Bookshelf Speakers — Genelec 8010A

The 8010A is a tiny fully active bookshelf loudspeaker from Genelec, sharing very similar dimensions and specifications with the brand's 4010A model. The 8010A brings Genelec's professional monitoring engineering to one of the smallest active monitors in the brand's catalogue.

Key specs that matter

Rated response is 67Hz to 25,000Hz within plus-or-minus 3dB, matching the 4010A exactly. Internal amplification delivers 2 x 25W, also matching. At a remarkably small 19.5 x 12.1 x 11.5cm and 1.5kg, the 8010A is comparable in scale to the 4010A, suggesting these two models may share very similar or identical core engineering under Genelec's broader product naming convention.

Sound and use context

Expect the accurate, professionally validated performance Genelec's studio-monitoring engineering is broadly known for, delivered from a remarkably tiny chassis nearly identical in specification to the closely related 4010A.

Pairing

As a fully active design, the 8010A requires no external power amplifier, connecting directly to a source component, mixing console or preamplifier with line-level output.

Alternatives

Genelec's own 4010A shares essentially identical specifications, worth confirming directly with Genelec or a dealer what specific differences, if any, distinguish these two closely related compact models.