more defined bass response that he had been looking for.
As I stated before, the 2031A monitor performs admirably, especially considering the cost. I do notice a bit of a lag in the high-mids, but I have been able to adjust for that without too much of an issue.
I do not post this review to justify my purchase. This is for the use of the reader in making an educated, unbiased decision on picking a piece of equipment to incorporate into your studio and life that will perform to your expectations. In my opinion, Berry has done an awsome job with this monitor. And I would highly suggest purchasing these as a primary set for the home studio owner, or a secondary set for someone who would like another aural opinion on the mix. As for me, i'm happy. And that is truly all that counts.
Blind Cowboy...
I put the 2031A next to the 20/20's and set the position of each monitor to the correct angle for the listener. Equal distances, with the outside (Berry) monitors angling in a little more to center on the listener. Typical A/B setup with both monitor pairs.
For the test mix, I tracked up 1min of drum 'n' bass hip hop, then some latin salsa, duet with acousitic steel and classical guitars, manhiem steamroller, Metallica, Dixie Chicks. About 6 min. in total.
The only part of the game was, you couldn't look at the monitors to determine which was on at the moment. And, I took myself out of the test. I had four of my friends (including the owner of the 20/20's) participate. We ran through the mix 3 times, and I switched the signal from the 20/20's to the 2031A's and visa versa halfway through each section of the mix test. Each person wrote down which of the pair they prefered as they listened. I figured that was about the best way to have an objective non-biased test of the equipment.
The Results:
Hip Hop: 20/20: 1 | 2031A: 3
Salsa: 20/20: 2 | 2031A: 2
Guitars: 20/20: 1 | 2031A: 3
Manhiem: 20/20: 1 | 2031A: 3
Metallica: 20/20: 2 | 2031A: 2
Dixie Chicks: 20/20: 1 | 2031A: 3
The totals ended at 66.667% in favor of the 2031A monitors over the 20/20's. The 20/20 owner was more favorable towards his monitors with a rating of 83.334% towards the 20/20's. But then, I would be surprised if he couldn't pick his own monitors out. He did say that he preferred the performance of the 2031As on the Hip Hop mix because it presented a more defined bass response that he had been looking for.
As I stated before, the 2031A monitor performs admirably, especially considering the cost. I do notice a bit of a lag in the high-mids, but I have been able to adjust for that without too much of an issue.
I do not post this review to justify my purchase. This is for the use of the reader in making an educated, unbiased decision on picking a piece of equipment to incorporate into your studio and life that will perform to your expectations. In my opinion, Berry has done an awsome job with this monitor. And I would highly suggest purchasing these as a primary set for the home studio owner, or a secondary set for someone who would like another aural opinion on the mix. As for me, i'm happy. And that is truly all that counts.
Blind Cowboy...
it IS a really unsienctific approach you did there. If you took some JVC stereo speakers i guess everyone woudl have picked them (at least in the hip hop cat) because of bigger bass... right?
