B205D : Low budget good monitor for gigging musician

The Behringer B205D has more features than you really need and for its price and quality it is a good deal!

In my case I use it as a keyboard and vocal monitor for myself in two rock bands. The unit has been unbreakable when going back and forward to gigs and rehearsal rooms without using any bags or any protection. I can't say any bad word about the controls or the layout of the monitor. The front face is well designed.

However, there are two problems when using it with mic stands. First, in the bottom of the monitor there is a hole for a custom attachment plug which is screwed on a mic stand. There is no tight locking and it feels flimsy. Second, on top of the monitor there is a screw mechanism for a mic stand boom. You can not adjust it sideways and lock it!

The unit has plenty of volume, but bass distorts at high levels. The sound in general is more about middle frequencies, which is ok for monitoring.

Despite of its shortcomings the Behringer B205D works well in professional work. It got good reviews also in a Finnish pro audio magazine. I recommend!