Behringer B2031A Truth Active Monitors

Feature:
SUPER!!
Quality:
MUY BIEN CONSTRUIDAS
Value:
NO HAY NADA QUE POR MENOS DE 1000 $ SUENE ASI DE BIEN
Desirability:
POSEO UN PAR , , TENGO 25 AOS GRABANDO , Y POR SU PRECIO SON GRANDIOSAS, GRACASI A GENTE DE BEHRINGER POR ESOS REGALOS QUE NSO HACEN A LOS MUSICOS.
Sound:
INCREIBLE COMO SUENAN!!! POTENTES Y CLARAS , MEJOR QUE LAS YAMAH MSP10 Y MAS DURO.
Ease of Use:
SIMPLEMENTE ENCENDER Y CONECTAR
Support:
POR LA PAGINA WEB
Overall:
BUEN SONIDO , BUEN PONCHE, BIEN CONSTRUIDAS, E INMEJORABLE PRECIO.

Feature:
Good range of features for what they are.
Quality:
The price of the components going into these speaker is ~$50 (each). The finish product performs accordingly. Might be good for some but it didn’t work for me at all.
Value:
I returned them. Great speakers are a wonderful joy to use. These won’t buy you that.
Desirability:
Nope.
Sound:
Bass falling apart (literally! The woofer huffs and puffs) when connected to a Motif 8 and playing low piano notes at very moderate sound levels. May not be an issue if you listen to canned music and for some mixing work (though I’d have my doubts).
Ease of Use:
Easy to use.
Support:
N/A
Overall:
My quest was simple: I wanted to amplify my Motif 8 and have it sound at about the same "quality" as my $30 Sony headphones. No way, Jose! Not with budget speakers. I went through varies speakers before learning that you have to shell out a grand to come close to that simple goal. This are probably good for listening to canned (condensed, already-mixed) music but don’t make it as tool to produce music. The only low-priced speakers I found that wouldn’t produce physically-worrisome (and very audible) woofer movements/break-downs when playing low piano notes (or worse, accords) were the Alesis M1 Active mk2, but they very much color and smear. They are exactly what you first might think before wishful thinking taking over: "Too good to be true."

Feature:
N/A, except for good input control on speaker.
Quality:
Great, solidly made with no nonsense. (although no grill). Looks like it should last for ever. Drops a point for on the road use. The casing is wood and will look tired very soon. I will be making some sort of casing for mine for road use.
Value:
seems very well priced. They do not advetise like some other companies I could mention do.
Desirability:
looks the business, and is.....street cred intact.....
Sound:
Very quick, sharp, very full. They were right next to my very large main PA speakers and while sound checking my ’booth’ speakers someone commented on the sound quality thinking they were the main PA.
Support:
n/a..not needed so far
Overall:
great sound, very big and defined, well made. Only negative is no grill option, and for road use wooden finish

Feature:
The b2031a are new, it is basically the b2031 with minor improvements, I have contacted Behringer, some improvements includeA)B2031A’s have magnetic shielding to protect against interference from computer monitorsB)B2031A’s have a more easily accessed power switch (on top, instead of underneath power input connector on originals)C)B2031A’s use polypropylene diaphragm woofer - B2031 use polycarbonate. PP supposed to be more resilient...No more info is available untill they hit the stores.
Desirability:
I would wait to get these. If they went through the trouble of upgrading the b2031, then it must be better, they don’t upgrade just for fun.
Sound:
I havent listened to them yet

Feature:
Features are a copy of the Mackie HR824.
Quality:
Cheap, cheap, cheap. There is a GOOD reason that the Mackies cost four times as much. They’re four times as good.
Value:
Gotta rate them high here.
Desirability:
If you’re serious about getting good monitors, you do not want these.
Sound:
You get what you pay for. These might be adequate for a home theater setup or something. If you’re serious about monitoring, no way.
Ease of Use:
Pretty simple here.
Support:
They’ll get back to you by email eventually.
Overall:
Save your money and get better monitors.

