8030C

Genelec

8030C

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Genelec 8030C is probably the best deal for high-end. Really just depends on your budget. Edit: or KH 120 II

dr_spam in r/synthesizers

November 3, 2025 1:10 PM

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Do you prefer active or passive speakers in your setup?

I have both passives (Revel F206) and actives (Genelec 8030c) and both are good. Don't know how to vote on this. Good speakers are good speakers. You can find an active speaker that sounds better than a certain passive speaker and you could find the inverse as well.

TurtlePaul in r/audiophile

February 22, 2026 12:41 AM

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Offentlig sektor lager mange podkaster til få lyttere

Sykt kult at du så det her og tok deg tid til å informere! Jeg var litt rask til å skrive her ser jeg. Visste ikke hvilke genelec det var. Trodde det var 8030 til 7k stk. eller 8040 til 12k stk. som ville vert litt overkill for en podcast. 18i8 er vel fort minimum om det er behov for flere mikrofone

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Less-side1880 in r/norge

July 25, 2025 3:18 PM

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best studio monitors

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

arcticrobot in r/synthesizers

November 3, 2025 2:08 PM

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Dual sub pliz

Thank you. I have Genelec G Threes as rear speakers. Bought 8030C as a replacements', but I'm still using them on my other setup. I play moderate volume, so I don't think it makes any difference if I swap them.

tuso2 in r/audiophile

October 9, 2025 1:15 PM

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8 years old 8030a vs new 8010

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

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Rikzaah in r/genelec

August 18, 2025 11:30 AM

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My basement studio

Those 8030 Genelecs are probably 10 years old believe it or not, hard to see but I have the 7050 sub behind the minimoog. I mainly use them when I am designing sounds on the modular system but sometimes I reference on them. Even a 10 year old speaker still handles business

matnetik in r/MusicBattlestations

January 14, 2026 1:35 PM

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iLoud MTM MK2 vs Genelec 8010 — which for a small untreated room?

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

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Mellotom in r/genelec

February 26, 2026 2:07 AM

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Klipsch x Euphonia

Hifi speakers are generally voiced or designed for distance listening. Get yourself some decent near field monitors especially since you have a high end digital mixer with those excellent Neve transformers to really appreciate this mixer. I have owned a lot of high end rotary mixers including ARS. T

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Superb-Traffic-6286 in r/rotarymixers

November 22, 2025 12:48 PM

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I'm Done (For Real)

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.

thisnaenae in r/audiophile

January 29, 2026 12:02 PM

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