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Genelec 8361A Review (Powered Monitor)

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    Votes: 9 1.2%
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    Votes: 4 0.5%
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    Votes: 705 93.6%

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I don’t know if it’s strictly because they’re coaxial or because of all the effort Genelec did suppressing resonances and diffraction, or both, but my 61’s cast a stable and solid center image like no other speaker I’ve owned.
Speaking of which, I’ve seen the Ones series speakers described as “pseudo triaxial” speakers. I guess because of the symmetrical woofer arrangement and full-baffle waveguide. Accurate description?
 
Speaking of which, I’ve seen the Ones series speakers described as “pseudo triaxial” speakers. I guess because of the symmetrical woofer arrangement and full-baffle waveguide. Accurate description?
So Geithains are a more "real" coaxial than Genelecs?
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I would go for the 8361
Price gap is not too big
And Genelec themselves say it's their flagship so should be better than 8351 in any case
You could do that.

Me? I've seen and heard absolute perfection. The only things I was wondering about after listening to them were: what colour do I like best? Black. Why is the green light not in dead center? Dunno, it can be turned off. What do I control volume with? A dac/pre like the rme adi, benchmark or just a streamer?

Imo you would not doubt if you heard them. It's like driving a ferrari and saying it doesn't have enough horsepower. Only Tiff Needel could say that. It's stunning. There's no reason to be worried about missing out.
 
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You could do that.

Me? I've seen and heard absolute perfection. The only things I was wondering about after listening to them were: what colour do I like best? Black. Why is the green light not in dead center? Dunno, it can be turned off. What do I control volume with? A dac/pre like the rme adi, benchmark or just a streamer?

Imo you would not doubt if you heard them. It's like driving a ferrari and saying it doesn't have enough horsepower. Only Tiff Needel could say that. It's stunning. There's no reason to be worried about missing out.
Yeah but there's still a chance that if you will hear the 8361 you would think they're better than the 8351 (:
Also it's funny that you mentioned the green light... Becaue on the 8361 it's in dead center to differentiate it from 8351
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I should mention that Helios audio in Haarlem, The Netherlands, were very kind and seem very knowledgable. They do studio installs, acoustics and have a demo room featuring both pro brands and some hifi. I spotted benckmark dac, headphone/pre and 2 AHB2's, Trinnov; atc towers, Focal, Grimm audio (& Genelec of course). If you're in the market for new speakers or benchmark gear, I would highly recommend them.

I learned upon arriving that usually they demo by appointment only. They were kind enough to let me demo (without appointment) for over 2 hours though, so I thought that kind of dedication and kindness shouldn't pass without mentioning it here.


 
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Anyone got the GLM kit for free when buying a pair of 8361 or do you buy it separately?
 
Hope he has found the Genelec site page that explains he doesn't need to treat the rear wall reflection...since his speakers are within a foot of it…

* when I say ‘rear wall’ I mean the same as the reddit quote says ‘to the rear’…obviously.
 
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Hope he has found the Genelec site page that explains he doesn't need to treat the rear wall reflection...
Which article was that, happen to have a link? Also, the Reddit quote meant front wall.
 
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