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Yesterday, Genelec added a couple of additions to their product range to offer audio professionals and enthusiasts high SPL in a small package:
S360 SPEAKER: https://www.genelec.com/studio-monitors/sam-master-studio-monitors/s360-sam-studio-monitor
7382A SUBWOOFER: https://www.genelec.com/studio-monitors/sam-studio-subwoofers/7382-sam-studio-subwoofer
The new products were launched on an AES conference in Tokyo on immersive audio. This is Genelec’s new brochure on multichannel audio, also launched yesterday:
https://www.genelec.com/sites/default/files/immersive_audio_brochure_180806_web.pdf
The subwoofer is an update to the old 7073a, which Keith Yates (http://keithyates.com/about-us/) tested and reviewed in 2004:
https://www.soundandvision.com/content/way-down-deep-i-genelec-hts6
You would need two old 7073 to achieve the same maximum SPL as that of the new 7382 (129 dB). So you could actually argue that the new 7382a is «big sound in a small package».
The S360 speaker is a two-way, compression driven tweeter. The horn design enables SPL of 118.
A stereo package with two S360s and one S7382 would set you back about $20k. That may be a lot, but are there many turnkey systems around that can be safely driven to 120 dB (bass could be boosted way higher) without breaking a sweat?
This may sound like a commercial, but I think it’s interesting to see how serious, science-driven companies solve audio problems. In the past few years we have had the Devialet Phantom (only consumer oriented) and the Kii Three (both pro and consumer oriented) as examples, where the manufacturers claim big or great sound in a small package. When Genelec solve the same problem, maximum dynamics and high precision, we see the following:
1) Compression driver chosen for tweeter to achieve highest SPL in a given footprint.
2) To achieve the lowest frequencies at very high SPL you need a 500 litres box of 150 kg.
So there seem to be no free lunches, still, if you want the highest dynamics (films, rock concerts, orchestras on a realistic SPL level).
And don’t forget, the S360 speaker and the 7382a subwoofer were introduced to enable multichannel sound on reference level, where needs may be a bit different than for domestic audio in stereo.
Any thoughts on Genelec’s recent design choices? Could higher SPL with less distortion and more precision be achieved in a smaller footprint at a lower cost?
S360 SPEAKER: https://www.genelec.com/studio-monitors/sam-master-studio-monitors/s360-sam-studio-monitor
7382A SUBWOOFER: https://www.genelec.com/studio-monitors/sam-studio-subwoofers/7382-sam-studio-subwoofer
The new products were launched on an AES conference in Tokyo on immersive audio. This is Genelec’s new brochure on multichannel audio, also launched yesterday:
https://www.genelec.com/sites/default/files/immersive_audio_brochure_180806_web.pdf
The subwoofer is an update to the old 7073a, which Keith Yates (http://keithyates.com/about-us/) tested and reviewed in 2004:
https://www.soundandvision.com/content/way-down-deep-i-genelec-hts6
You would need two old 7073 to achieve the same maximum SPL as that of the new 7382 (129 dB). So you could actually argue that the new 7382a is «big sound in a small package».
The S360 speaker is a two-way, compression driven tweeter. The horn design enables SPL of 118.
A stereo package with two S360s and one S7382 would set you back about $20k. That may be a lot, but are there many turnkey systems around that can be safely driven to 120 dB (bass could be boosted way higher) without breaking a sweat?
This may sound like a commercial, but I think it’s interesting to see how serious, science-driven companies solve audio problems. In the past few years we have had the Devialet Phantom (only consumer oriented) and the Kii Three (both pro and consumer oriented) as examples, where the manufacturers claim big or great sound in a small package. When Genelec solve the same problem, maximum dynamics and high precision, we see the following:
1) Compression driver chosen for tweeter to achieve highest SPL in a given footprint.
2) To achieve the lowest frequencies at very high SPL you need a 500 litres box of 150 kg.
So there seem to be no free lunches, still, if you want the highest dynamics (films, rock concerts, orchestras on a realistic SPL level).
And don’t forget, the S360 speaker and the 7382a subwoofer were introduced to enable multichannel sound on reference level, where needs may be a bit different than for domestic audio in stereo.
Any thoughts on Genelec’s recent design choices? Could higher SPL with less distortion and more precision be achieved in a smaller footprint at a lower cost?
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