I'm strongly thinking of buying these - mainly because of the Genelec quality and their very small size (I produce in a small room). They are £400 though. Does anybody have experience of using these and are they any good? Can anyone recommend any alternatives? Please bear in mind they are for use in a very small room. Thanks.

mine just arrived today - however no feedback from them yet as a still need the correct cable to connect them from my new djm400 mixer

First thoughts - they are heavy little ******s for there size and build quality looks spot on.

I will be using them in my student gaff i.e small room too - should do the job

Will report back in a few days time!

Peace

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Cool. I hope you'll enjoy them. I'll look forward to your feedback.

I own the Genelec 8040A's and I produce in a rather small studio as well. I wouldn't recommend getting anything smaller than the 8040s. If you can't afford to spend more (and that's a fair point) then I would recommend spending your money on some monitors where you get a little more "speaker" for the money and a little less "brand".

Don't get me wrong: Love my Genelecs. But 8040s really represents the minimum size any monitors should be - even if you monitor within a closed closet.

Regards

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Originally posted by RivalMan But 8040s really represents the minimum size any monitors should be - even if you monitor within a closed closet.

What do you mean by this ?

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Originally posted by nfreer What do you mean by this ?

I mean that it's true that the smaller the room is, the smaller monitors you can get away with and still have decent results. But there's a limit to that. Even in the smallest room (i.e. a closet) you still need monitors that are able to move substantial air to create lower frequencies decently. This is true theoretically (due to the wave lengths etc.), but it's also my experience in "real life". And imho the bass port in the 8040 really is the minimum you should chose to be able to reproduce bass frequencies accurately.
My point again: If you can't afford the 8040s (or even better the 8050s), your money's better spend on another brand, where you get a larger bass port. Remember that Genelec is a VERY good brand. You do pay a premium to have that name on your monitors. I recon that the amount you pay for the brand is more or less the same no matter the total amount - thus: if you buy their smallest monitors (cheapest) then the relative amount (out of the total amount) going to "actual monitor" is the smallest.

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Originally posted by RivalMan I mean that it's true that the smaller the room is, the smaller monitors you can get away with and still have decent results. But there's a limit to that. Even in the smallest room (i.e. a closet) you still need monitors that are able to move substantial air to create lower frequencies decently. This is true theoretically (due to the wave lengths etc.), but it's also my experience in "real life". And imho the bass port in the 8040 really is the minimum you should chose to be able to reproduce bass frequencies accurately. My point again: If you can't afford the 8040s (or even better the 8050s), your money's better spend on another brand, where you get a larger bass port. Remember that Genelec is a VERY good brand. You do pay a premium to have that name on your monitors. I recon that the amount you pay for the brand is more or less the same no matter the total amount - thus: if you buy their smallest monitors (cheapest) then the relative amount (out of the total amount) going to "actual monitor" is the smallest. Regards

Okay, thanks for elaborating.

The 1029a's I have, don't have much of a low end. I don't know about the 8020's...I imagine they're similar. I have the 1091a sub though. The original poster may well be better off with alternatives if they can't afford the sub also.

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The original poster may well be better off with alternatives if they can't afford the sub also.

You could well be right. Any suggestions? Are the M-Audio BX8's any good?