kemmler3D
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In the US you can't find them for less than $75 each, unfortunately.
Genelec stuff is typically noticeably cheaper in Europe. Score one for the old world, I guess.
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Genelec 8x3x stands, are they worth it?
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Genelec stuff is typically noticeably cheaper in Europe. Score one for the old world, I guess.
I have these same K&M stands supporting Genelec G Two. Got ‘em used on EBay. Very nice on the desktop, and they raise up to 10”, easy to reach ear level. Recommended.
Good luck!
Dick
Yes, but you likely have to enlarge the top two holes to M7 (7mm, which is a 6 1/3 volumetric cup length in funny measurements) or so, mine where enough to maybe fit M5.
80€ for two, for me. I opted to just widen the holes that exist anyway on my VESA arms (branded Bontec on Amazon).
About time if you ask me
kemmler3D
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Update: I mounted the 4030s (8030b) to these and so far they're working great, and I've convinced myself the low-mids are less screwed up now, but no before/after measurements to corroborate, so that's a maybe.Yes, but you likely have to enlarge the top two holes to M7 (7mm, which is a 6 1/3 volumetric cup length in funny measurements) or so, mine where enough to maybe fit M5.
80€ for two, for me. I opted to just widen the holes that exist anyway on my VESA arms (branded Bontec on Amazon).
About time if you ask me
I did have to enlarge one hole on each mount, which took all of 3 minutes. The holes on the stands I bought were big enough for M6, but a full mm of play was not available. Turns out the Genelec spacing is 76mm and the VESA spacing is 75mm. Which feels intentional to me, like Genelec was saying "well, you can use a VESA mount... but I hope you know what you're doing. We're not going to help you make bad decisions." Moving the mounting points 1mm to be compatible with VESA out of the box would have been trivial, so I think they just didn't want people mounting them without thinking about what they were doing.
Or perhaps I'm reading way too far into this.
I also happen to have a nice laser level so I used that to set the height and angles. Very handy if you happen to have one, although using a laser to angle your speakers really puts one's audio-nerdiness into sharp relief.
Anyway, thanks for the tips.
Are the G Two the same speaker as 8020 D? It seem to be, apart from the RCA input. If yes, do you know why are more expensive than professional counterpart?
I am going to throw the following caution to the wind:
I bought a pair of one-piece stands for a pair ofdesktop benchtop-speakers for the garage use.
An aliexpress special; at $21/pair, but w/o any expectations of satisfaction. Thus, I was not surprised, when I received them.
At 0.12" (30mm) metal thickness, my PolkAudio speakers @<10lbs (<4.5kg) started boogie-ing to the music.
Based on the origianl image posted; OP's stands don't seem to be much thicker than my pos!
YMMV but my recommendation would be to pay attention to the thickness of the metal used.
(lol - I ended up making my own stands.)
I bought a pair of one-piece stands for a pair of
An aliexpress special; at $21/pair, but w/o any expectations of satisfaction. Thus, I was not surprised, when I received them.
At 0.12" (30mm) metal thickness, my PolkAudio speakers @<10lbs (<4.5kg) started boogie-ing to the music.
Based on the origianl image posted; OP's stands don't seem to be much thicker than my pos!
YMMV but my recommendation would be to pay attention to the thickness of the metal used.
(lol - I ended up making my own stands.)
yes , same stuff , but with RCA.
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I believe they are the same speaker, but am no expert. I bought my Two's used, don't know about the pricing.
I guess I don't know much...
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