0 Popular Post DigiPete Posted November 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 23, 2020 Re. Genelec Sorry I missed the post. I recently needed I setup for my boat - so I went with a Genelec entry system: 2 x 8010 + 7040 Sub and a Motu M4 Dac. It's very good bang for the buck and plays beautifully if you can place the sub in line with the monitors. I ordered 8010 in white for estetics, even if a little more expensive . . . All in all a highly recommended entry system!!! The 8010/7040 combination only costs slightly more than a set of 8030's and plays down to 30hz with authority. Motu M2 and M4 are great little DAC's sporting the same ESS Sabre32 Ultra™ DAC Technology found in Motu's bigger audio interfaces. Powerful balanced outputs as well as RCA. PCM only. Unreasonably cheap!!!! I only chose the M4 over M2 to get an extra line in on the back, but not really needed. I assume you are in the US, so Sweetwater puts this brilliant little setup at $1,665 In Europe, Thomann would charge you €1325 Make sure you order the correct balanced cables also available. So balanced Jack to XLR for M2/M4 to sub, XLR to XLR for sub to Monitor You later regret and want to go 5.1 or even 7.1 surround? Add more 8010's and a Motu 828es ($995/€1055) All you lost is the extra M2/M4 And the 828es will even give you some DSP room compensation. Not affiliated, but these are good places. Limitations: Small / medium size rooms only, depending on expected sound pressure! DIP switches for compensating for desk or wall placement, but no DSP room correction. The Computer Audiophile and yamamoto2002 2 Promise Pegasus2 R6 12TB -> Thunderbolt2 -> MacBook Pro M1 Pro -> Motu 8D -> AES/EBU -> Main: Genelec 5 x 8260A + 2 x 8250 + 2 x 8330 + 7271A sub Boat: Genelec 8010 + 5040 sub Hifiman Sundara, Sennheiser PXC 550 II Blog: “Confessions of a DigiPhile” Link to comment
0 DigiPete Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Kev, I'd love to hear if you got your new gear installed and if you have any comments or questions. Note that Genelecs have DIP swiches to tailor sound to your monitor placement. Should be a great setup! Promise Pegasus2 R6 12TB -> Thunderbolt2 -> MacBook Pro M1 Pro -> Motu 8D -> AES/EBU -> Main: Genelec 5 x 8260A + 2 x 8250 + 2 x 8330 + 7271A sub Boat: Genelec 8010 + 5040 sub Hifiman Sundara, Sennheiser PXC 550 II Blog: “Confessions of a DigiPhile” Link to comment
0 DigiPete Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Happy to hear Kev! You have indeed chosen a very competent and long lived rig. And the Genelec 8030C's will even liven up a reasonable sized living room should you get the need. Happy foot tapping from Copenhagen 😊 Promise Pegasus2 R6 12TB -> Thunderbolt2 -> MacBook Pro M1 Pro -> Motu 8D -> AES/EBU -> Main: Genelec 5 x 8260A + 2 x 8250 + 2 x 8330 + 7271A sub Boat: Genelec 8010 + 5040 sub Hifiman Sundara, Sennheiser PXC 550 II Blog: “Confessions of a DigiPhile” Link to comment
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