8430A Operating Manual
Genelec Document D0136R001a. Copyright Genelec Oy 11.2017. All data subject to change without prior notice
International enquiries:
Genelec, Olvitie 5
FIN-74100, Iisalmi, Finland
Phone +358 17 83881
Fax +358 17 812 267
Email [email protected]
In the U.S. please contact:
Genelec Inc., 7 Tech Circle
Natick, MA 01760, U.S.A.
Phone +1 508 652 0900
Fax +1 508 652 0909
Email [email protected]
www.genelec.com
In Sweden please contact
Genelec Sverige
Ellipsvägen 10B
P.O. Box 5521, S-141 05 Huddinge
Phone +46 8 449 5220
Fax +46 8 708 7071
Email [email protected]
In China please contact:
Beijing Genelec Audio Co.Ltd
Room 101, 1st floor
Building 71 B33, Universal Business Park
No. 10 Jiuxianqiao Road, Chaoyang District
Beijing, China
Phone +86 (10) 5823 2014
Post code: 100015
Email [email protected]
Figure 4: The horizontal directivity characteristics of the 8430.
Figure 5: The vertical directivity characteristics of the 8430.
Frequency range –6 dB:
45 Hz – 23 kHz
Accuracy of frequency response:
±1.5 dB (58 Hz – 20 kHz)
Maximum short term sine wave acoustic output on
axis in half space, averaged from 100 Hz to 3 kHz:
> 104 dB SPL
Maximum long term RMS acoustic output in same
conditions with IEC weighted noise (limited by
driver unit protection circuit):
> 96 dB SPL
Maximum peak acoustic output per pair, 1 m
distance with music material:
> 110 dB
Self generated noise level in free field on axis:
< 5 dB (A weighted)
Harmonic distortion at 85 dB SPL on axis:
50…100 Hz < 2 %
>100 Hz < 0.5 %
Drivers:
Woofer
Tweeter
130 mm (5 in) cone
19 mm (
3
/
4
in
) metal dome
Weight:
5.5 kg (12.1 lb)
Dimensions:
Height including Iso-Pod™ table stand
Height without Iso-Pod™ table stand
Width
Depth
299 mm (11
13
/
16
in)
285 mm (11
1
/
4
in)
189 mm (7
7
/
16
in)
178 mm (7 in)
Bass amplifier short term output power
Treble amplifier short term output power
50 W
50 W
Total harmonic distortion at nominal output
<0.05%
Mains voltage
100-240 VAC, 50-60 Hz
Power consumption (ISS active / idle / maximum)
< 0.5 W / 3.0 W / 50 W
SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS
AMPLIFIER SECTION
INPUT SECTION
Audio-over-IP format and
input connector
AES67 and RAVENNA
RJ45 connector with or without an XLR shell
Fast Ethernet 100BASE-TX (IEEE 802.3)
Audio-over-IP input word
length and format
L16 (16 bits), fixed point linear PCM fraction
(RFC1890)
L24 (24 bits), fixed point linear PCM fraction
(RFC3190)
Audio-over-IP Input
sampling rate
44.1, 48, 88.2, 96 kHz
Crossover frequency
2.9 kHz
Analog input
(load impedance)
XLR female (10 kOhm, balanced)
Analog input level for 100
dB SPL output at 1 meter
-6 dBu (adjustable in GLM software)
Maximum analog input
24 dBu
GLM Control network
connectors
2 x RJ45
Figure 6: The upper curve group shows the horizontal
characteristics of the 8430A measured at 1 meter distance. The
lower curve shows the power response of the 8430.
20
20k
50
100
200
500
1k
2k
5k
10k
Hz
Genelec Oy 8430 horizontal off axis response level (dBr) vs freq (Hz) 2 Feb 16
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60°
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