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I own both and can tell you that the improvement is substantial. 8030’s offer much better bass extension and even if you would run them with a subwoofer I would still recommend the 8030’s over 8010. For reference I use the 8010’s in my work-from-home setup, so mainly Teams calls and some low volume

This is not a meaningful comparison. The Genelecs’ build quality is much better, with an enclosure made from aluminum and a high resale value even after years. But the 8010 model is designed as a size marvel first, sacrificing low end extension and SPL. The iLoud MTM can play much louder and lower a

Genelec is a whole other League. Since both kinda need a subwoofer for a decent bottom end ( the 8010 will love the 7050, my 8030c does!) the choice is even simpler. Dont get me wrong, iLoud is a nice way of monitoring, it has some low even it has a very small footprint.

Can't go wrong with Genelec. I have a surround setup with 8030 in the front and 8010 in the back with 7050 as the sub. 8010 definitely needs a sub but 8030 and 8020 can live without it. Neumann and ADAM should be a fine choice as well, haven't listened to the Focal Alphas.

Any stereo setup should be able to create the phantom center depending on speaker placement and listener's location (and room acoustics to some extent). I personally have found Genelecs to perform acoustically well, but in this budget the bass extension is undeniably going to be lackluster to say th

Side note: I agree that the style/finish of genelecs looks amazing and at some point I will get the 8030 as 8010 (which I had) does lack bass and I think it will be a struggle to mix music on it. So I replaced them with Adam audio d3v for my desktop speakers which I also use for corporate video prod

I love Genelec and own 12 of their speakers. If I were buying - yes the 8010 are what I’d get because they’re Genelec. But if you like bass, there are better speakers for the money. ADAM audio T7V is great value for example. For just a desktop speaker and casual use, the 8010 is probably the best sp

Depending on your room and how loud you are able to play. I am guessing that’s why you are choosing 8010 or for travelling. The whole range is perfect for any kind of near field including as DJ monitors they are extremely robust and were made for location playback. They also sound great in lots of d

Replies here are mostly fanboying and probably never actually compared them. I myself was curious to try the small Genelecs and in this school I've had 6 months of hands on experience with both the MTMs and 8010/8020. For 400 don't bother, you won't have faithful mixes without other speakers or head

Genelec people will tell you Genelec is good. But 8010 will require a sub to monitor energy below 70Hz iLoud will give a more faithful, closer to full picture sound while Genelec will be more accurate within the narrower spectrum it can reproduce. Pick your poison