Sound:
Care is needed to faithfully follow the setup instructions in the manual. Very versatile with many settings to mold the speakers to the room environment. These will definitely give you the truth if you let them. I also own the big 15" Tannoy studio monitors (my reference) and 6 other pairs. For studio work, nearfield, one on one, these are very hard to beat. Amazing for the price. Bass begins at 50 hz, but I would avoid a sub as it’s not necessary. Enjoy!

Quality:
These would be great if the RF issue was corrected...
Value:
Behringer: Please fix this issue so I can enjoy the product!
Sound:
I bought these and was REALLY disappointed when just powering these up they picked up a country radio station at medium volume. The sound of these is great (my friend has them), but I can’t have a radio frequency going through my studio monitors. I tried everything... cables, power conditioner, positioning, everything... nothing fixed the issue. Again, just plugging these in to the wall outlet picked up a strong radio signal. I called Behringer and they said its a known issue and sent me a ’shielding kit’ (with no instructions), but it has to be installed by a authorized Behringer repair shop. The closest one to my house is about 400 miles away.
Support:
Good support, but a serious design flaw.
Overall:
Just be sure to test them out and that you can return them if needed.

Sound:
Ok, I’ll rate it an 8 to not skew the average -- but before you buy this, please note the fact that they do not include a +/- db range for their claimed frequency response in any of their online documentation. So, they could easily be basing their claim on a +/- of 5 or 6db, also known as "very colored". I doubt any company releases a monitor (or any speaker) without having created a few frequency response graphs, so their reluctance to share the information with potential customers is a red flag to me.

Feature:
Should of had a mono thru for a powered sub, but otherwise loaded with adjustments for asymmetrical studio rooms.
Quality:
Great quality, Will falter on only the strongest bass notes, if you have a sub then no worries
Value:
I could not have paid a better price. You can pay hundreds more for another brand, but you’ll get the same as these.
Desirability:
They are definitely good looking as far as monitors, I’ve seen some bad ones...
Sound:
I can compare this product to only a few other monitors, but by far they can hold up to the best of them. With a 24 bit, 96 khtz
Support:
I have not called support
Overall:
I would recommed these to anyone, even the most high tech nerdy studio jerk. All of those dumb reviews you hear from the people that are skeptical of behringer are bull, realize that new manufacturing processes are creating opportunities for great price reductions on very good equipment. It may not have the features that a thousand dollar pair of monitors may have, but it has the quality of sound and quality of manufacturing that all others contain.

Feature:
being able to adjust for room accoustics is a big plus.
Quality:
very durable! I have them on seaker stands so there is no problem with the monitors being wobbled or moved or something.
Value:
for the price I paid these are more then worth it! the SOund sounds lush and full great mids and highs, maybe have to adjust the base but hey it’s there if you have to. They have a great wide stereo image.
Desirability:
they look very sexy tilted towards me and in back of my desk here...yes very sexy monitors!
Sound:
The mids the highs sound great, maybe there is to much bass, but you can ajust that on the Monitors themselves. The stereo image on these beasts is kick ass! I would say these sound as good as 1000 dollar Monitors!
Support:
I like Behringer’s products and I have delt with there support once they were great!
Overall:
I really think that I will be using these Monitors for a long time. there durable, sexy, and sound great with a wide and full stereo image. They look great on my set up.

Feature:
I like the auto-power switch on the back, room compensation beautiful to adjust the speakers to your studio size.
Quality:
Probably the only short-coming in this department is the fact that the woofer is exposed and as such can easily be damaged.
Value:
This is value for money. I paid N$ 5000 that’s about U$ 400.
Sound:
Sounds really great, just don’t play it too loud while mixing "Fatigue". I still haven’t put them to extreme use as yet... but I like what I’m hearing now...
Ease of Use:
You just plug ’em into your mixer and you are set to go. No hassles.

Quality:
Only downside -- The amplifiers amplify any FM carrier that may be present on the AC mains. A better EMI/RFI filter on the AC input would help out. I added one externally, which quieted the signal, but I’d expect that to be built in.
Value:
Sound as good as monitors twice their price.
Desirability:
These just plain work and work well. Who doesn’t want that? If I could afford it, I’d have a pair in every room.
Sound:
These sound as good as more expensive monitors I listened to in the store where I bought them.
Support:
Haven’t had any need for support.
Overall:
I’d buy another pair if I had the money!

