8030C

I have to at least somewhat push back on this. 8" is already lot of woofer and thus gives decent midrange and bass ability. If anything, DSP-driven active pro monitors tend to extract more output per surface area than passive devices which can't control the driver so precisely as the pro monitors te

Size isn’t everything. For what it’s worth, I have an 88-key controller connected to my computer, driving Pianoteq; my audio interface is connected to a pair of Genelec 8030c powered monitors, which have 5 inch bass drivers. Granted, it’s been a long time since I’ve had the opportunity to play a rea

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

Genelec 100%, 1000% Genelec The 8010s are shockingly good for the cost and size, just keep in mind that woofers of that size simply cannot reproduce low end with the accuracy of a larger driver, those speakers only go down to 67hz which means you’re going to notice the lack of low end. Get a good pa

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.

Genelecs are awesome. A pair of 8030 with 7050 sub will run you about $3000

I can never live with the genelecs 8030c I had in the past. It's a little too sharp and when watching random low quality YouTube videos, it becomes unbearable. Not sure if it's the tweeter or the upper bass.

pair of used Genelec 8020/8030 depending on the used market in your country. Get a sub later

I have the 8030C studio version pretty much the same just professional connections. I use for near field playback and as DJ monitors for a bespoke system no pioneer all high end analog including RME conversion. Read the manual. If they’re on a desk you need to change the settings as you get reverber

Yep! I mostly listen to those when working. They're the Genelec 8010a monitors. People often opt for the 8030 model monitors for more bass, though!