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I went to hear the Genelec bunch in an acoustically horrible room few weeks ago, to understand what the difference is with their GLM kit on/off room EQ.
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One model fitted my shortlist for a living room speaker - measured well, room EQ, powerful enough to use without sub, good warranty policy. The 8350A.
After reading this review on the German website about 8350A, I compared the 8340A vs 8350A with GLM calibration on/off.
I have to say it made a difference for me, and after a while I continued comparing both 8340A and 8350A with room EQ from GLM software (mic + software is extra cost).
Looking at the summary of test data from both 8350A vs8351B8351A, it's hard to justify the price diff for me. I liked what I heard and after a while I stayed with the 8350A. It was the better speaker, reproduced music effortlessly and when comparing to 8340A I was sure I want a speaker with 8" drivers.
The speakers also come in white color. I heard you could even get them in another color (120 available for home speakers), but not sure about that.
I was in a similar dilemma like you. I have compared in the same room 8351A and 8350A. I felt as well that 8350 was pretty close and the extra money to make me spend was questionable. This made me with two options 8350 or 8340. I wanted to go for 8350 but I had to settle in for 8340 because:
a. 8340 allows me to place on a low board (attached is a pic). I could have placed 8350 on the subwoofers but then grey/black could not have matched. Sometimes in the near future I plan to upgrade my subs to Arendal or another SVS which are available in white color.
b. 8350 is not available in white. https://www.genelec.com/8350a#section-technical-specifications
If 8350 was available in white, it would have been my preference as well.
However I am very happy with my set up. GLM in my room made all the difference along with an excellently designed monitors.