New mysterious Genelec monitors

[tmtomh]

Honestly PJ I would love to, let’s just say that every feature on your ‘dream speaker list’ is present, they are going to be simply outrageous.
( apart from maybe the sensual aluminium touching thing)
Keith

Can you tell us if they are going to be targeted to the general 8361 price range or the general 8381 price range?

 

[Purité Audio]

Almost certainly the latter, if you design ‘all out’ then that requires a lot of real estate, certainly far more than I imagined.
Keith

 

[EAXAE]

Give us some clues

Big Dutch & Dutch would be my bet.

 

[RobL]

Big Dutch & Dutch would be my bet.

I’m thinking more like Danley Sound Labs or some such…it will take something pretty crazy to make the 6000w 8381’s look like a toy.

 

[Pearljam5000]

Honestly PJ I would love to, let’s just say that every feature on your ‘dream speaker list’ is present, they are going to be simply outrageous.
( apart from maybe the sensual aluminium touching thing)
Keith

At least tell us if it's a pro audio company or an audiophile hifi company

 

[holdingpants01]

At least tell us if it's a pro audio company or an audiophile hifi company

there's no pro audio company that could do something like 8381 (as in hardware AND software combination, a complete set which is also a part of a whole ecosystem) at this point and only audiophile companies and dealers rely on such absolute claims, so I wouldn't hold my breath. They probably would look more living room friendly, which is rather important in this market as there's only one uglier setup than 8381 and that is 83x1 + W371A, so it shouldn't be that hard lol

 

[Pearljam5000]

there's no pro audio company that could do something like 8381 (as in hardware AND software combination, a complete set which is also a part of a whole ecosystem) at this point and only audiophile companies and dealers rely on such absolute claims, so I wouldn't hold my breath. They probably would look more living room friendly, which is rather important in this market as there's only one uglier setup than 8381 and that is 83x1 + W371A, so it shouldn't be that hard lol

Maybe Neumann could surprise us

 

[holdingpants01]

Maybe Neumann could surprise us

I don't think so, since the very beginning all of the Neumann models are just improved old K&H monitors, the most they broke out of the mold was KH150 and they're not really innovative in basic design. Also he wouldn't know anything about them, it has to be some outside market manufacturer like Danley or even single person operation

 

[Pearljam5000]

I don't think so, since the very beginning all of the Neumann models are just improved old K&H monitors, the most they broke out of the mold was KH150 and they're not really innovative in principles

Yeah I wonder why they don't experiment more like Genelec

 

[holdingpants01]

Yeah I wonder why they don't experiment more like Genelec

They don't have to, the basic idea is good enough to sell, they are incrementally improved and their prices are so low precisely because the basic R&D was done long time ago

 

[Pearljam5000]

They don't have to, the basic idea is good enough to sell, they are incrementally improved and their prices are so low precisely because the basic R&D was done long ago

Not that low
Now some Genelecs are cheaper than Neumann
It used to be the opposite but prices have increased

 

[holdingpants01]

Not that low
Now some Genelecs are cheaper than Neumann
It used to be the opposite but prices have increased

right, but compared to audiophile market they both are still very reasonable priced

 

[MKR]

Honestly PJ I would love to, let’s just say that every feature on your ‘dream speaker list’ is present, they are going to be simply outrageous.
( apart from maybe the sensual aluminium touching thing)
Keith

Gee Keith, I wonder what you could possibly be referring to here

My lips are sealed!

 

[benanders]

 

[Pearljam5000]

Nice

 

[daftcombo]

Best maybe, but they are very ugly.

 

[dogmamann]

 

[Pearljam5000]

Best maybe, but they are very ugly.

I don't know they look pretty cool to me

 

[sigbergaudio]

As far as I can see (?) SOS hasn't reviewed the 8381A, so how do they know it's the best studio monitor?

"These results celebrate the ‘best in class’ products launched or reviewed(..) ". So basically anything they think looks cool?

 

[benanders]

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