Genelec 8260A Tri-Amplified DSP Monitoring System
The new Genelec 8260A 3-way DSP system is a masterpiece in electro-acoustic design which features major advances in audio driver technology integrated to a sophisticated enclosure design.
Genelec MDC™ Minimum Diffraction Coaxial Mid/High driver technology takes a big step in perfecting audio quality in professional active studio monitors. This breakthrough in coaxial driver design provides more accurate imaging and improved sound quality both on the acoustical axis as well as off-axis. The extremely smooth frequency response leads to outstanding clarity and definition of the inner details of the music.
The 8260A combines, for the first time, a coaxial driver (MDC™) with a modern waveguide technology ( DCW™ ), ensuring drivers to couple coherently over their full operating bandwidth, as well as creating coincident mid-frequency/high frequency point source.
As a new member of the TEC Award-winning 8200 Series, the 8260A features Genelec DSP signal processing responsible for all loudspeaker functions, such as the crossover filters, driver equalizers, driver position alignment, room response alignment, calibration, and equalization 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™ 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 is housed in a die-cast aluminum Minimum Diffraction Enclosure™ (MDE™) with acoustically optimized rounded edges to prevent diffractions and yielding superb sound stage imaging. The robust enclosure is also completely immune to vibrations. Each 8260A also comes with an Iso-Pod™ (Isolation Positioner/Decoupler™) which eliminates coloration of the sound by decoupling the monitor from its mounting surface. For ideal mounting in differing environments, the 8260A includes integrated rear support points for various floor and wall stands.
 Genelec 8260A monitor was selected by the editors of Mix Magazine as one of the Top-20 hits of the AES 2009 show.
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Genelec DCW™ Technology
 The revolutionary Directivity Control Waveguide™ (DCW™) technology greatly improves the performance of a direct radiating multi-way loudspeaker.
The DCW™ waveguide is designed to match the frequency response and directivity characteristics of the drivers in the loudspeaker. This results in an excellent flatness of the overall frequency response for on and off-axis listening positions.
The improved directivity control reduces the reflected sound energy at the listening position. This improves the stereo and sound stage imaging and ensures very small sensitivity to varying control room acoustics, actually much smaller sensitivity than with any conventional direct radiator design.
The DCW™ technology also improves the drive unit sensitivity even up to +6 dB, and therefore increases the maximum sound pressure level as well as decreases drivers and system distortion.
DCW™ Technology key features:
- Flat on and off-axis response for wider usable listening area
- Increased direct-to-reflected sound ratio for reduced control room coloration
- Improved stereo and sound stage imaging
- Increased driver efficiency
- Increased system Sound Pressure Level capacity
- Decreased drive unit distortion
- Reduced cabinet edge diffraction
- Reduced system distortion
Genelec Loudspeaker Manager™ (GLM™)
GLM™ software brings the entire DSP system together under computer network control for both PC and Mac
- GLM™ provides connectivity for up to 25 8200 Series loudspeakers and 5 7200 Series subwoofers
- Unlimited number of System Setup Files store all system level and acoustical alignment settings
- Step-by-step System Setup Wizard guides user through complete cabling connections and speaker labeling
- Rapid Cabling setups for most common system configurations
- Manual Cabling Wizard for full freedom of system configuration
- Groups of audio channels may be customized by User
- Solo/Mute function for all audio channels and Groups
- Volume control via GLM software fader, 3rd party USB controllers, or at the audio source
- Video Display Compensation to align audio with any latency inherent in digital video devices
- GLM™ provides interface to AutoCal™ automated acoustical system-wide self-calibration algorithm
Auto Cal™ - Fast, easy and consistent acoustic self-calibration
AutoCal™ provides the industry's first integrated process for complete automated measurement, analysis, and adjustment of every monitoring loudspeaker in the control network for both PC and Mac plateforms.
- Uses factory-calibrated Genelec acoustic measurement microphone (included)
- AutoCal automatically creates a compensation file for host soundcard
- AutoCal aligns Level and compensates Distance differences
- Acoustic Response Editor provides accurate graphical display of the measured response, filter compensation and the resulting system response for each loudspeaker, with full manual control of acoustic settings
- SinglePoint™ and MultiPoint™ microphone positions provide measurements for one, two or three person mixing environments (ex: mixer, musician and producer positions)
In GLM™ System
- 8200 Series loudspeakers can utilize four parametric DSP notch filters and four parametric DSP shelving filters for each loudspeaker
- 7200 subwoofers utilize four parametric DSP notch filters, plus bass roll off controls
- Adjusts correct crossover phase for all subwoofers in the network
- Vertical Axis Trim for situations where loudspeaker acoustic axis cannot be physically optimized
In GLM.SE™ System
- Each 8130A digital input loudspeaker can utilize two parametric DSP notch filters, plus the room response controls in the loudspeaker hardware
- SE7261A subwoofer utilizes four parametric DSP notch filters, plus bass roll off controls
- Adjusts correct crossover phase for the SE7261A subwoofer on the network
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