After all the great Genelecs reviews I was going to give a try to the 8341A or the 8351B because of the coaxial hype.
Now I'm wondering if it's really a x2.5 or 3.5x difference like their price... and if it's worth it at 3 meters distance at all. I may buy and test some to hear if there is a substantial difference.
Coaxials aren't hype, but rather the natural progression to make speakers have better ceiling and floor reflections, time alignment, and lack of vertical lobeing.
For over a decade, concerns about doppler distortion, air gaps, diffraction, etc. have been addressed (by Genelec in their 8260 whitepaper.)
If you want something with a coaxial driver, you don't have to pay Genelec prices. Looks like the IN-8 V2 has a better in room response than this Focal, and it's $800 a pair instead of $3000. Not sure how the Twin6 Be compares, but I'd take the Kali's because of the very picky soundstage with the Twin6 which hopefully this doesn't have (besides vertically where you see two blue dots where the speaker response falls off a cliff if you're a bit above or below.)
On a related note: If I were using the Solo6 monitors in a studio, I'd want to physically remove all clients before ever touching the play button when they are standing behind me listening, otherwise I'd need them to sit in my lap. Seems like there is no reason NOT to have a coaxial driver, and Kali has clarified that even the air gap isn't an issue, just the small lip around the coaxial driver that causes a bit of a dip in the on axis response that goes away in room.
Anyone know why the Sopra costs more from a technical standpoint? This Solo6 seems like it's a better deal: Better connections, built in amps, active crossover vs passive, and similar drivers it looks like. Maybe the cabinet on the Sopra is what they mark up for?