Feature:
Lots of switches to compensate for room acoustics and monitor placement. Several people have mentioned that they run the 2301’s at -2db on the treble because they are so bright. I didn’t feel this was necessary on the 2301A’s.
Quality:
Seems to be very well made. They’re solid and pretty darn heavy too.
Value:
Excellent "bang for the buck!" Especially for the 8 3/4" woofer and 225 watts of power per speaker.
Desirability:
The 2301A’s are a great addition to my set-up. Good looking, nice materials, and well-made. From the pictures I thought they were dark grey but they are actually black.
Sound:
These are great sounding monitors! I checked them with several CD’s that I know well and the reproduction and stereo imaging are excellent. You can hear everything very clearly. The amps are really quiet and monitoring at low levels yields great results as well.
Support:
The warranty gets sent back to Germany. Got to wonder if it will be a hassle getting in touch. I have had a Behringer mic pre-amp for over a year with no problems so I don’t expect I will have to use support.
Overall:
I’ll keep these for a while. They are a great value and very accurate/neutral sounding. I’d love to have another passive pair for my stereo. Compared to the other monitors I’ve been looking at in this price range they are unbeatable!

Quality:
One of the ones I was going to buy was dead when we hooked it up - not a good sign. Other people have commented on Behrenger’s spotty QC - so beware. Also, I wish the speakers had some sort of protection for the drivers. Be careful when transporting.
Value:
If I was told that these speakers sold for $600 I’d believe it. At $300 street price, they are a steal.
Desirability:
I like the way they look.
Sound:
Excellent! Smooth and clean. Highs crisp without being harsh. Bass tight. Something no one else has noticed, the enclosures are VERY solid - which is why they’re so heavy - and which is one reason why the bass is so good. Tap your knuckles on the side of one of these and you hear a high-pitched "whack" - try that on a Mackie and you’ll hear a low-pitched "thud." And they play loud - I’ve had these cranked up way past the point where the red warning light blinked and so far no problems. The bass remains tight and the highs clean all the way.
Overall:
I am VERY critical when it comes to sound and speakers in particular. I have owned speakers in the $2000 to $3000 for my stereo - and I am truly impressed with these.

Feature:
There are adjustments on back so you can tune them to your room.They worked well.
Quality:
Quality looks very good. They are heavy.No grills on front.
Value:
Blown away for this price range,Outstanding!
Desirability:
Look Great.
Sound:
Very Good,mids and highs were alittle too strong.Easily fixed with adjustments on back.Good bass,no need for subwoofer.Did pick up a hint of radio interference but was able to fix it.
Support:
Have not needed support.
Overall:
Will fulfill my sound needs fine.Pleasantly Surprised!Brought a tear to my eye!

Sound:
I am surprised how good these sound. They actually sound good at lower levels too. I did switch the highs to -2db, but have not decided "yet" if it’s the best setting. It’s great to have controls to accomodate your control room. For the bad news, I was a bit bummed to see the cover lifting on the top right edge of one of the speakers. This is where Behringer QC fails. The speakers sound so good, I’m questioning returning them for a new ’no blemish’ set. They come in as matched pairs with a freq. chart. I also own several other near field monitors including the Mackie HR824 which I paid 1600.00/pr. These honestly give Mackie a run for their money. Yes, I’d like to bad mouth Behringer, but I can’t for what you get for the $ !!! I’ve always liked the Mackies, but man these sound good too. Hmm. 339/pr....dang! After picking these heavy mothers up and listening to them, it surprises how much you get for 339. For whatever it’s worth, I’ve been working in the music field for over 25 years and have a project studio in Phoenix, AZ

