If your mixes demand both muscle and microscope-level detail, Genelec just dropped something worth clearing space on the console for: the 8380A.
Sliding into "The Main Ones" family right alongside its heavyweight sibling the 8381A, the 8380A is a three-way midfield SAM™ main monitor that packs a 15-inch woofer, Genelec’s patented coaxial midrange-tweeter, and, most importantly, that signature ability to make your mix sound exactly how it should. As Genelec puts it, the 8380A delivers “stable imaging and phase coherence [that] produce fatigue-free listening—no matter how long the session is.”
This isn’t just brute force. With a frequency response dipping down to 29 Hz and stretching out to 43 kHz, plus a max SPL of 122 dB, the 8380A balances precision and punch. Two forward-facing reflex ports keep the low end tight and clean, while Genelec’s Directivity Control Waveguide ensures clarity on- and off-axis. It’s equally at home soffit-mounted in a mastering suite or turning a “premium home audio environment” into the most overqualified living room in the neighborhood.
And because modern studios don’t just need gear (they need brains) the 8380A hooks directly into Genelec’s GLM software. That means automatic calibration, translation-proof mixes, and the slick GRADE room report that tells you exactly how your space is helping (or sabotaging) your sound.
Siamäk Naghian, Genelec’s Managing Director, puts it best: “The 8380A fills that gap perfectly, and brings next-generation midfield performance to discerning studio professionals and home audio enthusiasts everywhere.”
The 8380A is set to hit stages and demo rooms worldwide this year, kicking things off with Beatcon and Tonmeistertagung in Germany before going global.
For more info, visit genelec.com.
