Genelec 8341A SAM™ Studio Monitor Review

[Pearljam5000]

I'd go with white
They look good in that color (saw it in real life )
I also like the contrast between the color of the drivers and the cabinet

 

[sharock]

I vote black.

 

[thewas]

I vote black.

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Is that a Directivity Control Waveguide (DCW™) for your cat?

 

[droid2000]

I vote black.

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That cat really ties the room together.

 

[Pearljam5000]

Is that a Directivity Control Waveguide (DCW™) for your cat?

Is the DCW really better than a regular Waveguide or is it just a fancy name ?

 

[ernestcarl]

Is the DCW really better than a regular Waveguide or is it just a fancy name ?

The name is a trademark -- the design itself is proprietary to Genelec. Just compare the on and off-axis responses.

 

[Arnas]

I'd go with white
They look good in that color (saw it in real life )
I also like the contrast between the color of the drivers and the cabinet View attachment 346571

I ordered White 8351 thank you for your impressions and for other guys inputs as well.
Black and white match indeed.

 

[spamilton]

I ordered White 8351 thank you for your impressions and for other guys inputs as well.
Black and white match indeed.

Enjoy!

 

[Pearljam5000]

I ordered White 8351 thank you for your impressions and for other guys inputs as well.
Black and white match indeed.

Congrats
You made the right choice

 

[srrxr71]

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Lol

People say the same about Genelec. Just add your curve.

 

[Pearljam5000]

People say the same about Genelec. Just add your curve.

Oops posted it in the word thread
But you are right

 

[spamilton]

After seeing those responses, I recommend even more to try toeing out your speakers a bit to physically manipulate the bass-treble balance before doing the calibration, you might also get a wider sound stage and only a little bit less focused imaging. Check the graphs on page 1 for reference on how far off-axis you're comfortable going.

If you took a single point measurement, you could try a 3-5 multi point to see if you get a bit more even response/filters.

I had to toe them out pretty far to get those highs to measure more reasonably, but it is sounding less fatiguing now. I'm guessing my proximity isn't helping either. I'm at about 1.25m. The default room size in GLM is the same as my room which was very weird to see when I did my first measurement haha.

 

[dj94030]

I bump the bass up 5+ dB and cut the highs. Don’t be afraid. Haha

How you do it in glm?

 

[spamilton]

How you do it in glm?

You can fine-tune each speaker by clicking on them on the home screen (after calibration):

You can also use the sound character profiler which applies a global curve:

 

[srrxr71]

How you do it in glm?

So you can go only to +3dB if i’m not mistaken in GLM. If you are playing from a PC/Mac you can use software on those.

I’m back to +3dB these days +5dB is a bit too much.

 

[dj94030]

So you can go only to +3dB if i’m not mistaken in GLM. If you are playing from a PC/Mac you can use software on those.

I’m back to +3dB these days +5dB is a bit too much.

oof

 

[anphex]

I am wondering, the ONES series came out about 7,5 years ago. This makes me worry a bit about outdated tech, even though the performance still speaks volumes. Did Genelec update some internals at some point without making a big announcement? Would be reassuring to hear that Genelec may have changed for example the Class D amps to boards with cleaner signal.

Then again, considering the perference rating, wouldn't this speaker be the current top tier system when combined with a sub?

Last question: could you consider this speaker perfect for EQing?

 

[outfaced]

8351A → B

the only thing, where i would say the tech got forward in this time is with the class D amps ... will love to see some collaboration of genelec with hypex or purifi
in regards to the drivers or the dac, wouldn't say there is really something new under the sun

 

[Arnas]

8351A → B

the only thing, where i would say the tech got forward in this time is with the class D amps ... will love to see some collaboration of genelec with hypex or purifi
in regards to the drivers or the dac, wouldn't say there is really something new under the sun

How reliable are those amps? Good measuring Class d amps are very complex from what i understand... Complex stuff most of the time wont last as long and how much benefit speakers get? Cant imagine better sound...

 

[Karu]

How you do it in glm?

Actually you can do as much as you want in sound profiler - Genelec support recommends a High Shelf with negative gain and there is no 3db limit as such. My example with 3.5.