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.

 

[Miguelón]

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.

Is better in built room correction than external DSP?

I have a friend who’s thinking about a pair of 8331, can SPDIF be adapted to AES/EBU directly? I mean with passive adapters

 

[staticV3]

Is better in built room correction than external DSP?

One is not categorically better or worse than the other.

There are better external DSPs than GLM, and there are worse external DSPs than GLM.

can SPDIF be adapted to AES/EBU directly? I mean with passive adapters

In most cases, you can connect a S/PDIF source directly to the AES3 input with a simple S/PDIF to AES3 cable.

If you encounter stutter, Neutrik's AES3 impedance transformer may help.

 

[Miguelón]

One is not categorically better or worse than the other.

There are better external DSPs than GLM, and there are worse external DSPs than GLM.


In most cases, you can connect a S/PDIF source directly to the AES3 input with a simple S/PDIF to AES3 cable.

If you encounter stutter, Neutrik's AES3 impedance transformer may help.

Nice, thanks! BTW, I’m looking for a DSP for my future subwoofer incorporation, actually its enough with dips but I surely need more than that.

Any suggestions?

 

[staticV3]

Any suggestions?

Depends.

Are you looking for manual EQ or automatic EQ?
What kind of I/O are you looking for?
What's your budget?

 

[Miguelón]

Depends.

Are you looking for manual EQ or automatic EQ?
What kind of I/O are you looking for?
What's your budget?

Around 500€, input maybe USB or coaxial, output preferably balanced but not imperative