Setting up studio monitors can be as arduous as picking the right monitors in the first place. If you run a small and modest sound studio the task is easier as it only involves positioning the monitors properly. With the Genelec 8030a speakers, proper positioning would entail installing the baffles for a good low-end response. You get three bass tilt options that will allow you to keep your low-end extension at your desired level. Treble tweaking is a bit limited so it will suit engineers who want less sparky high frequencies.
The look of the 8030a is different from the company’s traditional speakers. The monitors have been designed for heavy duty sound-reinforcement tasks. The housing has rounded corners with moulded back and front sections and a metal grille that covers both drivers. The power indicator and switch plus the volume pot are all at the front panel. The pot is positioned too low and may be a little hard to manipulate if you have large fingers but it can be moved back and forth with one finger. The power switch is easy to press and the LED guide is prominent and large. The front panel also houses the tweeter grille, the concave woofer grille, plus the wave guide.
At the rear panel are all the high-quality features commonly found in Genelec speakers. The bottom has a recessed cavity for the upward plugging in of the power cord and the balanced XLR cables. You can connect as much as six 8030As together. The pot controls the XLR output so that the first monitor in a chain will be your master volume control as long as you turn the other pots clockwise.
The DIP switches are at the connector section and there are a total of four switches that can be manipulated for the sound to match the room. There is a reflex port at the upper portion of the rear section. The port is made from a curved, long tube ending at a wide flare for improved bass articulation.
Author: Todd Johnson
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