Alternative to genelecs ?

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Alternative to genelecs ?

Post by Tweaking Knobs » Tue May 24, 2011 12:00 pm

i wanna buy some monitors, genelec would be the ideal , but too expensive,


what would you recomend after genelec ?

thanx !

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Re: Alternative to genelecs ?

Post by 3dot... » Tue May 24, 2011 12:12 pm

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Re: Alternative to genelecs ?

Post by 8O » Tue May 24, 2011 12:51 pm

Second-hand Genelecs :wink:
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Re: Alternative to genelecs ?

Post by ark » Tue May 24, 2011 2:18 pm

A number of people seem to like KRK. I haven't used them myself so I can't comment further.

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Re: Alternative to genelecs ?

Post by Tarekith » Tue May 24, 2011 2:30 pm

Focal.

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Re: Alternative to genelecs ?

Post by yellow » Tue May 24, 2011 2:34 pm

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Re: Alternative to genelecs ?

Post by Cowlash » Tue May 24, 2011 2:37 pm

8O wrote:Second-hand Genelecs :wink:
:lol:

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Re: Alternative to genelecs ?

Post by ze2be » Tue May 24, 2011 5:14 pm

Inch Lo wrote:
8O wrote:Second-hand Genelecs :wink:
:lol:
One of the great things with genelecs: prices are stable on the second hand marked! Probably because they are considered the standard in tv, film and movie production. Theres a lot of them arround, and they have a very long life. Lots of nice pro info on their web site. worth having a look even if you chose another brand. Adam might sound similare, but ive herd they can have hardware problems. If I sell my 15 years old genelecs, I get the same money back as I payed seconhand, 10 years ago. Usually they are kept nicely in studios, and they even sound better then new ones, when they have been used for a while.

Genelecs are your buddy for life.

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Re: Alternative to genelecs ?

Post by hoffman2k » Tue May 24, 2011 5:36 pm

Anybody have any experiences with the 6010A model/size?
I had the Alesis Mk2 setup, but need a replacement.
My workspace is quite limited, so big monitors are overkill.
But are those little Genelec's capable of doing big sound? Been trying to demo them, but no luck so far.

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Re: Alternative to genelecs ?

Post by Jesus Christ » Tue May 24, 2011 5:41 pm

I've seen the 6010's discussed here before. seek and ye shall find!

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Re: Alternative to genelecs ?

Post by Cowlash » Tue May 24, 2011 5:56 pm

hoffman2k wrote:Anybody have any experiences with the 6010A model/size?
I had the Alesis Mk2 setup, but need a replacement.
My workspace is quite limited, so big monitors are overkill.
But are those little Genelec's capable of doing big sound? Been trying to demo them, but no luck so far.
I heard the 6010s with the sub and was blown away by the sound from them. Great package.

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Re: Alternative to genelecs ?

Post by hoffman2k » Tue May 24, 2011 6:05 pm

Inch Lo wrote:
hoffman2k wrote:Anybody have any experiences with the 6010A model/size?
I had the Alesis Mk2 setup, but need a replacement.
My workspace is quite limited, so big monitors are overkill.
But are those little Genelec's capable of doing big sound? Been trying to demo them, but no luck so far.
I heard the 6010s with the sub and was blown away by the sound from them. Great package.
I just checked back on some older conversations and reviews and I think the 8020B might get me a more neutral sound. The price isn't that far from the 6010A.

Cheers,

- Bjorn

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Re: Alternative to genelecs ?

Post by 3dot... » Tue May 24, 2011 6:29 pm

those small genelecs have a heck of a low end
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Re: Alternative to genelecs ?

Post by ze2be » Tue May 24, 2011 8:03 pm

3dot... wrote:those small genelecs have a heck of a low end
Yup, and there's not really any use for a sub, unless you have a huge room.

SubFunk is a regular guy around here that knows a lot about Genelec. But I haven't seen him for a good while. Heres a conversation I remember that might be relevant:
http://forum.ableton.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=138634

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Re: Alternative to genelecs ?

Post by arachnaut » Tue May 24, 2011 8:42 pm

CNET likes these:

http://www.krellonline.com/speakers.html

120 dB sound pressure level output at 20 Hz in their subs!

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