[sonic dogg]

The price you quoted is probably 600 for the PAIR for the Yamahas and 720 for a SINGLE Genelec.

8020's will need a sub. Genelec makes one mated to those speakers as a system. Its another good sized chunk of change.


The Yamahas will need a sub also. Not as much as the Genelecs.

Like any studio monitor, your ears will adjust to the speakers' information in the room . You will eventually be able to translate what you hear where you are into material that will travel to other systems well.

While I like the Yamahas and have zero problem with ANY choices for monitors by anyone, the Genelecs will become a mainstay for years to come. You may wind up keeping the Yamahas for an extended period of time but they will have a point where your ear training will surpass their abilities. Thats the norm for any system. However the Genelec systems will simply become your second or third choices as you grow as a mixer.

Neither one is particularly labratory accurate, but the Genelecs are very musical as opposed to the Yamahas rather clinical approach. As others have said, make things sound good on the Yamahas and it will translate. The same logic applies to the Genelecs only they are more pleasant to listen to for extended periods of time.

BTW. I own Genelecs and mix on several different sets and systems.