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In Reply to: RE: What's the difference between a bookshelf speaker and a minimonitor posted by Raymond Leggs on February 25, 2017 at 11:18:11
In the professional world, "bookshelf" speakers are referred to as "monitors". Editors use near field monitors to listen to the audio when they are at an editing station.
When I was editing television the Genelec powered monitors were all the rage (late 80s) and I have to say I wouldn't mind finding a pair of those little powerhouses.
My guess is some marketing person somewhere thought it would be a good idea to use the term "mini-monitor" to differentiate their product from others OR that the company that started it was a Genelec or B&W or Focal which just put one of their lower priced models into the consumer market.
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...any speaker used is referred to as 'monitor' regardless of size from 5" nearfields to mains using four 15" woofers per channel.
Genelec is a late comer to the domestic market if they have anything aimed at the consumer while B&W and Focal only came to the pro market very, very late ie this century.
Genelec is selling to the consumer market now? I had no idea. I was using what has to be one of my favorite powered monitors by Genelec in 1987. I forget the model number but I've been meaning to look around for a pair of those old mini-monitors. Solid as an ingot and boy could they crank!
I still kick myself for not going all Genelec in my home theater. They are the perfect match for my B&K Reference 50 preamp. No amps needed and all balanced connections!
Hmmmmmm. A plan is forming.
Yes Genelec does!
(see linky)
Mostly they seem to be the same as their small 2way monitors only in white.
Genelec does a rather interesting larger 3way with a clever co-axial mid/high unit and a 10" woofer called 8260A SAM. -6dB points are 23Hz and 40kHz but from 29Hz to 21kHz Genelec claims +-1dB variation!!!
A pair of those with 3 of the smaller co-axial 8351 for center and surround duties would make an awesome home system for stereo and movies that would be very hard to improve upon at any price.
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