Behringer B1030A User Manual
B1030A
Studio Monitor Speakers
Studio Monitors
Ultra-linear studio monitor with
true active design
Precision Class A/B amplifi ers with
active protection circuits: 50 W for
LF / 25 W for HF
Ultra-high resolution, ferrofl uidcooled 1" dome tweeter for
ultimate sound reproduction
Long-throw 5.25" woofer with
deformation-resistant Kevlar cone
for ultimate bass response
Ultimate dispersion characteristics
and extremely large “sweet spot”
owing to advanced wave-guide
technology
High-precision crossover network
with 4th order Linkwitz-Riley fi lters
Adjustable to a wide range of
acoustic conditions
Separately controlled limiter for
low and high frequency overload
protection
Magnetic shielding allows placement
near computer monitors
“Planet Earth” power supply for
maximum fl exibility (100 - 240 V~),
noise-free audio, superior transient
response plus low power
consumption for energy saving
TRUTH — High-Resolution, Active 2-Way Reference Studio
Monitor with 5.25" Kevlar Woofer
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 B1030A 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 —
ears that demand the neutral sound
of a true reference monitor. Ask any
recording engineer and they will tell
you that listening to a recording on just
a single set of monitors doesn’t always
paint an accurate picture of the mix.
Since people listen to music at home,
in their cars, on mp3 players, etc., it is
critical your fi nal mix be heard on as
many sizes and types of speakers as
possible. That’s the reason we created
these smaller B1030A monitors, plus
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Servo-balanced inputs with XLR, ¼"
and unbalanced RCA connectors
High-quality components and
exceptionally rugged construction
ensure long life
Conceived and designed by
BEHRINGER Germany
behringer.com
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Studio Monitors
they make ideal rear channel speakers for
surround sound applications.
Years of R’n’D
For the past two years our Research and
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 1" dome tweeter and a
long-throw 5.25" Kevlar-coned woofer in the
B1030A.
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 defi nition. Our
Kevlar transducers reproduce even the subtlest
nuance of the low-frequency realm without
muddying the midrange.
Power to the People
It takes quite a bit more than just a
“bulletproof” woofer and a high-tech 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 transducers. 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-sizefi ts-all amplifi er package, we build every single
component from the ground up.
We pack 75-Watts of bi-amped technology
(including a time- and phase-corrected active
crossover) into every B1030A, ensuring that
you have the enormous power reserves you’ll
need to drive them really hard.
Recording
B1030A
Guitar
V-AMP PRO
Virtual Guitar Amp
Control Out
Left and Right
XM8500
Designed to Work in Your
Environment
The ideal environment for listening
is a room that is “fl at,” neither too
refl ective (echoes) nor too absorptive
(where the sound is muffl ed). But since
B1030A
Computer Monitoring
Computer
energyXT2.5 DAW software available separately
Laptop with
energyXT2.5
XENYX 2222FX
Mixing Console
energyXT2.5 DAW software available separately
UCA222
USB
Audio
Interface
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
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B1030A B1030A
UCA222
USB Audio Interface
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