Genelec 8030CM 5 Inch Active Studio Monitor - Mystic Black
The Genelec 8030CM is the Mystic Black version of the 8030C, a 5 inch active nearfield monitor and one of the most widely used cabinets in the whole Genelec range. It sits in the sweet spot between big monitor performance and a footprint that still fits on a desk.
- Bigger than it looks: the 8030C can go louder and lower than its smaller siblings, which makes it the better choice for slightly larger spaces.
- Precise imaging: the trademark rounded cabinet design delivers uncoloured reference performance both on and off axis.
- Staggering detail: Genelec's own words for what the 8030C resolves, and the reason it keeps ending up in professional rooms.
- Room compensation: rear panel switches let you optimise the monitor for your individual room acoustics.
- Mixes that translate: the point of all of the above is work that holds up in other rooms and on other systems.
- In the box: one 8030C monitor, one 1.8 m mains cable, one operating manual and an IsoPod kit.
- Finish: Mystic Black, the dark Genelec finish that keeps the monitors visually quiet in a control room.
The 8030C has been a consistent best seller for Genelec, and the reason is balance. It offers precise imaging and staggering detail, but it can also go louder and lower than the smaller models in the range, which makes it the right call for a room that has outgrown a 4 inch monitor.
Welcome to the sweet spot
Genelec puts it plainly: the 8030C sits in the perfect sweet spot of big monitor performance and small footprint. In practice that means real detail for close work without a cabinet that swallows the desk. In Mystic Black the pair also stays visually out of the way, which matters when they are sitting a metre from your face all day.
Mixes that translate
The trademark rounded cabinet design delivers uncoloured reference performance both on and off axis. That off axis behaviour is the part people underestimate, because it decides what the room sends back at you. Rear panel room compensation switches then let you optimise the 8030C for your individual room acoustics. Together they help you produce mixes that translate beautifully to other rooms and systems.
What is in the box
- 1 x 8030C monitor
- 1 x mains cable, 1.8 m
- 1 x operating manual
- 1 x IsoPod kit