Genelec · 8330A
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The retained reference is $1,125 current U.S. price for one monitor. One monitor is included; automatic GLM calibration requires the separately priced GLM kit with network adapter and measurement microphone unless already owned. Confirm source level, placement, hearing-level practice, electrical supply, lifting or mounting and return terms before payment.
Current market
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One monitor is included; automatic GLM calibration requires the separately priced GLM kit with network adapter and measurement microphone unless already owned. Confirm new authorized stock, tax, shipping, promotion and return terms at checkout.
8330A is the compact systems choice when repeatable GLM alignment, AES/EBU and scalable multichannel control matter enough to buy the separate GLM measurement kit.
Other paths
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What changed
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8330A SAM was checked against manufacturer identity, manual or specification, support, exact current U.S. price, independent professional evidence and bounded exact-model owner evidence.
Each amount stays tied to its source and capture date. Conflicting prices remain visible until the seller resolves them.
Current reference priceA structured timeline will begin with the next source capture
Owner experience
Owner evidence is retained as a room, placement, gain, noise, calibration, firmware and service checklist for 8330A SAM, not a response, translation, defect or safety rate.
Reports are self-selected and span different rooms, listening distances, interfaces, gain structures, power, stands, firmware, calibration tools, service regions and hearing. They cannot prove population response, pair matching, reliability, mix translation, hearing safety or service quality.Self-selected exact-model owners discuss room size, placement, input gain, hiss, standby, calibration, firmware, failures and service. Reports span unlike rooms and chains and are not response, translation, defect, hearing-safety or service-rate evidence.
Budget the control kit and measurement workflow as part of the system rather than comparing one 8330A cabinet with an analog competitor
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Genelec identifies 8330A as a compact 5-inch Smart Active Monitor with analog and AES/EBU input, GLM control-network ports, stored calibration and Genelec's aluminum enclosure.
Sweetwater lists the 8330A at $1,125 each. One monitor is included; automatic GLM calibration requires the separately priced GLM kit with network adapter and measurement microphone unless already owned
Two-way 5-inch Smart Active Monitor in Genelec's aluminum MDE enclosure with DCW waveguide, rear reflex port and Iso-Pod; its networked DSP makes it materially different from 8030C. Genelec states 45 Hz to 23 kHz at -6 dB, 52 Hz to 20 kHz at +/-1.5 dB and 104 dB short-term maximum SPL under its stated method. Balanced analog XLR plus AES/EBU digital input and output coexist with two RJ45 GLM control ports. RJ45 is proprietary control networking, not Ethernet audio or general LAN connectivity.
Genelec publishes downloads, GLM support, warranty extension and authorized service. Software support lifetime, on-site calibration, installation and network troubleshooting are not guaranteed by the speaker price. Price is one loudspeaker with Iso-Pod and mains lead. Add the second or multichannel units, audio cabling, GLM kit, mounts, controller, treatment and any bass-management hardware.
Independent product-specific coverage tests the 8330A and GLM workflow, including calibration and deployment tradeoffs. It does not prove correction in every room.
Self-selected exact-model owners discuss room size, placement, input gain, hiss, standby, calibration, firmware, failures and service. Reports span unlike rooms and chains and are not response, translation, defect, hearing-safety or service-rate evidence.
NIOSH explains that sound level and exposure duration both affect hearing risk. A monitor's maximum-output or limiter specification does not establish a safe listening level or duration.
AES technical literature frames monitor response as a loudspeaker, position and room interaction. Correction and anechoic data do not guarantee a listening-room result.
8030C is the compact premium analog nearfield alternative at $875 current U.S. price for one monitor.
KH 120 II is the low-latency dsp and ma 1 nearfield alternative at $949 current U.S. price for one monitor.
Manufacturer identity, current U.S. price, manual or technical specification, support path, independent professional testing and bounded exact-model owner evidence were checked on August 18, 2026. This desk covers complete current U.S.-supported active nearfield, midfield, compact main and calibrated professional monitor systems for recording, mixing, mastering, post, broadcast and serious production rooms. It excludes passive consumer speakers, subwoofers and controllers sold alone, unsupported imports, discontinued models, finish variants, cosmetic bundles and pair-count or woofer-size padding without a material architecture, workflow or platform difference. Preserve single-versus-pair pricing, exact generation, driver topology, port, passive-radiator, sealed or transmission-line mode, handed orientation, stated response tolerance and maximum-output test basis, amplification, analog, digital and network-control roles, digital clocking and latency, directivity, listening distance, room volume and decay, placement EQ, calibration microphone, license and controller requirements, stored settings, firmware, account, cloud, privacy and offline operation, source gain, hiss, standby and wake, mains, heat, weight, stand, mount, structure and restraint, subwoofer and bass management, warranty, authorized service and replacement path. Room correction cannot fill deep cancellation nulls, shorten physical decay, add undistorted headroom or replace treatment and geometry. Published frequency range, maximum SPL, review measurements and owner reports are not interchangeable across tolerance, distance, averaging, pair, peak or continuous bases. Use grounded power, ventilation, rated stands and approved mounting hardware; arrange competent structural and overhead installation where applicable. Set reference level and duration conservatively and follow occupational and hearing-health guidance. No specification, calibration, price, review, owner report, monitor, limiter, warranty or service plan guarantees neutral perception, mix translation, mastering accuracy, client approval, room compliance, uptime, hearing safety, electrical safety, fall prevention or any creative, commercial, health or safety outcome.
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