Genelec 8030C to 8331/41A??

[WalkingInTheRain]

Hello,

I have an RME ADI-2 DAC with a pair of 8030Cs and am happy. Of course, the Ones are better. How much better is an 8331,8341 over the 8030C for near field <1m listening distance with -40dB to -50Db value on my DAC? I'm not sure if the dB varies significantly between brands, but those are the values on the RME DAC.

Thanks!

 

[staticV3]

Genelec specify >0.5m listening distance for the 8030/8330 for proper driver summing.

In contrast, the 8331/8341's point source design makes them usable down to ~0.3m listening distance.

The 8331/8341 also have slightly smoother EIR and most importantly: built-in room correction.

If you do not currently use room correction, then that feature alone should make for a better listening experience.

If you're already using room correction, and don't go significantly below 1m listening distance, then I think you'd be well into diminishing returns territory when upgrading to Ones.

 

[WalkingInTheRain]

Genelec specify >0.5m listening distance for the 8030/8330 for proper driver summing.

In contrast, the 8331/8341's point source design makes them usable down to ~0.3m listening distance.

The 8331/8341 also have slightly smoother EIR and most importantly: built-in room correction.

If you do not currently use room correction, then that feature alone should make for a better listening experience.

If you're already using room correction, and don't go significantly below 1m listening distance, then I think you'd be well into diminishing returns territory when upgrading to Ones.

Thanks for your reply. I'll stick to the 8030Cs for now.