It may be a strange question but after selling my diy speakers I want to try the monitor route.
I have a treated room 3x4m (10x13ft) with 2.5m (8ft) listening distance. Sources are vinyl and digital. Listening volume 70-90 db. Library is really mixed. Lots of vocal, jazz, some rock, some rnb, soundtracks … Budget is about 10k, but I have no need to necessarily spend it all.
I was thinking about (a) buying genelec 8361A’s or (b) 8030-8050 + 2x Monolith 12 subs + minidsp shd for Dirac
What can I expect from the 10k 8361A solution vs the ~5k (b) approach? Which genelec would you recommend for b? I’m always open for alternatives and suggestions.
Cheers
I just bought the 8361 one week ago.
My room is 4 x 8m and I sit around 3,5m away.
Normal living room without any specific treatment besides usual carpet and sofa etc.
Sometimes, I listen from more far away.
I feel that it better blends at further away.
I guess that an advantage of the coax is that when I move around or stand up/sit, the basic tonality does not change;
While in my previous set up (3 way floor stands) I could notice the shifting between tweeter and medium.
At a point during the week, I thought that I unexpectedly would miss some bass now and that I probably would need to add a sub (or two).
But after measuring, it appeared that the bass spectrum actually was not lacking anything compared to my previous set-up with sub (small).
Still experimenting with placement/inclination, GLM, ADI Dac (dynamic loudness) and it is getting better.
As my room is not at all treated, it might be more challenging to get the ideal settings.
I am not sure now if I really need the missing 10Hz from 30Hz downwards.
I am absolutely happy at this stage.
BTW : I tried in a very unprofessionally manner, to compare my subjective sentiment between GLM and Dirac.
To my astonishing, GLM, Dirac and REW had all slightly different measurements, probably because of the unorthodox dilettante way I measured and because of microphone placement. However, at the end I just sticked with GLM; also because of the ease of use (one sweep/stored to the speakers/Sound character profil/set).
Not having to place and bother about integrating subs is also so convenient (If you don't absolutely want/need anything below 30Hz).
I additionally often use the dynamic loudness function from the RME Adi DAC when listening quietly (70 dB) and take it out when I increase the volume to around 90dB or just to accommodate to different types of recordings/music.
Just one consideration, 3 x 4m is not that large of a room; but the speakers are larger as one would suspects.
They already look so huge in my room.
Placed against the wall at 5/10cm distance, you already "loose" 50cm from the wall.