Genelec 1034B Datasheet page 3

Figure 1: The location of the acoustical
axis of the 1034B in horizontal and vertical
configuration
ibrated controls are featured in the crossover.
The Bass, Midrange and Treble level controls
operate in 1 dB steps. Furthermore, the Bass
Tilt and Roll-off controls both have four 2 dB
steps to allow refined low frequency response
tailoring. A high-pass filter is included in the
low frequency channel to protect the bass
drivers from subsonic interference signals.
Variable input sensitivity allows for accurate
level matching to the mixing console.
DCW Technology
The revolutionary Directivity Control Wave-
guide Technology is a means of improving the
performance of a direct radiating multi-way
loudspeaker in normal listening conditions.
The basic idea is to match the different drive
units precisely, both in terms of frequency
response and directivity. This will result in a
smoother and a virtually uncoloured off-axis
response of the system. Due to improved
control of the directivity, especially in the
midrange frequencies, more direct sound and
less early boundary reflections are received
at the listening position. This results in more
accurate stereo and surround imaging and
makes the system less sensitive to differing
control room acoustics than any conventional
direct radiator design. The DCW Technology
improves drive unit sensitivity from +2 to +6
dB thus increasing the system maximum
sound pressure level.
Figure 2: Block diagram
of the 1034B
Figure 3: The upper curve group shows the horizontal directivity characteristics of the 1034B
in its vertical configuration measured at 2 m. The lower curve is a 1/6 octave power response
measurement, derived from 144 individual directivity measurements.
Figure 4: The curves above show the effect of the 'bass', 'mid' and 'treble' level controls, and the
'bass tilt' and 'bass roll-off' controls on the free field response, measured at 2 m.