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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
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gosta
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@cortesThanks for much valuable info.

Elac new digital products may be of interest.
Alchemy DMP-1 has AES/EBU output.
Combine with Alchemy DDP-1?


rohanstevens OP
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@cortes How about a streamer recommendations with optical output? Not to derail the active speaker discussion, but after all we need to feed these speakers some content. I am expecting my Bryston BDP Pi tomorrow. I couldn’t handle the whole Raspberry Pi thing. So bought it pre made and the Bryston apparently has VU meters. My main criteria was Roon endpoints with optical. I gave up on MQA.


jeffersondavis
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Sorry he's a better link:

https://www.princeton.edu/3D3A/Directivity/Genelec%208351A/

You can see the vertical directivity of the Genelec is crazy good. Speaker height won't be as sensitive as many speakers.
strojo
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@gosta  Imaging is very good (if not excellent).  I upgraded from the Focal SoloBe6 nearfields and there was a significant improvement across all criteria, especially with SAM enabled.  The Genelec’s aren’t cheap...but they are worth the price.
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gosta
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@rohanstevens 
you only need a streamer with AES/EBU output to feed the Gen. Like the proposed above. DAC is built in. The same for a lot of other moderna pro monitors. The Elac has roon capacity. Or did you mean something else?
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