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Posted by sh0rn on Jul-20-2008 10:52:

Truth Monitors not working

I've had them for probably nearing 2 years. For a while they've been crackling a bit and every now and then one of the woofers will drop out. However now they seem to just turn off completely after a few minutes of use, they work fine then just turn off.

Anyone had this problem before with these monitors?

And also any recommendations on new ones that are a bit better (mostly for production)?

Posted by n3lly on Jul-20-2008 13:39:

Re: Truth Monitors not working

quote:
Originally posted by sh0rn
I've had them for probably nearing 2 years. For a while they've been crackling a bit and every now and then one of the woofers will drop out. However now they seem to just turn off completely after a few minutes of use, they work fine then just turn off.

Anyone had this problem before with these monitors?

And also any recommendations on new ones that are a bit better (mostly for production)?

If they work fine then all of sudden they just turn off then there's a problem with the amp.

It could be overheating or it could just be a loose connection.
Sounds dodgy either way.

Posted by sh0rn on Jul-21-2008 00:04:

are these monitors known to only last a couple of years? I havent exactly run them into the ground....they have had a reasonable amount of use but ive not had them on everyday by no means. if the woofer drops out i can push the volume up quite high and the woofer comes back but once they eventually turn off thats it...doesnt come back on unless i turn them off at the switch and back on again.

Posted by Storyteller on Jul-21-2008 08:13:

I've had my behringers for about 5 years and sold them a couple of months ago. They where still fine. Most of them do I think. Haven't read much bad things about them.

Posted by sh0rn on Jul-21-2008 08:33:

anyone else have some insight?

Posted by dark_Omens on Jul-22-2008 06:50:

Sounds like a loose wire somewhere. Does this happen to both speakers or only one?

Posted by sh0rn on Jul-22-2008 09:15:

both.....sometimes i get about 30 mins of use before they turn off...other times like 5 minutes....happens both when i use them for production and also with djing

Posted by Storyteller on Jul-22-2008 10:14:

Do you have the auto-turn off function turned on on the back? (if you do, turn if OFF)

I had this problem when I had that on in the beginning. It doesn't really work too well.

Posted by miamitranceman on Jul-22-2008 13:46:

quote:
Originally posted by Storyteller
Do you have the auto-turn off function turned on on the back? (if you do, turn if OFF)

I had this problem when I had that on in the beginning. It doesn't really work too well.

That would have been my guess too.

Posted by DJ RANN on Jul-23-2008 03:19:

quote:
Originally posted by sh0rn
both.....sometimes i get about 30 mins of use before they turn off...other times like 5 minutes....happens both when i use them for production and also with djing

It's been a while but I beleive they have small internal glass fuses on the amp PCB. If it's a faulty slow burn fuse, this could cause the problem as well.

Posted by sh0rn on Jul-23-2008 04:03:

hmmm maybe i should get them looked at....i wouldnt be confident changing fuses.....also i dont think there is an auto turn off function on the back....only power mode which i leave ON because if i move it to OFF my speakers dont turn on at all

Posted by Storyteller on Jul-23-2008 08:05:

quote:
Originally posted by sh0rn
hmmm maybe i should get them looked at....i wouldnt be confident changing fuses.....also i dont think there is an auto turn off function on the back....only power mode which i leave ON because if i move it to OFF my speakers dont turn on at all

Which model do you have?
I thought B2031A, but if you don't have standby mode you have a different model. Those kinds of details make it easier to help , so which model do you have?

And yes, I think you would probably want to have them checked

Posted by sh0rn on Jul-23-2008 08:38:

yeh the b2031a model........normally i have the "power mode" set to Auto but last night i set it to "off" and my speakers wouldnt turn on at all so i turned it to "on" and they worked without a problem for an hour so...not sure if it was related or if it was by fluke.

Posted by Storyteller on Jul-23-2008 08:41:

Yea that was the exact feature I was talking about. Auto standby mode, that should be turned off. My explaination wasn't really clear. I just meant, don't put it on auto standby and preferable just turn the speakers on with a regular on/off button on a power chord or something similar.

I think your problem should be solved now then

Posted by sh0rn on Jul-23-2008 09:49:

cheers but when i set that switch to OFF my speakers dont work heh.....i have it switched to ON at the moment.

Posted by miamitranceman on Jul-23-2008 16:55:

quote:
Originally posted by sh0rn
cheers but when i set that switch to OFF my speakers dont work heh.....i have it switched to ON at the moment.

Yeah. "Off" is off, no matter what.

"On" is always on.

And the auto on mode that you had it set on is not that reliable. So just switch them to on when you wanna use them and off when you're done.

Simple as that.