Behringer 3030A User Manual

Studio Monitors

TRUTH
B3031A/B3030A

TRUTH — 2-Way Active Ribbon Studio
Reference Monitor with Kevlar Woofer

Ultra-linear frequency response with
individual frequency diagrams

Built-in 150 and 75 watt power
ampli ers (75 and 35 watt for
B3030A) with enormous
power reserve

Ultra-high resolution, 2" velocity
ribbon transducer for ultimate
sound reproduction

Long-throw 8 ¾" woofer (6 ¾" for
B3030A) with deformation-resistant
Kevlar cone and aluminum die-cast
chassis for ultimate bass response

Controlled dispersion characteristics
and extremely large “sweet spot”
owing to the unique BEHRINGER
wave guide technology

Active crossover network with

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Adjustable to a wide range of
acoustic conditions and
subwoofer operation

Separately controlled limiter for low
and high-frequency
overload protection

Magnetic shielding allows placement
near computer monitors

Servo-balanced inputs with XLR and
¼" TRS connectors

High-quality components and
exceptionally rugged construction
ensure long life

Honesty

When it comes to your studio
recordings, you want honesty. In fact,
considering how important your art is,
you should demand it! That’s why we
designed the new B3030A and B3031A
Reference Monitors to speak nothing
but the TRUTH. Oh, they still sound
great hooked up to your stereo or your
video surround system, but they were
really built with the studio in mind —
where every note you play or sing is
“under the microscope.”

Built on a Legacy

Our TRUTH B2030A and B2031A monitors
have been so wildly successful that we’ve
sold thousands upon thousands of them
to some of the most critical ears on the
planet. So, from the moment we started this
project, we knew these new speakers would
have to be something really special, and
indeed they are!

Years of R’n’D

For the past two years our Resead
Development team has been on a
mission to create the “perfect” studio
monitor. Since the TRUTH B2031A had
already become the industry standard,

our acoustic engineers decided to start
there and see just how far they could
push the envelope. They tried a variety
of transducers and enclosure designs,
along with existing and emerging
technologies. When all the dust settled,
they chose to deploy an ultra-high
resolution, 2" velocity ribbon transducer
and a long-throw, Kevlar-coned woofer
in a deformation-resistant, die-cast
aluminum chassis.

Why Kevlar?

We’re glad you asked. Kevlar has an
incredible strength-to-weight ratio —
that’s one reason it’s used in bulletproof
vests. Kevlar gives our LF transducer the
strength to handle the extremely high
energy levels required for distortion-free,
chest-pounding bass. And since they
have such low mass, Kevlar speaker
cones also respond much more quickly
than those made of paper, important
for not only maintaining bass content
integrity, but critical for midrange accuracy
and de nition. Our Kevlar transducers
reproduce even the subtlest nuance
of the low-frequency realm without
muddying the midrange.

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TRUTH
B3031A/B3030A

What’s with the funny-looking tweeter?

Ribbon tweeters bring a level of accuracy
and sophistication to high-resolution studio
monitors that was previously unattainable.
They provide exceptionally wide horizontal
dispersion (for a larger “sweet-spot”),
while holding the vertical dispersion extremely
tight. And since our ribbon transducer diaphragm
is virtually weightless, it reacts instantaneously to
changes in the high-frequency content. Now, not
only do you hear the dulcet tones of a  ute, you
hear the breath  owing through it... You hear the
wind chimes bouncing o each other... You can
hear the  ngernails on the nylon strings of a
classical guitar…

Another reason why ribbon tweeters are so
supremely accurate is their ability to reproduce
frequencies far above our normal hearing range.
Even though we can’t hear these “ultrasonics,”
the lower harmonics they generate do a ect
the way we experience the stereo image.
For instance, a 30 kHz signal is too high for us
to hear, but we can hear its  rst sub-harmonic
(15 kHz), second sub-harmonic (7.5 kHz),
and third (3.75 kHz), etc. All these sub-harmonics
combine with the primary sound to create
stunning realism.

Power to the People

It takes quite a bit more than just a
“bulletproof” woofer and a high-tech
ribbon tweeter stuck inside a fancy box
to make a studio monitor of this class. It
also takes power — and lots of it! But even
more importantly, that power has to
be matched to the individual high- and
low-frequency tranducers. While some
of our competitors are content to stick
whatever speakers they have on the shelf
into haphazardly designed boxes and
then strap on a one-size- ts-all ampli er
package, we build every single component
from the ground up.

We pack 225-Watts of bi-amped
technology (including a time- and
phase-corrected active crossover) into

Surround Sound Setup

Video Monitor

Surround Sound Decoder

every B3031A (110-Watts for B3030A),
ensuring that you have the enormous
power reserves you’ll need to drive them
really hard.

Designed to Work in Your Environment

The ideal environment for listening is
a room that is “ at,” neither too re ective
(echoes) nor too absorptive (where the
sound is mu ed). But since all rooms
are not the same acoustically, all TRUTH
monitors come equipped to function
in a wide variety of situations. Switches
are provided to adapt the monitor’s
low- and high-frequency characteristics
for optimal performance speci c to your
listening environment.

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Subwoofer

B3031A