W371A SAM™ Woofer System Black

Genelec W371A SAM™ Woofer System Black is a freestanding adaptive woofer system designed to work with Genelec 8341A, 8351B and 8361A monitors. A front 356 mm (14-inch) woofer and a rear 305 mm (12-inch) woofer each have a dedicated 400 W Class D amplifier. Genelec Loudspeaker Manager (GLM) uses measurements at the listening position to align the W371A with its partner monitor and adjust how the two woofers radiate into the room. Three operating modes let you address dips in the bass response, extend the monitor’s directivity into lower frequencies or reduce reflections from a selected room boundary. The Black version is supplied as a single woofer system. The partner monitor and calibration hardware are sold separately.

Key features

• Adaptive low-frequency system for Genelec 8341A, 8351B and 8361A monitors
• Front 356 mm (14-inch) woofer and rear 305 mm (12-inch) woofer
• Dedicated 400 W Class D amplifier for each woofer
• 23–500 Hz frequency response at −6 dB in Continued Directivity mode under anechoic test conditions
• 120 dB short-term maximum SPL at 1 m under Genelec’s test conditions
• Complementary, Continued Directivity and Null Steering operating modes
• GLM control and calibration for the combined woofer and monitor system
• Balanced analogue XLR input and output
• AES/EBU digital input and output/thru on XLR
• Two RJ45 ports for the GLM control network
• Freestanding Black cabinet with cable management clips included

Overview

Included Content

• 1 × Genelec W371A SAM™ Woofer System, Black
• 1 × 1.8 m mains cable
• 1 × 5 m RJ45 GLM network cable
• 8 × cable management clips and 16 × screws
• Operating manual
• The Ones brochure

Creative Tools

• Pair one W371A with each compatible monitor in a stereo system to extend the bass response of the left and right channels. Check how low notes are balanced across the mix and whether sustained bass masks kick drum decay.
• Use Complementary mode to help fill dips in the response at the listening position. The front and rear woofers interact differently with room boundaries, giving GLM two bass sources to work with during calibration.
• Choose Continued Directivity mode to extend the partner monitor’s directional behaviour into lower frequencies. The two woofers work together to control how bass spreads into the room.
• Use Null Steering to reduce output towards a selected boundary. This can help when a reflection from the wall behind the system, a side wall or the floor is affecting the bass you hear.
• Measure the combined response with GLM and separately available calibration hardware. Compare the calibrated modes from your normal listening position before choosing the one that best suits the room.
• Connect a compatible interface or monitor controller via balanced analogue XLR or AES/EBU. Use the corresponding output to pass the signal to the partner monitor.
• Check the weight and decay of impacts, synth bass and other low-frequency material during mixing or post-production. Listen for energy that carries into the next cue or obscures quieter details.

Ideal For

• Studios using Genelec 8341A, 8351B or 8361A monitors
• Recording, mixing and mastering engineers
• Professional control rooms requiring extended bass and adjustable low-frequency directivity
• Film, television and game audio post-production
• Engineers addressing low-frequency reflections and response dips at the listening position
• Studios building freestanding main monitoring systems around Genelec’s The Ones series