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To speak the obvious, music is an auditory medium. That having been said, it would seem the most important link in the audio chain would be that which reveals the music to its audience. Enter the new M Series monitors from Genelec, which includes the M030 and M040, the latter of which I had the opportunity to review.
The M040s are 130-watt, two-way powered monitors with a 6.5-in. woofer and 1-in. tweeter. With a tasteful and subtle design scheme and solid construction quality, these monitors are appealing right out of the box. Beyond the quality of performance,these monitors are also environmentally friendly, offering a low carbon footprint through intelligent design. The speakers boast a signal sensingautomatic power shut off and the enclosure is composed of recyclable fibre.
My first real-world application with these monitors was mixing down a recording of my own live performance from the Ravine Vineyard Estate Winery. Knowing the quality of the room acoustics as well as the quality of the microphones used, I was initially very impressed with how transparent these monitors were. Accuracy...