Feature:
Great stuff they have Room compensation switches, Input trim power,Low and High frequency adjustable switches- everything to give you the truest possible sound- smashing!
Quality:
The Quality is Exellent these things are very well made and are durable taboot! Very good looking in my opinion too. Which is great!
Value:
I paid 199 + postage for the pair so I Definatly got my money’s worth and then some (they are larger than I expected! And heavier)
Desirability:
They are attractive and well made monitors and complete that studio look! (if you have a home studio like I do)
Sound:
You get true sound with these which is exactly what i need. Without True sound a musician is flying blind. I don’t like flying blind so I bought these. I’m glad I did. Now I know where I am.
Ease of Use:
Very easy- plug and play basically- justset the levels if desired depending where your speakers are placed- manual is very useful and user friendly- it’s not a thick manual (phew!)
Support:
None needed
Overall:
I will be satisfied with this product for many, many years as it is a durable, well crafted and central piece of equipment in any studio (home or otherwise)

Feature:
VERY customizable. The switches on back let you tweak it to your studio environment.
Quality:
At 33lbs each...these things are BEASTS! They feel pretty solid, just like their sound.
Value:
At $339 you can’t beat them! Excellent for the small studio. If you are doing electronica...these will deliever!
Desirability:
These things scream "I’M GONNA RIP OUT YOUR EARS" sitting on my desk. Obey and love the Truths!
Sound:
Great sound! Really clear, phat basses, nice hi range. very dynamic. Sometimes more bass than what you figure....Low EQ graciously!
Ease of Use:
Plug-and-play...what more can you ask for?
Support:
Never had to use their customer support...shouldn’t have to if they are good :)
Overall:
I am very pleased with these monitors. Rich, clean sound, very accurate. Sexy looks. Great!

Feature:
About what you would expect.
Quality:
Seem solid, no physical issues at all, seems like they would survive considable abuse. I’ve been tempted.
Value:
Obviously, since it’s now useless to me, it has very poor value.
Sound:
Picks up an incredible amout of noise from the environment (radio stations, computer noise, etc.) Since I got rid of the one setup that minimized it, they’re now paperweights. When that was under control, it’s not great, but for the price, pretty good. The low end lacks definition, the highs can be overly sibilant. I think they were going for cheap and bassy, which they achieved. Overall, though, you just can’t have other &@#%ing radio stations playing through your monitors!
Ease of Use:
How hard could monitors be? Other than trying to fix the quality (see below), nothing to it.
Overall:
I’ll likely avoid Behringer in the future, and I wish I could go back in the past and avoid these.

Value:
Go and buy it. For this kind of money it is probably the best.
Sound:
From about 500hz and up it sounds great. Very flat, very balanced, fine detail, in other words high quality that you would expect from speakers much more expensive. At about 150hz it has quite a peak (system resonance) which makes the sound a bit boxy. From about 150hz it goes downhill. At about 100hz the output is very weak. Below 90hz the reflex port resonance becomes active and makes sure you have a decent basskick sound. The problem in lack of the higher bass is typical for this kind of small monitors with high pretentions. Reflex port is tuned too low which results in a dip in output between the speaker and the port. You cannot have it all. If you tune the port higher you won’t hear a lot under about 60-70hz. The size of the monitors is simply too small for flat big sound. I tweaked mines with a parametric equalizer. Now the sound is quite flat till 40-50hz. The sound is absolutely great. Compared with a Alesis Mk2 passive the truth comes out a lot better. Where the Alesis sound agressive (the have quite a peak at around 5.000Hz and below 400hz they fall) the truth sounds very balanced.
Overall:
I only miss real balanced bass. For this we need something a lot bigger and a lot more expensive.

Feature:
decent features wish they had auto repair as they blow after 1 year
Quality:
blew in a year
Value:
you get what you pay for
Desirability:
they look slick but need real grills
Sound:
if you never heard really good studio stuff you might think these are studio quality . not for real studio install. these are lack luster monitors
Ease of Use:
not for mixing not for any thing but duffers
Support:
did not expect much . just gave them to charity when they blew as the 1 year just exp.
Overall:
wish i would have had more to spend. these behringers truly suck cant believe the reviews , who are these people who like these toys

