Are we restricted in
monitor design by the industry’s conservatism?
The music industry is not necessarily conservative; there
are a lot of creative people across the whole human spectrum
there, Of course we as a monitor manufacturer are supposed to
adapt to the current needs of our customers but we have never
really taken commands from the established market trends. if
we had, we would have probably never made an active monitor
in the first place nor have attempted to sell them in the US
or UK, they were so much against the trends back then.
With our new 8000-series we took a long and deep breath before
we launched the products , but in the past we had been successful
by doing things the way we thought was right, so why not now?
Motorcar bodies used to be quite rectangular and were made out
of wood some 80years ago but then somebody started rounding
them up and making them out of metal- and for very good reason.
The same applies to the 8000-series; everything is there for
a very good reason. You can argue an opinion but not the facts. |
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Ari Varla - A SELF –
DECLARED AUDIO hobbyist
What’s special about Genelec’s
approach to monitor manufacture?
Are we restricted in monitor design by the industry’s
conservatism?
Cabinet, crossover, driver or amplifier-
where are the limitations?
Are end-user expectations of low-end
unrealistic for the small sizes of cabinet that most are actually
listening on?
The digital monitor is as much of a misnomer
as the digital microphone, but what are the real advantages
and where could it lead?
In an ideal world, should monitors that
are used in a multichannel configuration be similar to from
those used for stereo? |
