Genelec 8330 AWM

Smart monitors

Excellent digital smart near field monitors.

The engineering in these is simply awesome. Build quality is outstanding. Heavy, sturdy, monolithic even. Jam-packed with features. Digital inputs, 24bit/96KHz top-notch D/A converters. Intelligent, digitally-driven master volume control. Acoustic auto-calibration with 20 built-in digital filters. Until now, I didn't think something like this even exists. :-)

I use them as desktop near field monitors, and I mean really near. They are less than 0.5m away from my ears and more than 2 meters away from any of the walls. My setup is not perfect, but it is what it is.

Sound-wise, they sound just a tad bit cold and sterile, but, at the same time, completely unforgiving to any faults in music mixes. It's like they have an built-in alarm for mixing errors. Each and every excessive resonance in a mix stands out like a thorn. A well balanced, pleasant mix sounds smooth and enjoyable. Sound stage is huge and multi-layered.

They could certainly use a sub-woofer in the setup.

I love them!