There seems to be three types of the 20/20's the passive, the V2 and the bas V2. the bas is biamplified and the regular v2's are not. I have the bas V2's and man they rock. Great monitors. Just to clarify the passives are not bas because they aren't amplified. Only the actives are bas and thats only if they are biamplified the regular 20/20's have just one amp per monitor not two.

I am aware of that.
My question is :
Is the 20/20V2 and 20/20 V2 BAS the same monitors.Not if one has amp and the other one doesnt.
I am asking about the construction,design.

This should answer your question: Tweeter diffs, freq response, corssover,connections on back, etc are different. Cabinet construction looks the same. I went with the BAS version myself after comparing and looking at a Hafler etc.

20/20™ Direct Field Monitor Specifications
LF Driver: magnetically shielded 8" mineral-filled polypropylene cone with 1-1/2" diameter high-temperature voice coil and damped rubber surround
HF Driver: magnetically shielded 25mm ferrofluid-cooled silk dome
Crossover: 2.2kHz, second order
Frequency Response: 50Hz - 20kHz, ±3dB, Ref. 500Hz
Power Handling: 150W program, 200W peak per side
Sensitivity: 88dB @ 1W, 1m Cabinet: 5/8" vinyl-laminated MDF Connectors: Red and black five-way binding posts on 3/4" centers
Dimensions: 10-1/4" W x 14-3/4" H x 11-3/4" D
Weight: 22lbs each

20/20bas™ Biamplified Monitor Specifications
LF Driver: magnetically shielded 8" mineral-filled polypropylene cone with 1-1/2" diameter high-temperature voice coil and damped rubber surround
HF Driver: magnetically shielded 25mm ferrofluid-cooled silk dome Frequency Response: 38Hz - 20kHz, ±3dB (-2dB @ 38Hz), Ref. 500Hz
Crossover: 2.6kHz, active fourth order
LF Amplifier Power: 130W continuous per side
HF Amplifier Power: 70W continuous per side
Input: Balanced; gold combination XLR - 1/4"; accepts balanced or unbalanced sources
Input Sensitivity: 1.1V input produces full output with Input Level Control at maximum
LF Trim: Continuously variable control; max boost/cut settings produce ±3dB @ 100Hz, ±2dB @ 400Hz
HF Trim: Continuously variable control; max boost/cut settings produces ±3dB above 2.6kHz
Protection: RF interference, output current limiting, over temperature, turn-on/off transient, subsonic filter, resettable mains circuit breaker
Cabinet: 5/8" vinyl-laminated MDF
Dimensions: 10-1/4" W x 14-3/4" H x 11-3/4" D
Weight: 30lbs each
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Fostex 5 vs event 20/20v2 passive?
Or some other monitors with simular price .

i believe i answered your question NO they are not the same monitor.

jonnyc wrote: i believe i answered your question NO they are not the same monitor.

yes you did...
But my question is deferent

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Fostex 5 vs event 20/20v2 passive?
Or some other monitors with simular price .

In my mind its a no brainer go with the events. You do realize I hope that you need a power amp for the passive events. I haven't heard anything good about the fostex and I have the active 20/20v2's and they rock.

I realize that.
I read about monitors but most od the cheep powerones are not very useful

yeah like the fostex. but my 20/20 actives like i said sound very very good. They slaughtered my m-audio bx5's in an a/b test.

When I was researching monitors, the message I got from the reviews and opinions is that the 20/20bas are the only ones worth their salt. That the bi-amping and tight crossover makes all the difference.

I can't speak to that as fact - that's just what I heard "on the street". I bought the 20/20bas and am satisfied with them.

I have an older (5+ years) pair of passive 20/20's. Don't like them at all. YMMV