It's Settled

[GoFaster]

To drive home the point. None of this music will sound as good on your system as my 8361a. Cope.

 

[solderdude]

Speakers should be auditioned in a room.
One can use a review or measurements to make an educated selection though.
Experiment with positioning, maybe some room conditioning and or EQ based on in room measurements if you want to optimize.

Genelecs are intended as studio monitors but could be used at home when not bothered by its appearance.
Usually the better engineered speakers are the more expensive ones but price does not have a 1:1 relation to performance.

When they sound fine for you in your room than that's great. That does not mean they would be the speaker of choice for any other person nor that this is THE best speaker around among speakers. Just that it is an excellent active studio monitor.

 

[Chester]

Monkey No.1 here, here’s my opinion:

If you want the best and money is no object as you state, go buy a better listening room.

The Genelecs in your current room will not sound as good as other speakers in a better proportioned and treated room.

You’ve made it clear you’re only interested in the very best, so that is the advice.

 

[Chrispy]

Value is subjective. Depends on time and place and circumstance. I like wide diversity in music. Most is junk. Some are gems.

Good for you but doesn't really explain the strange thread.

 

[GoFaster]

Monkey No.1 here, here’s my opinion:

If you want the best and money is no object as you state, go buy a better listening room.

The Genelecs in your current room will not sound as good as other speakers in a better proportioned and treated room.

You’ve made it clear you’re only interested in the very best, so that is the advice.

I think that's good advice. I am unfortunately constrained in this domicile. I cannot extend or contract it's dimensions. If i were at liberty to do so, i would do so. i need speakers to work in this horribly constrained 15 x 25 foot room

 

[MAB]

To drive home the point. None of this music will sound as good on your system as my 8361a. Cope.

It’s very hard to take you seriously when you attempt to denigrate people for not owning speakers that you don’t own.

You aren’t coping with your own reality.

 

[Doodski]

More prolific than quality

LoL... I try... gg*

 

[GoFaster]

It’s very hard to take you seriously when you attempt to denigrate people for not owning speakers that you don’t own.

You aren’t coping with your own reality.

The whole thing about less than $10K was dumb. I was a dick about that. sorry about that, no excuse

 

[GoFaster]

but i'm still gonna buy the 8361a. no one can recommend anything better so no brainer

 

[MAB]

The whole thing about less than $10K was dumb. I was a dick about that. sorry about that, no excuse

Agreed. Please stop. And please respect some of the advice you are getting. Despite your odd engagement, many of us would like to see you learn, and perhaps end up with better speakers. You will get a ton of advice on all things audio. Room and speakers are the most important thing, but not the only thing. And Genelec aren't the only thing either.

Just the other day you were debating spending $1k on tweeter upgrades. Now you are obsessing on Genelec. Take a deep breath.

but i'm still gonna buy the 8361a. no one can recommend anything better so no brainer

This post however doesn't give me confidence or hope.

 

[GoFaster]

He has good points. But when i want something, i get it

 

[MAB]

He has good points. But when i want something, i get it

Wow. Are you Elon Musk?

 

[GoFaster]

Do you find it egregious that people that raised themselves above the common fold have desires and ambitions that you, poor soul, have never thought of or sought out?

 

[Mart68]

He has good points. But when i want something, i get it

Go get 'em then!

FWIW I did think about getting them when the review came out. Only thing is my room layout would make it awkward to run the power and signal cables to them. Also I don't like the idea that if some part of them fails (unlikely I know) I have to ship the whole speaker for repair.

At that price (£8K/pair) everything has to be right for my own personal situation.

So I didn't go for it. But no doubt properly set up and tweaked they will sound like the voice of God.

 

[GoFaster]

Go get 'em then!

FWIW I did think about getting them when the review came out. Only thing is my room layout would make it awkward to run the power and signal cables to them. Also I don't like the idea that if some part of them fails (unlikely I know) I have to ship the whole speaker for repair.

At that price (£8K/pair) everything has to be right for my own personal situation.

So I didn't go for it. But no doubt properly set up and tweaked they will sound like the voice of God.

sad to hear your room layout prohibited it

 

[VintageFlanker]

 

[GoFaster]

I just wanted to buy the best speaker

 

[voodooless]

no one can recommend anything better so no brainer

I guess everyone is mostly preoccupied with your tone… what a crazy few pages

As for better… basically every smaller One series Genelec is a better speaker. Get a sub(or two) with them, and you’ll certainly have a better combo.

Other candidates:
- KEF LS60
- KH150 + sub
- KH 420G
- GGNTKT M1
- D&D C8
- Kii 3

All more or less around the same budget, some a little more.

 

[VintageFlanker]

I just wanted to buy the best speaker

Yet, you explained it in a terrible way...

Oh and, Amir never, ever said this is the best speaker he ever tested :

That this is one of the most perfectly executed speakers both objectively and subjectively.

If you ask me, I'm clearly more interested in D&D 8C than in 8361A or KH420 that are way too ugly for my interior.

 

[GoFaster]

how did you decide which is better> that's a lot of speakers.
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