I agree with the above review wholeheartedly; when I purchased these I was worried about the bass response..when I plugged them in and auditioned some material I was absolutely gobsmacked by the amount of low end these monitors put out! I simply couldn't believe speakers this size could produce such clear, round bass. The overall sound is exceptionally clear and full, with incredibly detailed treble..Although as they say with the Genelec sound, you either love it or hate it. I personally love it!

Straight away I found flaws in tracks I had mixed previously, and my mixes improved by leaps and bounds. There's plenty of volume on tap as well, I was honestly suprised. These 8020's have got to be the best investment I've made so far with regards to studio equipment, I don't forsee myself needing to upgrade unless I were to move into a much bigger room.. And if that were the case I think I'd go for one of the bigger speakers in the 8000 series!

These tiny monitors are truly quite amazing. I have tried several other popular monitors in the £300 - £400 price range and these are by far the best I've heard. Unless you work most of the time with huge sub bass sounds these are the most detailed and accurate near field monitors you can get for the money.
Build quality is outstanding, the cast aluminuim enclosure and metal grill covers ensure these will last for ever and no 'poking dammage' from inquisative small children or errant pets is possible.
If you only have a small room to work in or have to watch your volume levels then again the genelecs come into their own, even at very low level the sound is full and fantastically detailed with astonishingly sharp stereo imaging. I tried other monitors before these as i couldn't really believe that speakers this size could produce a bottom end to work with seriously - think again ! There's black magic going on here I swear, if you set these up as suggested by the Genelec in a close nearfield pattern the bass reponse is astonishing - more than adequate for mixing bass on most material.
If you're looking for an impressive, loud pair of monitors to double as hifi speakers and impress your mates then these are probably not for you but if you want a pair of nearfields that will let you hear exactly whats going on in your mix and give you the best chance to get it right then i don't think you can get any better than these for under £500 let alone under £400.