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Source Distribution to debut Genelec 8260A at BVE
Rob Hughes Jan 13 2010, 11:15am
Latest addition to the TEC Award-winning 8200 Series boasts even more DSP
HHB's distribution division, Source Distribution, is to debut Genelec's brand new 8260A three-way active DSP monitors at next month's Broadcast Video Expo (BVE) at Earl's Court 2.
The 8260As will be on permanent demonstration on Source's booth (H42) and, as equipment sponsors of the BVE Audio Room, HHB will be supplying a full 5.1 Genelec DSP system, alongside a range of audio products from HHB, Rode, PreSonus & Sennheiser.
The Genelec 8260A is the latest addition to the TEC Award-winning 8200 Series and sits alongside the existing 8240A and 8250A models, with a corresponding larger enclosure size that ensures that the 8260A offers a wider frequency response of 29Hz to 21kHz, with a maximum SPL of 120dB. The 8260A also features Genelec’s MDC (Minimum Diffraction Coaxial) mid/high driver technology.
Like all models in the 8200 Series, the 8260A features internal Genelec DSP signal processing responsible for all loudspeaker functions, such as the crossover filters, driver equalisers, driver position alignment, room response alignment, calibration and equalisation related filters, as well as distance compensating delays. The Genelec Loudspeaker Manager (GLM) software manages all these functions, allowing the 8260A to be used together with other 8200 Series DSP monitors and 7200 Series subwoofers in the same setup. Genelec AutoCal fully automated room calibration and sound system alignment method provides consistent and accurate frequency response for a multichannel audio system in widely varying room environments.
The 8260A accepts standard line level analogue inputs as well as all AES/EBU digital formats and is equipped with three driver units, all powered via internal matching power amplifiers. The ten-inch LF unit is complemented by a five-inch MF unit and a ¾-inch HF unit, with the MF/HF units combined in the new MDC coaxial driver. This helps ensure that the drivers are coupled coherently over their full operating bandwidth, as well as creating coincident mid-frequency/high-frequency point source. This coaxial driver design provides very accurate imaging and improved sound quality both on the acoustical axis as well as off-axis.
Commenting on the 8260A, Source's Genelec product specialist Steve Fisher said: “Genelec have become a byword for quality and reliability in the broadcast arena, yet I think even diehard Genelec devotees will be astounded by the sound quality of the 8260As. The MDC coaxial driver is a quantum leap in terms of speaker technology, and the 8260A packs in even more DSP than its smaller siblings – making this model probably the best sounding and most advanced product currently available from any loudspeaker manufacturer.”
For further information, contact Howard Jones at Source Distribution on +44 (0) 20 8962 5080, or by email here.
