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There is an opportunity to exchange my passive system: Philharmonic Audio HT Towers, a pair of Rythmik E15s and a Hypex Ncx500 amp (~$10k) for a pair of ($10k) Genelec 8361a monitors.
I'm very torn - first world problems. Would you do it? Should I? I can't demo them unfortunately, so I appreciate any clues you can offer.
The HT towers are thrilling in my 12x12 room. I listen from a 6 feet distance to bass-heavy metal, pop, electro at 80-90db. I don't do home theater at this lp but I am still enjoying the ample subwoofers, as well as the wide directivity and generally flat response. I use REW, Diraclive and minidsp to time, balance and get a decent FR slope, despite some nasty square-room modes and a lot of reflecting glass. I'm sure it could be better, I'm a beginner.
I know many consider the 8361A's to be endgame. Any thoughts on how my experience will change if I do it, aside from the aesthetic obvious differences? I'm curious about GLM and whether it will do better in this room with the DSP than I can do. I'm curious about the generally positive characteristics of this monitor - smooth bass, great imaging. Since I listen nearfield-ish (6 feet), I'm thinking the Genelecs might be the better design? I'm concerned about low-bass capability, and I can't afford to add subs, much less Genelec subs, right now.
I'm very torn - first world problems. Would you do it? Should I? I can't demo them unfortunately, so I appreciate any clues you can offer.
The HT towers are thrilling in my 12x12 room. I listen from a 6 feet distance to bass-heavy metal, pop, electro at 80-90db. I don't do home theater at this lp but I am still enjoying the ample subwoofers, as well as the wide directivity and generally flat response. I use REW, Diraclive and minidsp to time, balance and get a decent FR slope, despite some nasty square-room modes and a lot of reflecting glass. I'm sure it could be better, I'm a beginner.
I know many consider the 8361A's to be endgame. Any thoughts on how my experience will change if I do it, aside from the aesthetic obvious differences? I'm curious about GLM and whether it will do better in this room with the DSP than I can do. I'm curious about the generally positive characteristics of this monitor - smooth bass, great imaging. Since I listen nearfield-ish (6 feet), I'm thinking the Genelecs might be the better design? I'm concerned about low-bass capability, and I can't afford to add subs, much less Genelec subs, right now.