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Genelec SAM active studio monitors for home use

https://www.genelec.com/studio-monitors/sam-coaxial-studio-monitors

Wondering if anyone has experience with Genelec SAM monitors in their home. They are meant for near field listening, but I wonder if they can fill a room if seated 8-10 feet away. These speakers have room correction and coaxial design. On paper it seem very promising. Please share any first hand experience. Not looking for opinions, but first hand demos in store or feedback from owners. 

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rohanstevens
ericjcabrera
566 posts
 
I agree; very cool, especially the hidden bass baffle. I am very curious to listen to these; my only experience with active monitors is with ADAM Audio, which I thought are quite astonishing for their size. I really like their tweeter a lot, but that's probably because I own a pair of Dali Euphonia MS5’s with a similar albeit hybrid tweeter. Just my cup of tea. But, back to Genelec; I found this:

https://www.musictech.net/2017/11/genelec-the-ones-review/

rohanstevens OP
83 posts
 
Eric, thanks for the review link. I learned a lot more about the 8341 since I haven't read this review before. Like their Scandinavian brothers, I hear Dali has a great reputation. I think that company was founded by the same guy as Lyngdorf-Steinway.
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gosta
202 posts
 
Hi, will get back to you on this thread when I had the opportunity to try the 8341 which I hope to be able to do in a month time. They might be the best buy around 4-5 K$. I believe 8 feet would do fine, but remember they're made for near-field listening, which is about 2-4 feet.
canibefrank
104 posts
 
those are super high quality speakers, but based on my own experiences with JBL LSR 305 - an admittedly lesser speaker with corresponding lower price - i would not ask a near-field to do room filling duty.... get something bigger.... you lose the detail, the timber and texture when you put these near-field monitors into a bigger space.... the sweet spot really is closer to your ears...
rohanstevens OP
83 posts
 
Hi Gosta, thanks for the info. Looking forward to your review. I wish they would add SAM to their G series. However, that 2-4 ft guidance for near field monitors is what kept me from buying the 8341s. John Darko's website has a review, and his room is 16x19ft, but it's not clear the actual listening distance from the speaker.

https://darko.audio/2018/02/genelecs-the-ones-8341-think-inside-the-box/


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