Genelec 8381A: Active vertical monitor with adaptive point source

As part of its 45th anniversary, Genelec has filed 8381A, Its new flagship vertical active monitoring system, with Adaptive Point Source, in which it combines optimum precision with low frequency control.

Designed for recording, Mixing and mastering music and listening, The new one Genelec 8381A provides a solution of Full-range vertical monitoring, that can adapt to any acoustic environment.

For audio professionals, 8381A monitor offers Accurate mixing across bandwidth, that are consistently reproduced in other rooms and systems. In the listening part, the Audiophiles experience every detail and nuance of a musical work, as its creators conceived it to be heard.

As part of the family The Main Ones, the 8381A is an acoustically coaxial system down to low frequencies, based on technology developed by Genelec for its patented and award-winning range of point source monitors The Ones and in the adaptive woofer system W371A, that can be combined to create a full-range vertical monitoring equipment.

Genelec 8381A raises the performance bar even higher, as it provides color-free response and directivity control both on and off the axis, with an ultra-wide frequency response range of 20 Hz to 35 khz.

additionally, with almost 6 kW of amplification power and an optimal sound pressure level of 126 Db (Highest figure ever achieved by precision point source acoustic design), The 8381A offers advanced features and differentials of any audio monitor currently available.

The 8381A monitor core is the Minimal diffraction coaxial (MDC) and a high sound pressure level for treble and mids that, combined with Genelec's powerful digital processing engine, provides clarity, Outstanding image and adaptability.

This MDC shares acoustic axis with the Four 5" domes 8381A monitor, that function as a mid-range transduction system and, turn, this Array unique is combined with a 15" bass transducer To provide directivity, Very stable control and consistency.

To further enhance and extend low-frequency playback, the 8381A monitor features a pair of 15" woofers high-performance technology using adaptive technology originally developed in the W371, Offering high resolution and a very high level of control in low frequency, despite the effects of room acoustics.

This technology allows Genelec 8381A Carefully adjust playback to the room, providing a flatter and smoother response in the listening position, with a consistent low-frequency image with the entire audio frequency range, so that acoustic cancellations are minimized and harmful reflections and resonances on the walls are reduced, ceiling and floor of the living room.

As part of Genelec's family of smart active monitors (Smart Active Monitoring), the 8381A integrates seamlessly with the GLM software, that allows you to configure, calibrate and control any Genelec SAM system.

Based on the experience of thousands of studios around the world, GLM minimizes the influence of the room on listening, which gives the user the possibility to produce mixtures that are perfectly reproduced in other systems, either in stereo format, Surround or immersive.

GLM also includes the pioneering Room Report Grade function, that gives the user a complete analysis of his room and the performance of his monitoring system, with specific observations and advice on any acoustic problems.

As a result,, Professionals and studio designers have valuable help for fine-tuning the treatment of the room, To find the best monitor and listening positions, and for bass management optimization.

Designed and manufactured with high Sustainability Standards and environmental responsibility at Genelec's headquarters in Iisalmi (Finland), The 8381A monitor is supplied with a complete Sonic Advisor calibration service, as part of the celebration of the 45º Anniversary of the manufacturer.

"The demand for high-quality, full-range, vertical monitoring systems has become clear with the exceptional response to the combination of the W371 with The Ones series," he explains. Siamäk Naghian, CEO of Genelec-. It was also evident that there was a desire on the part of customers for a vertical system that could deliver more Headroom and greater extension in low frequency".

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