The active speakers club

Here's a good review of the Genelec 8260a full range speakers (29Hz to 21kHz +/- 1dB). I know that AlmaataKZ likes Genelecs so I thought that it may be of interest to him.

These Genelecs are the best speakers I've ever heard but at £6300 plus extras they're a bit pricey! They include some sensible DSP options which only adjusts the bass frequencies but leaves the mid and high frequencies alone. Like all of the other Genelec speakers these looked pretty fugly when I saw them in a shop but the pictures of them in the review on their dedicated stands makes them look almost passable in a living room.

http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/genelec2/1.html

i've read this review and want to share my personal experience.

not ago i went to genelec dealer (who also stocks yamaha and other monitors) to hear a 8050a model. the music was vivaldi 4 seasons violin concerto by Nigel Kennedy. from the start something was not right to my ears, still listening and then i realized that instruments just don't sound real.. as if a cloud of dust was surrounding them.. i've shared my opinion with the dealer and he said - "I know what you mean.. now listen to that", and next second switched to Yamahas HS-80 (much much cheaper than genelecs) and wow! totally different sound!  like a blanket was removed from the speakers.. they are far more open and natural sounding

Genelecs can show you scale and depth, but they don't sound natural.. for electronic music it's fine and fun, but for anything else they just don't pass.. i  just wonder, why no reviewer has mentioned this??

http://www.whathifi.com/news/genelec-g-series-is-companys-first-consumer-speaker-range

http://www.genelec.com/products/home-audio-loudspeakers/

I wonder if they haven't just given them a lick of paint to make them a home audio product?

I think that they look nice though.

They look identical to the 8*** series studio monitors but with the volume control and on/off switch moved round the the back. The standard Genelec studio monitors look fugly but these white ones of AlmaataKZ's are very smart IMO.

The G1 and G2 have only RCA, while the G3 & G4 have both RCA and XLR.

Also, there only appears to be tone controls on the rear panel (no volume control). 

I wish Genelec would state what the major difference is between this range and their pro designs. 

I think it's the other way around.  I've heard Yamaha HS80 and while it brings you depth and a very open treble, it also tends towards a brightness you don't get with Genelec's speakers, or at least the ones I've heard.  They being the more natural, refined and lifelike of the two to my ears.  

The 6010, 8030 and 8040 in case you're interested.  For the Yammies, I'd probably plump for the HS50 instead. 

Another offering coming soon from Australia. Includes 24/192 wireless. Drivers seem to be good. Not much detail on the rest of the specs yet.

http://www.moosaudio.com/technology/

Looks good and I love the marketing. Good parts too and much of the blurb makes sense. I wonder though how they prevent the wifi module from interfering with the rest of the circuitry, paricularely amplification.

regards

Perhaps it's just an adaption of Bluetooth ?

Seems a bit limiting to me, as the only source of input ?

JC

What about these Philips active speakers , a real blast from the past

http://www.thevintageknob.org/philips-RH545.html

Yamaha HS50M Active Monitors : Pro 

http://uk.yamaha.com/en/products/proaudio/speakers/hs_series/hs50m/?mode...

dont know how to post pics on an iPad.

with a

Numark M6 USB mixer as Pre amp with usb input, phono stage, eq etc

DJ kit 

http://www.numark.com/product/m6usb

sorry no pics

Genelecs will have to wait

yes, i've heard those too. the 8040 actually sounded better than 8050, more focused and tight. again, it all depends on music style. for those mixing electronic and house music the genelecs are fine, but they do not reproduce accurately instrument's timbre and human voice. they are a bit hyped in the upper mids. it was opinion that everyone shared in the session, so it's not only mine.

anyway after hearing my PMC's there were no questions and doubts.. everything just sounded right

The new M-Audio M3-8 look far more like domestic HiFi than the typical pro monitors. The price is 600USD for the pair. That's a coaxial 5" mid and 1" tweet, + an 8" bass:

http://www.musicradar.com/news/tech/namm-2013-m-audio-announces-m3-8-mon...