Stereo or 2.1 monitoring?

[migraneboy]

Hi

Im buying a new monitoring system and Im looking into the Genelec range, mainly cos I have used the 1029´s quite a bit in the past. The new 8000 series sounded real sweet!

My dilemma is as follows. Should I get the 8020A's with the 7050 sub, or a pair of 8030A's?

Im wondering witch setup is better for mixing. With the sub I'll get down to 25Hz, whereas the 8030's only go down to 58Hz. But is it "safer" in terms of sound reliability to mix without a sub. In the case of the 8020A´s the sub would be handling everything down from 66Hz, and Im wondering how well my mixes would translate into normal stereo sets..

sorry if this is all a bit confusing, but you get the point?

 

[mshilarious]

Hi

Im buying a new monitoring system and Im looking into the Genelec range, mainly cos I have used the 1029´s quite a bit in the past. The new 8000 series sounded real sweet!

My dilemma is as follows. Should I get the 8020A's with the 7050 sub, or a pair of 8030A's?

Im wondering witch setup is better for mixing. With the sub I'll get down to 25Hz, whereas the 8030's only go down to 58Hz. But is it "safer" in terms of sound reliability to mix without a sub. In the case of the 8020A´s the sub would be handling everything down from 66Hz, and Im wondering how well my mixes would translate into normal stereo sets..

sorry if this is all a bit confusing, but you get the point?

If you don't feel capable of calibrating the sub, then yes it's safer to go without. However, a properly calibrated sub will not harm translation; it should be a positive.

 

[LP2006]

don't know about your stereo vs. 2.1 issue, but good choice Genelec 8000. I got the pleasure of hearing a 5.1 setup using those monitors a few weeks back. It sounded absolutley amazing and realistic.

 

[migraneboy]

sub calibrating

yup, calibrating the sub might be a problem since I'll be mixing at home, in less than desired acoustic conditions.. and I have no knowledge or equipment enough to be sure about the sub placement or settings and the room tweaking that might go with it. I've mixed with Event 20 speakers with a sub at our school and the bass/mid range was really hard to get right.. the control room was quite crap acoustically also. I guess I´ll go for the 8030A's to be on the safe side, saving a good $500 in the process. And I can always buy the sub sometime in the future. it might be easier to add and calibrate the sub after I´ve gotten used to the main monitors..

 

[gecko zzed]

I too have wondered about mixing with a sub.

On the one hand I worry that I might underdo the bottom end, because the sub tells me there is more bass.

On the other hand, having a sub is a good way to pick out otherwise difficult to find bottom end rumbles.

Because I have been getting consistent and reasonable results with stereo mixing, I'm content to stay with that for the time being

 

[TexRoadkill]

since I'll be mixing at home, in less than desired acoustic conditions..

If the acoustics in the room suck then it doesn't matter what you monitor with. You would be better off spending some money in that area and getting cheaper monitors. A good room with NS10's will translate better then a shitty room with a perfectly calibrated 2.1 system.