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Genelec 8x3x stands, are they worth it?

kemmler3D

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They are available for ~40€, including 19% sales tax. Do you really need 4, or are you getting ripped off by the importer?
In the US you can't find them for less than $75 each, unfortunately.

Genelec stuff is typically noticeably cheaper in Europe. Score one for the old world, I guess.
 

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View attachment 289027View attachment 289026I went for the K&M small speaker stand which is similar in quality to the Genelec stand (K&M makes the Genelec stands) but allows for more height adjustment. With the 8030C it’s no problem getting these at ear height. They’re quite heavy and plenty stable. There’s nothing in the description that says these are made for Genelecs, but it seems pretty obvious in the design.
I have these same K&M stands supporting Genelec G Two. Got ‘em used on EBay. Very nice on the desktop, and they raise up to 10”, easy to reach ear level. Recommended.
Good luck!

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A standard 75mm VESA mount fits?
Yes, but you likely have to enlarge the top two holes to M7 (7mm, which is a 6 1/3 volumetric cup length in funny measurements) or so, mine where enough to maybe fit M5.

The "correct" solution is of course the 8000-437b-vesa-adapter
80€ for two, for me. I opted to just widen the holes that exist anyway on my VESA arms (branded Bontec on Amazon).

Genelec stuff is typically noticeably cheaper in Europe. Score one for the old world, I guess.
About time if you ask me :cool:
 

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Yes, but you likely have to enlarge the top two holes to M7 (7mm, which is a 6 1/3 volumetric cup length in funny measurements) or so, mine where enough to maybe fit M5.


80€ for two, for me. I opted to just widen the holes that exist anyway on my VESA arms (branded Bontec on Amazon).


About time if you ask me :cool:
Update: I mounted the 4030s (8030b) to these and so far they're working great, and I've convinced myself the low-mids are less screwed up now, but no before/after measurements to corroborate, so that's a maybe.

I did have to enlarge one hole on each mount, which took all of 3 minutes. The holes on the stands I bought were big enough for M6, but a full mm of play was not available. Turns out the Genelec spacing is 76mm and the VESA spacing is 75mm. Which feels intentional to me, like Genelec was saying "well, you can use a VESA mount... but I hope you know what you're doing. We're not going to help you make bad decisions." Moving the mounting points 1mm to be compatible with VESA out of the box would have been trivial, so I think they just didn't want people mounting them without thinking about what they were doing.


Or perhaps I'm reading way too far into this.

I also happen to have a nice laser level so I used that to set the height and angles. Very handy if you happen to have one, although using a laser to angle your speakers really puts one's audio-nerdiness into sharp relief.

Anyway, thanks for the tips.
 
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