Genelec S360 Review (Studio Monitor)

[F1308]

and as such, should fine more buyers.

What a nice way to say you consider them expensive !!!!

Human minds behave exactly like that.

And you are such a sincere nice guy !!!!

 

[GD Fan]

Here is a shot of them at a show with Genelec Rep:

That is one big-ass bookshelf speaker.

 

[Cars-N-Cans]

Here is a shot of them at a show with Genelec Rep:

Maybe it’s the organic design, but Genelec speakers always look so diminutive until you see one next to a person for scale. That’s a chonky speaker!

And the cabbage patch dolls on your rocking chair, those bring back memories. Growing up my parents got some of them for us when they came out. I remember them being quite trendy and hard to find at the time Also remember thinking it was weird looking but I did not have the heart to say no to one.

 

[heraldo_jones]

Weird the distortion levels as it is announced as a high spl speaker.

 

[PeteL]

I assume most of us would figure it out, but nowhere in the review it says it's an active speaker and no visual clue neither. And no indicators of any control parameters (EQ?) I would think it's an important thing to know.- I also assume 3995$ is for a single speaker but not fully clear for the regular folks neither. Great review, just some feedbacks to maybe make it more universal and not address only the community.

 

[respice finem]

I assume most of us would figure it out, but nowhere in the review it says it's an active speaker and no visual clue neither. And know indicators of any control parameters (EQ?) I would think it's an important thing to know.- I also assume 3995$ is for a single speaker but not fully clear for the regular folks neither. Great review, just some feedbacks to maybe make it more universal and not address only the community.

Yes, I'm too lazy to google most of the time as well
Same goes for the DACs pictured without their remote.
I think Amir is just trying to keep the writing as short as possible per review, considering the pile of stuff waiting to be tested.

 

[amirm]

And the cabbage patch dolls on your rocking chair, those bring back memories. Growing up my parents got some of them for us when they came out. I remember them being quite trendy and hard to find at the time Also remember thinking it was weird looking but I did not have the heart to say no to one.

My wife made those years ago. The little rocking chair is much, much older still.

 

[pierre]

I took a shoot at an EQ too (I am not sure it needs one).
It gives similar results, I only optimised the LW in this case.

              w/EQ
Score    6.3   6.7
w/sub    7.9   8.3

and EQ (Q<=3)

EQ for Genelec S360 computed from ASR data
Preference Score 6.3 with EQ 6.7
Generated from http://github.com/pierreaubert/spinorama/generate_peqs.py v0.16
Dated: 2022-08-02-08:33:41

Preamp: -1.8 dB

Filter  1: ON PK Fc  1717 Hz Gain +1.39 dB Q 1.92
Filter  2: ON PK Fc    59 Hz Gain -1.30 dB Q 0.71
Filter  3: ON PK Fc 10702 Hz Gain +1.13 dB Q 0.60
Filter  4: ON PK Fc   330 Hz Gain -1.03 dB Q 2.03
Filter  5: ON PK Fc  6790 Hz Gain -0.75 dB Q 2.99
Filter  6: ON PK Fc   869 Hz Gain -0.73 dB Q 2.99
Filter  7: ON PK Fc   155 Hz Gain +0.53 dB Q 2.83
Filter  8: ON PK Fc  1338 Hz Gain +0.55 dB Q 3.00
Filter  9: ON PK Fc  8334 Hz Gain +0.50 dB Q 2.90

The first 4 PK are useful, the next 5 are mostly correcting for very small errors and may vary from speaker to speaker.

Funnily, the sound signature is very close to the Kali LP8 V2

 

[amirm]

Maybe it’s the organic design, but Genelec speakers always look so diminutive until you see one next to a person for scale. That’s a chonky speaker!

The weight is the real surprise. In this color especially, you think it weighs 20 pounds then you go to lift and it doesn't even want to move! At nearly 70 pounds, it is a back breaker.

 

[respice finem]

The weight is the real surprise. In this color especially, you think it weighs 20 pounds then you go to lift and it doesn't even want to move! At nearly 70 pounds, it is a back breaker.

A 10" woofer is a 10" woofer, and then a thick sturdy cabinet... and the amps / radiator backplate...
Here's a German review showing the woofer (automatic translation to English)

Genelec S360 SAM: Test des Aktivlautsprechers | fairaudio

Mag man klare, klassische Formen, ist man bei der Genelec S360 besser aufgehoben. Mehr nach „Box“ kann ein Lautsprecher kaum aussehen...

www-fairaudio-de.translate.goog

a clip from Genelec

 

[amirm]

I assume most of us would figure it out, but nowhere in the review it says it's an active speaker and no visual clue neither. And no indicators of any control parameters (EQ?) I would think it's an important thing to know.- I also assume 3995$ is for a single speaker but not fully clear for the regular folks neither. Great review, just some feedbacks to maybe make it more universal and not address only the community.

I added a line to the review to reflect such.

 

[audiotron]

Impressive but a bit pricey.

 

[martijn86]

Impressive but a bit pricey.

Maybe someone will part ways with their coaxial Genelecs when they see this. That can be a fantastic deal although you don't get the interior friendly look.

 

[Cars-N-Cans]

My wife made those years ago. The little rocking chair is much, much older still.

The one in the red dress looks just like one, albeit being handmade makes it more personalized. Since I was a fan of Transformers and Star Wars the cabbage patch doll didn’t see much use. I’d be willing to bet it’s still in their basement along with my grandparents probably equally ancient rocking chair from the family farm. One of these days I probably will refinish it since good furniture like that is hard to come by!

The weight is the real surprise. In this color especially, you think it weighs 20 pounds then you go to lift and it doesn't even want to move! At nearly 70 pounds, it is a back breaker.

I’d assume it’s die cast aluminum as their other monitors? Weight aside I do like the more traditional look of a conventional loudspeaker that it has.

 

[Frank Dernie]

I looked into this about 3 years ago because of its dynamic range and was a little concerned performance would be compromised by it being a 2-way but clearly not!

 

[Newman]

@amirm do you see anything in your review that would suggest there are any consequences of moving away from the curve-egg-alinear traditional cabinet to the relatively square S360?

 

[PeteL]

@amirm do you see anything in your review that would suggest there are any consequences of moving away from the curve-egg-alinear traditional cabinet to the relatively square S360?

Interesting is which one you call "traditional".

 

[Newman]

Traditional-to-Genelec

 

[amirm]

@amirm do you see anything in your review that would suggest there are any consequences of moving away from the curve-egg-alinear traditional cabinet to the relatively square S360?

Good question. I do not. The sides are rounded. Only the top is not.

 

[Koeitje]

That is one big-ass bookshelf speaker.

I think my bookshelf might break if I put this on it.

And with regards to the performance, I think this is pretty much the best you can get if you don't got coaxial.