Feature:
What accessories do you need with powered monitors? Power cords and signal cables. These come with power cords but not signal cables because obviously one cord won’t fit all users’ needs.
Quality:
Incredible for the price is all I can say.
Value:
Value-wise these are actually a 20 but the scale only goes up to 10.
Desirability:
These monitors bear more than a coincidental similarity to Genelec 1031A’s and are therefore quite sexy.
Sound:
These are the best monitors in their price class by far. You have to go above $1k per pair to get any better. The sound is smooth, accurate and detailed, although I did find that slight changes in placement made big differences in the accuracy. You’ll have to fool with the positioning a bit but once you get it right you’ll be amazed with the sound of these speakers.
Ease of Use:
Plug ’em in, turn ’em on and go. It doesn’t get much easier.
Support:
Don’t really know - haven’t needed any support yet. I doubt if I will.
Overall:
I can only tell you that I bought these monitors before I actually heard them, although I heard just about everything else in the same price range and I was elated when I finally heard them. They blew everything else away.

Feature:
the controls on rear panel are very handy. and the limiter is accurate.
Quality:
the cabinet looks cool. it’s built like a tank.
Value:
worth every dollar
Desirability:
obviosly there are more accurate and expensive monitors out ther but for mu pocket these are the best.
Sound:
Comparing with the price these are great. sweet spot is broad and stereo image is excellent. You can turn up the gain to its highest position with no distortion or coloring. I test these speakers with sine wave with 10HZ intervals and the result was great. these monitors are FLAT. Ofcourse ther was a pick at 120HZ and a dip at 180HZ but these are my room rezonance. never under estimate room acoustics. Those who complains about the radio interference hvae problem with cabling I guess. Always use balanced cables for sound equipments.
Ease of Use:
Just plug and play.
Support:
Ihaven’t had any problem yet
Overall:
buy it and enjoy the quality of a high resolution studio monitors.

Feature:
Same as the Mackie 824
Quality:
I have owned them for 5 years with no problems what-so-ever. Behringer is an amazing company that churns out amazing products at amazing prices.
Value:
considering that you can get a pair of Behringers for half the price of 1 of the Mackie 824s I would say it’s outstanding.
Sound:
These are basically Behringer’s knock-off of the Mackie 824 active monitors. The Mackie 824 is an incredible sounding monitor with a true 3D stereo depth that words cannot quite describe. This is why the go for $630.00 each!! When I was looking for monitors I compared the Mackie 824s to the Behringers quite closly, switching back and forth between them for many days, listening to a number of different tracks. I kid you not when I say days. Although the Mackies are marginally better and I emphesize the word "magrinally", I went with the Behringers. These monitors are basically the exact same sound you will get from the Mackie 824. Only on a select number of tracks did the Mackies outshine the Behringers and only for a few seconds. The price difference is not justified considering that you can get a pair of Behringers for half the price of 1 of the Mackies. I have owned them for 5 years with no problems what-so-ever. Behringer is an amazing company that churns out amazing products at amazing prices.
Overall:
They are still kickin ass after 5 years. Even if they were to blow out today I consider it a good use of my money

Feature:
ok
Quality:
my exp with these may be isolated but the build seems poor, great am radio receivers, sound great passive
Value:
yes. but would highly recomend the passive model
Desirability:
looks nice
Sound:
just wrote a review after they blew in a year, the weak point is the lousy amps that are under powered and not sheilded, but before giving them to a local church i turned into passive . wow what a difference when using a real crossover and good amps . even just passive with a 6 mfd cap on the tweeter they sounded great .
Ease of Use:
bottom boomy highs dull . very good mids very neutral over all hard to bring out bass and treble with limted controls
Support:
poor cust support compared to other higher price co.s i expected to just be able to order a new amp it didnt happen that way and they arent really worth fixing when its so hard to get replacement service parts
Overall:
would be afraid to buy another product from behinger because of they do not seem to hold up . you got to replace it couple years thats not value. would buy the passive model

Quality:
Depending on where you live/work it can work as a great AM radio!
Desirability:
Looks solid and professional.
Sound:
Great value for price. I use them with a Behringer sub to compensate for low end. I’ve been using them for 2 years without any problems. Then I moved to Chicago and they started picking up some hispanic AM radio station. Very disappointing. And yes, I use only balanced connections and PROEL cables.

