Genelec SAM active studio monitors for home use

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/

canibefrank you make some great points here. I don't know enough about speaker tech to understand how a bookshelf for home use like a KEF LS50W and many other small cabinets active and passive can fill the room. Then a studio monitor, similar in size, is only really recommended for near field.

I believe with the SAM system you are able to increase the listening distance without loosing too much. Also remember that genelec has a lot of other models, also with SAM, for mid- and far-field listening.I'm really interested in the 8341s because they might be perfect for my desk-top system. I have plenty of active monitors, but for some time I've returned to passive near-fields (small Diapason and Westlake monitors + small REL sub).I also use the active Unity Boulder mk2 that is a beast for all listening distances :-). That's the one the 8341 will have to beat...

There's quite a difference between active speakers designed for home use (such as the Devaliet or KEF LS50W) and studio monitors. Studio monitors are specifically designed for mixing and are extremely neutral, but with that comes some lack of "joie de vivre", just plain boring.

I'm not saying the the Genelec's won't sound good, they most definitely will, but I'm not too convinced you'd like to listen to them hours on end year after year.

On the other hand, active studio monitors in a HT works quite ok.

I'm very interested in experiences from audiophiles with these genelecs. Particularly in their capability to convey the tone of the instruments, and how they perform with female voices. I want to upgrade my Proac 1sc+Valve amp (20W class A) for near field listening, and I don't find anything at 5-6k this the level of engineering of these Genelecs. On the passive models, I'm considering as well the Revel M126Be.

I owned some Genelec 8020, which were terrible at low volume levels, and because of that I replaced them for the Proac 1Sc. However these 8331/8341/8351 seem to be in another league.