The Truth
Posted By Scott on May 5, 2010
I had been pounding on the keys several months before I got my first sub-woofer a used Roland KCW-1 via EBAY. With a sub-woofer unit the bottom sounds of the drum machine really sound great and once you get use to it you don’t want to play without one. The Roland KCW-1 is a great unit but I wanted to save it for gigs down the road. I pretty much turn the power on in the morning and leave it on sometimes till late evening. While looking for another sub-woofer I came across the the Behringer Truth B2092A which is advertised as a studio sub-woofer. It has XLR connects and is rear ported. The price was right delivered new to the door for like $180. But I knew I was it trouble when I saw the size of the box. The FedEx woman had trouble getting that big boy out of the truck.
Roland KC-60 and Behringer Truth B2092A
I use a Roland KC-60 amp which has a sub-woofer output jack on it. Unlike the Roland KCW-1 the Behringer Truth B2092A doesn’t have a volume control. Instead it has an input trim control. As it turned out the output volume was near perfect for my small 15 x 11 studio room. However I thought it need a small boost so I got a Behringer MicroMix MX400 mixer. That worked out great and acts pretty much like a volume control.
Behringer Micro Mixer
The end result is that I’m happy with this setup. That said I wouldn’t do it again simply because the Truth is a large heavy box with no handles. It’s really hard to move and takes up a bunch of room at 24 inches tall and 23 inches deep and 13 inches wide. The other thing is it has a noticeable buzz to it so between that and my PC I don’t have the quiet environment I’d like to have when I’m not pounding on the keys. One last note is I tried connecting direct from my main mixer L and R outs to the Truth then from it to my Roland KC-60. Even on the lowest input trim setting the bass volume was way to loud. At 360 watts the Behringer Truth B2092A can shake down the house.
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