Hi, will get back to you on this thread when I had the opportunity to try the 8341 which I hope to be able to do in a month time. They might be the best buy around 4-5 K$. I believe 8 feet would do fine, but remember they're made for near-field listening, which is about 2-4 feet.
Genelec SAM active studio monitors for home use
https://www.genelec.com/studio-monitors/sam-coaxial-studio-monitors
Wondering if anyone has experience with Genelec SAM monitors in their home. They are meant for near field listening, but I wonder if they can fill a room if seated 8-10 feet away. These speakers have room correction and coaxial design. On paper it seem very promising. Please share any first hand experience. Not looking for opinions, but first hand demos in store or feedback from owners.
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Wondering if anyone has experience with Genelec SAM monitors in their home. They are meant for near field listening, but I wonder if they can fill a room if seated 8-10 feet away. These speakers have room correction and coaxial design. On paper it seem very promising. Please share any first hand experience. Not looking for opinions, but first hand demos in store or feedback from owners.
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Hi Gosta, thanks for the info. Looking forward to your review. I wish they would add SAM to their G series. However, that 2-4 ft guidance for near field monitors is what kept me from buying the 8341s. John Darko's website has a review, and his room is 16x19ft, but it's not clear the actual listening distance from the speaker. https://darko.audio/2018/02/genelecs-the-ones-8341-think-inside-the-box/ |
canibefrank you make some great points here. I don't know enough about speaker tech to understand how a bookshelf for home use like a KEF LS50W and many other small cabinets active and passive can fill the room. Then a studio monitor, similar in size, is only really recommended for near field. |
I believe with the SAM system you are able to increase the listening distance without loosing too much. Also remember that genelec has a lot of other models, also with SAM, for mid- and far-field listening.I'm really interested in the 8341s because they might be perfect for my desk-top system. I have plenty of active monitors, but for some time I've returned to passive near-fields (small Diapason and Westlake monitors + small REL sub).I also use the active Unity Boulder mk2 that is a beast for all listening distances :-). That's the one the 8341 will have to beat... |
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