8020A Active Monitors - Reviews - Music Tech Magazine

The smooth edges and curves of the 8020As lend these active mini monitors a look that wouldn’t be out of place on the set of Kubrick’s Space Odyssey. Huw Price gens up.

Price: £235.00
Manufacturer: Genelec
Website: http://www.genelec.com

It’s not all about image, because the shape of the 8020As is a direct result of Genelec’s Minimum Diffraction Enclosure (MDE) design. The rounded edges of the cast aluminium enclosures are designed to minimise edge diffraction and optimise directional characteristics. The enclosures themselves are extremely rigid, which minimises box resonance, and the walls are much thinner to minimise weight while maximising internal volume. So, like Dr Who’s Tardis, they are bigger on the inside than they appear from the outside.

Score: 8

This review first appeared in Music Tech Magazine issue 30
Filed under Hardware, Studio Monitors

/mtm/reviews/8020a-active-monitors

New users, please register here

Please enter your details below to set up your new account. Fields marked with a red asterisk * are required.

Your name
*First name:
*Last name:
Job title:
Company:

Account settings
*Email address:
	Please make sure your email address is correct, as we will send you an email with a link to activate your account.
*Username:
	Choose a username between 7 and 100 characters in length, without spaces or unusual characters. You may use your email address as your username, but note that it may appear in community areas of the site where others can see it.
*Password:
*Confirm password:
	Choose a password between 7 and 100 characters in length, without spaces.
	Remember me on this computer

Your address and contact info
Address 1:

Town or city:
County or state:
Postcode or ZIP:
Country:
Telephone:
Fax:
Website:

	By registering to use the Music Tech website you agree to allow us to contact you with our Music Tech email newsletters featuring news, competitions, exclusive content and special offers. If you provide phone and post details we may contact you by those means as well with special offers. WE WILL NOT PASS YOUR DETAILS TO ANY THIRD PARTY. If at any time you wish to stop receiving our email newsletter, simply follow the Unsubscribe instruction on our newsletter. Contact us by email of post if you wish your post or phone details to be removed from our database.

MTM 65	Edirol R-09HR Edirol has given its R-09 pocket recorder a high-resolution makeover. Mike Hillier spotlights the changes.	MTM 65	Novation Nocturn Novation’s unique Automap Universal system finds its way into another MIDI controller. Mike Hillier sees the light.
MTM 65	TC Electronic Nova Dynamics TC Electronic has taken the guts from its Nova System and re-released it in stompbox form. Mike Hillier steps on it.	MTM 65	Prism Sound Orpheus The Orpheus brings mastering-grade D/A and A/D conversion technology to the project studio. Mark Cousins sounds it out.
MTM 65	Genelec DSP SE Can Genelec’s new DSP SE monitoring system turn the real world into an ideal world? Huw Price finds out.	MTM 65	SE Electronics Z5600a II SE has given its Z5600a a makeover, fitting a -10dB pad, bass rolloff and much more besides. Huw Price tries it out.
MTM 65	Allen & Heath ZED-12FX Allen & Heath has brought effects to its ZED range of small-format mixers. Mike Hillier checks out the ZED-12FX.	MTM 65	Yamaha Motif-Rack XS Almost 12 months after the original Motif XS7 appeared, Yamaha has finally released the rack-based Motif-Rack XS. Mark Cousins finds out if it was worth the wait.

Genelec 8020A Active Monitors

Sign in to download this article

New users, please register here

See also...

Menu