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Genelec are amazing speakers. They are the definition of reference. They are clean and they can be loud. They started out about the same time as the NS10 (1978)
by baldfat 9y ago
Genelec are amazing speakers. They are the definition of reference. They are clean and they can be loud. They started out about the same time as the NS10 (1978) by the early 1980s they were the definition of the reference speaker. https://www.genelec.com/genelec-story-0 https://www.genelec.com/genelec-story-0
Once you use them you are kind of stuck. Your ear gets use to them and you mix to them. You can go to several different studios and you can mix easily. The idea is that the sound that comes out of the speakers goes directly to your ears and not reflexive sound. I have 1030a and they are small but I can mix in bad acoustic rooms and still have a great reference. You can plug any speaker of theirs into any of their sub woofers and have the same reference sound. So the use of Genelec has been growing and have become the standard. Sadly they aren't cheap but they are worth it. Mine are almost 20 years old and they still are great.
- timc3 9y agoOut of all the monitors that I have used, I still don't get why people use Genelecs apart from the build quality. There are ATC, PMC, Amphion, BareFoot, Unity Audio, and many others that all sounds more revealing and better.
- baldfat 9y agoBUT they sound different and will mess up your mix. If your use to the Genelec direct sound you get a full range reference where problems stick out like a sharp stick in your ear. That is why people stick with them and don't use the newer brands.