Feature:
Pretty much all of the features that you’d expect from studio monitors, right up there with monitors that cost 4x as much.
Quality:
No problems so far, and I’ve had them for about one year. I’ve used them both in my studio and also dragged them around for small house parties, and they still perform like new. They can definitely stand up to reasonable wear and tear (just don’t drop them).
Value:
Hmm, nothing in this price range with this much power and quality, so I guess that deserves a 10.
Sound:
Ok, these aren’t the best monitors around, but what do you expect. I use them along with B2092A sub, and they sound great. Great response down to 180Hz, and the sub takes over from there. I’ve never heard any Radio interference, and I live in an area that doesn’t have any FREE radio frequencies.
Ease of Use:
Hmm, not sure if I’ve used anything that is LESS complicated. If you can’t figure out how to use these in 5 min, then you should probably choose a different hobby/profession.
Support:
Don’t know, never had to use it.
Overall:
I use these monitors for recording and mastering DJ mixes, and so far I’ve haven’t had any complaints. These are great monitors and definitely worth buying if you’re on a budget (under $500).

Feature:
Features are all on the back, room location, volume, enhansement. etc. to customize location.
Quality:
For the price, definately the best
Value:
Dollar for dollar, can’t beat the value
Desirability:
As good as anything out there
Sound:
I rate it a 10 because the sound I hear and the sound from my headphones are the same. Very important when mixing down. My mixes have been "Perfect", this is to say when played through car stereo, boom boxes, radio play, etc. all sound the way I would like to hear. I’ve used these monitors for over the last 3 years and absolutely no problems.
Support:
All my Behringer products have not had one single problem
Overall:
I’m actually so satisfied with this product I don’t even consider looking for new.

Feature:
Plenty of features for a pair of speakers.
Quality:
Well built and a good design. I would give it a 10 (considering the price) but RF interference is a problem. Even without any cables plugged in it still picks up the radio. For most people it seems to work fine though so it looks like it depends on where you’re located. Buy em if you’re feeling lucky.
Value:
Great value if they don’t play the radio while you’re mixing.
Sound:
Sounds good and even. Not the best but for the price it’s hard to beat.
Ease of Use:
Plug em in and go.
Support:
Haven’t contacted the company so they get a 10 because I imagine they’d be OK.

Sound:
I purchased these speakers about 3 or so years ago. All was well until about the second year. One day, about a year ago the woofer of one of the pair began to pulse with some kinda power surge. The speaker was never the same since. The problem became progressively worse. Now after 3 minutes of play...the haunting pulse overloads the speaker and then goes flat line. it cost between $150 to $180 get one of these jokers fixed, so you see my dilemma. For what it’s worth, if you have the money go with something that’s built a little better. If funds are tight and you’re looking for a decent sound the truth will do you well. In short these are "in the meantime" speakers they sound pretty good, but don’t look to get any longevity out of them. In my experience they are the best bang for the buck, but that’s just until that eminent final BANG!

Feature:
All of the switches on the back of the monitors help with tuning the monitors to your room. It has all of the necessary inputs too. I don’t like how the speakers "pop" on when in auto-on mode.
Quality:
I had no problems for the first year with these speakers, but it seems as soon as the warranty expired (knock on wood) the problems began. One monitor began humming at times. The other one suddenly burned out the power supply and an IC. The cost for repair was not worth it so I have decided to buy different monitors. If you look inside at the internal components of the amplifier and speaker boxes you will find that the quality is a little sub-par. Hot glue is spread everywhere, but for this price range I would say the quality is acceptable.
Value:
These are a good value if you want some 8-inch monitors with the capability to reach low bass frequencies.
Sound:
I like the sound of these monitors, although they sound more like hi-fi speakers than studio monitors. The highs are a little too bright, and even with the attenuation switch for the highs maxed out it is still a little too bright. Also the bass could be a little tighter.
Ease of Use:
Easy to use if you know what you’re doing.