Is there news about genelec 8331b & 8341b? Already 6 years from 2017 when 8331a & 8341a came out & it's 5 years from 8351a to 8351b

[justice4c]

More and more DSP monitors have came out, and maybe 8331 needs a big update.

 

[nerdoldnerdith]

What needs to be updated?

 

[justice4c]

What needs to be updated?

power difference with 8341

 

[tifune]

power difference with 8341

Can you be more specific?

 

[Leporello]

What needs to be updated?

The brand.

 

[MrSoul4470]

I don't understand. Why would its' power need an update? They are nearfield monitors and have more than enough power for that application.

 

[bodhi]

I don't understand. Why would its' power need an update? They are nearfield monitors and have more than enough power for that application.

Ever heard of inflation? The power from 2017 just does not generate the same SPL in 2023. If they keep pushing the updates the speakers could become almost silent in coming years.

 

[spamilton]

What needs to be updated?

META material . In seriousness, I've been waiting as well as it is around the time they usually do refreshes. It's true that any updates would be very marginal, but no one likes buying a model right before they discontinue it.

 

[oversky]

I don't understand. Why would its' power need an update? They are nearfield monitors and have more than enough power for that application.

8331A can't pair with W371.
Genelec said the power is not enough.

 

[justice4c]

still no news of 8331b & 8341b

 

[Sancus]

8331A can't pair with W371.
Genelec said the power is not enough.

It just makes no sense at all to pair a 5" speaker with W371 whether it's updated or not.

 

[oversky]

It just makes no sense at all to pair a 5" speaker with W371 whether it's updated or not.

Can you explain this a little more?
I am thinking the opposite.
If we are going to use W371 for anything below 500 Hz,
it makes not sense at all to pair with speakers larger than 5".
Both 8341A and 8331A has 3.5" midrange,
but only 8341A can pair with W371A.

 

[Sancus]

Can you explain this a little more?
I am thinking the opposite.
If we are going to use W371 for anything below 500 Hz,
it makes not sense at all to pair with speakers larger than 5".
Both 8341A and 8331A has 3.5" midrange,
but only 8341A can pair with W371A.

The crossover for the W371 is typically around 150-250hz. Not 500hz - 500hz is the end of the flat frequency response from the W371, so you can't cross that high. Thus the woofer in the 8341 still has quite some work to do. And it also means if you cross with a very underpowered speaker you will bottleneck the W371's output severely.

It's also very important to remember that crossovers aren't brick walls, even Genelec's 8th order ones.

Personally I would use 8351B and I believe that's what Genelec normally recommends.

 

[oversky]

The crossover for the W371 is typically around 150-250hz. Not 500hz - 500hz is the end of the flat frequency response from the W371, so you can't cross that high. Thus the woofer in the 8341 still has quite some work to do. And it also means if you cross with a very underpowered speaker you will bottleneck the W371's output severely.

It's also very important to remember that crossovers aren't brick walls, even Genelec's 8th order ones.

Personally I would use 8351B and I believe that's what Genelec normally recommends.

I reread the manual. You are right about the crossover frequency. Thank you.