Genelec 8340A SAM™ 6.5" Powered Studio Monitor

Elevate the accuracy of your audio monitoring to a new level with the precision and adaptability of the 8340A Smart Active Monitor.

The unvarnished truth

Top professionals the world over in recording studios, post-production houses, digital edit suites, radio, TV and outside broadcasting have come to rely on the unvarnished truth of the 8340A. Its wide and stable sweet spot promotes accurate, reliable mix decisions, and its bulletproof durability is essential for mission-critical applications.

Truly optimised monitoring

As a Smart Active Monitor, the 8340A integrates closely with our GLM software via which it can be configured and calibrated for your listening environment, compensating for detrimental room influences to create a truly optimised monitoring solution from mono to immersive. So if you need to work in challenging acoustic spaces, the 8340A is your powerful but clever monitoring companion.

System

Frequency Response

• 45 Hz - 20 kHz (± 1.5 dB)
• Low cutoff -6dB: 38 Hz
• High cutoff -6dB: 22 kHz

SPL

• Peak SPL: ≥118 dB | Maximum peak acoustic output per pair in a listening room with music material at 1 m.
• Short term max SPL: ≥110 dB | Maximum short term sine wave acoustic output on axis in half space, averaged from 100 Hz to 3 kHz at 1 m.
• Long term max SPL: ≥100 dB | Maximum long term RMS acoustic output in the same conditions with IEC weighted noise (limited by driver unit protection circuit) at 1 m.

Self-generated noise

• ≤5 dB SPL
• Self-generated noise level in free field on axis (A-weighted).

Dimensions / Weight

• Height: 350 mm (13 3/4 in)
• Height with Iso-Pod: 365 mm (14 3/8 in)
• Width: 237 mm (9 3/8 in)
• Depth: 223 mm (8 3/4 in)
• Weight: 8.4 kg (18.5 lb)

Enclosure

• Enclosure material: Die cast aluminium
• Enclosure type: Reflex port

Drivers

• Bass Driver type: Cone
• Bass Driver Diameter: 165 mm (6 1/2 in)
• Treble Driver type: Metal dome
• Treble Driver Diameter: 19 mm (3/4 in)

Harmonic distortion

• 50…100 Hz ≤2 %
• > 100 Hz ≤0.5 %

Group delay

The latency at high frequencies from the input to the acoustic output, measured in the analog input:

• Extended Phase Linearity in GLM set to OFF: 3.0 ms

Amplifiers

Bass amplifier

• 150 W Class D

Treble amplifier

• 150 W Class D

Mains voltage

• 100-240 VAC 50/60Hz

Power consumption

• ISS Active: ≤1 W
• Idle: ≤12 W
• Full output: 180 W

Signal Processing

Connectors

• Input: Analog signal input connector XLR female, balanced 10 kOhm.
• Input: Digital signal input connector XLR female 110 Ohm.
• Output: Digital signal output / Thru connector XLR male 110 Ohm.
• 2 x Control: Two CAT5 (RJ45) GLM Network connectors for computer control using the Genelec Loudspeaker Manager (GLM) software.