Base layer
Seven identical 8361A monitors create a highly consistent horizontal field.
GENELEC · HOME THEATRE · 7.1.6
7.1.6 Smart Active system
A published large-room immersive Genelec system built around 8361A base-layer monitors, 8351B height channels and GLM-managed active architecture.
SYSTEM REFERENCE
Layout7.1.6
Base layer7 × 8361A
Height layer6 × 8351B
CalibrationGenelec GLM
WHY IT EXISTS
An entire cinema can be built as one networked active monitoring system.
Genelec publishes this 7.1.6 combination as a large-room home-theatre solution: seven 8361A monitors, six 8351B monitors and a 7382A subwoofer.
The significance is architectural. Instead of a central multichannel power-amplifier rack feeding passive speakers, power amplification and DSP live at every loudspeaker and GLM manages the system as a network.
SYSTEM ROLE
Where it fits in a cinema.
Height layer
Six 8351B monitors provide a serious rather than decorative overhead layer.
Low frequency
7382A anchors the system with high-output active bass.
ROOM DESIGN
Choose the room conditions before choosing the quantity.
Power distributionEvery speaker location needs mains power.
Signal architectureBalanced analogue or AES/EBU routing can become a major cable-design exercise.
CalibrationGLM can manage system alignment, but cinema processor calibration still needs to be considered as part of the full chain.
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MANUFACTURER REFERENCE
Confirm current product data before specification.
This page is a specialist design overview rather than a substitute for the manufacturer installation manual or current data sheet.
Official manufacturer information reviewed for this page.PROJECT-SPECIFIC ADVICE
Specify 8361 / 8351 / 7382 7.1.6 system in the context of the room.
Send the room dimensions, seating plan, screen width, target layout and intended listening level.