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Re: 8351A review?
Padawan Posts: 48 Join Date: 1/26/15 Recent Postshttp://www.i-fidelity.net/testberichte/high-end/genelec-8351a/test.html
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Some things are unmistakable. Bass levels are "sensational" and this is currently the "best sounding Genelec monitor".
Unbridled pleasure
Now it was the next step to tickle the novel bass construction and the testers so designed that produced by Boris Blank organ piece »Magnetic Lies" with the singer Malia. The organ tones neat, because this current digital production uses all means, the producers are available today, up in the deepest bass cellar without there any brake comes into play. This is sometimes a problem for two-way speakers, because here come quickly distortions due to the Doppler effect, because the delicate information, the singer will indeed always moves back and forth in the midrange with the bass. With the digital separate three-way construction of the Genelec but this is not an issue, especially they showed the hoped truly seamless coupling of Central via the root up to the amazingly deep bass that would have been the compact "gummy bear" not have thought of this magnitude ,
A glance through the slot revealed what the enormous flow of air from the reflex ports already hinted: The oval flat membranes danced with moderate levels impressive far from its rest position. For a low tone, the physically equivalent to a 20-inch cone, deep bass and the attainable level had simply sensational. Especially since the sound impression as determined carved remained stable up to the last one to two decibels of border adjustment control purposes, where almost all the other speakers run early THD in an audible saturation or even increased. The Genelec remained stoically up instead in party level, any exaggerations prevented the electronic controls and showed it by frantically blinking amber LEDs. If you ever do need someone louder: You're welcome, because Genelec also offers yes matching subwoofer, and thus can be, depending on the configuration win three to ten dB sound pressure reserve. And a tip: Two 8351A with potent subwoofer are still cheaper than a pair of 8260 while sonically probably still have the advantage.
Full subjective: The 8351A is the currently best sounding Genelec monitor and reaches loose valuable reference status. She seems coherent, homogeneous and in the best sense pleasing than all her siblings, who played previously in the same room. It should also currently hardly a speaker that plays as deep while such a precise and yet full-bodied tired from such a compact enclosure. Apart from that offers the 8351A Genelec typical processing, digital room correction, analog and digital inputs with optional remote controlled volume in combination with an amazingly stable soundstage without constricted sweet spot.
