Anyone in here have experience of Genelec speakers...
Discussion
With their Mac or PC?
I've minimised my home office; bought a new desk and the office is getting decorated on Monday & Tuesday next week; so I'd like to treat myself to a set of small monitors that will sit happily on my new desk (with proper isolation pads obviously)
Music is via my MBA / Apple Music / Spotify etc and I'll probably use something like the Focusrite Scarlet Solo as the USB/XLR interface
But which Genelec's to go for?
Max budget is £500; I'd rather buy 2nd hand/used/well looked after around the £300-£400 mark though if I can
Reason for the Genelecs - small footprint etc - but also I've had active monitors now for years and much prefer their true, direct sound over hifi speakers which are coloured and made to make music sound better than it actually is - but also they're nowhere near as good for near-field listening
But open to other suggestions too - more so ones that I could just connect straight to my MBA (USB C or 3.5mm out etc)
I am watching the likes of ADAM A3Xs, A5Xs and these as well which look quite interesting: https://www.amazon.co.uk/ADAM-Audio-D3V-Monitoring...
I don't want the speakers to be too big; hence the idea of Genelecs
Cheers
I've minimised my home office; bought a new desk and the office is getting decorated on Monday & Tuesday next week; so I'd like to treat myself to a set of small monitors that will sit happily on my new desk (with proper isolation pads obviously)
Music is via my MBA / Apple Music / Spotify etc and I'll probably use something like the Focusrite Scarlet Solo as the USB/XLR interface
But which Genelec's to go for?
Max budget is £500; I'd rather buy 2nd hand/used/well looked after around the £300-£400 mark though if I can
Reason for the Genelecs - small footprint etc - but also I've had active monitors now for years and much prefer their true, direct sound over hifi speakers which are coloured and made to make music sound better than it actually is - but also they're nowhere near as good for near-field listening
But open to other suggestions too - more so ones that I could just connect straight to my MBA (USB C or 3.5mm out etc)
I am watching the likes of ADAM A3Xs, A5Xs and these as well which look quite interesting: https://www.amazon.co.uk/ADAM-Audio-D3V-Monitoring...
I don't want the speakers to be too big; hence the idea of Genelecs
Cheers
I don't think you can go far wrong with any of those small active monitors really. I've had a similar dilemma, I would like to upgrade my desktop speakers but the range of options is so wide that I just can't decide... The Genelecs certainly have a very solid reputation and if you buy used, I bet you'd lose nothing if you didn't like them and needed to resell.
outnumbered said:
I don't think you can go far wrong with any of those small active monitors really. I've had a similar dilemma, I would like to upgrade my desktop speakers but the range of options is so wide that I just can't decide... The Genelecs certainly have a very solid reputation and if you buy used, I bet you'd lose nothing if you didn't like them and needed to resell.
That's what I'm thinking - if they don't gel with me, I'm sure I could soon move them on...Those Audio Engine speakers look superb too; get good reviews as well!
So I've gone for the Adam Audio D3Vs and I'm really glad I did; they sound absolutely superb straight out of the box, so you just know they're going to get better with more time through them
For their size they kick some weighty bass that's very well controlled; those passive radiators on their sides work superbly and no chuffing at all like you can get from bass ports
A quick video of how they sound (via my 16 Pro Max) with some bassy music; just listening to The Hu through them now
https://photos.app.goo.gl/kFxGeESxhKA4G3bu5
For their size they kick some weighty bass that's very well controlled; those passive radiators on their sides work superbly and no chuffing at all like you can get from bass ports
A quick video of how they sound (via my 16 Pro Max) with some bassy music; just listening to The Hu through them now
https://photos.app.goo.gl/kFxGeESxhKA4G3bu5
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