Hello Mike - I have a pair of the original 20/20 bas. I still like them.
I auditioned them against Dynaudio 8's and although they sound great, I thought they were more flattering than the 20/20 's.

cheers

omaru

The 20/20 bas V2 are quite good. I haven´t directly compared them with the v1 but I think my conclusion was that I found them consistent and not flashy, and very good for both classical music and electronic stuff. Recommended.

Thanks guys for such a swift response!

I have always struggled with the low-mids and sub-lows on the Events. All monitors have a learning-curve, but for me the Event's are a bit of a mystery. I had to track and mix a project at a studio that had them and after the first day I needed to bring in my NS-10's.

Now, the newer Event's that I heard at AES in San Fran sounded quite a bit clearer on the low-end.

My .02

Chris

a was in a studio that had the old 2020s in it and could not get the feel of it in fact the whole vibe seemd off because of it. i got a pair of msp5s and it all fell into place.

I have a pair of 20/20 passives
and
although I'm still ok about price and performance I have to agree that when it comes to the final mixes I'm still having trouble and have begun to look elsewhere.

0. Sub lows? As in 1:1 unidistorted output from 50 HZ and way way down..?

1. There aren´t any sub lows on the 20/20 and I reckon you won´t get sensible sub lows from anything except 20 000USD+ custom jobs.
2. The room will probably cost you a fair bit more than the speakers will.
3. Sub lows.. for CD? I don´t think so.

That said, the 20/20 and similar designs can be hard to learn. The Room will have to be suitable. Placement is crucial, and they don´t have the same prooomph from 80-50 hz as some other products have. Bass isn´t lacking though. I find the Events ..20/20 and the ASP 8 to be very decent for classical music with real bass. It is pretty easy to listen into the mix and hear what is going on.

When mixing I guess one might check out if it works better setting the 20/20s up for like a midfield listening position, and then consider listening levels. Looking into the Fletcher-Munson / Robinson-Dadson / ISO Recommendation 226 could be smart too. There are clearly better monitors than the 20/20, but it is pretty decent anyway. The ASP 8 is worth checking out too.

BTW: It is always smart to have at least one pair of the MSP5s around.. just in case. It is a secret weapon.

:D