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Genesis 5.3 Loudspeaker Owners Manual And Set-Up Manual

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  • Page 2 ~ Ä ë ç ä ì í É = Ñ á ÇÉ ä á í ó™ Owners Manual and Set-up Guide: Genesis 5.3 Loudspeaker Contents SET-UP GUIDE NPACKING LACEMENT OWER ONNECTIONS OURCE NPUT ONNECTIONS COUSTIC LATFORM ONTROLS TUNING THE SYSTEM DJUSTING THE ASS FILTER MAGING AND...
  • Page 3 ~ Ä ë ç ä ì í É = Ñ á ÇÉ ä á í ó™ A Message from Genesis Congratulations! You are now the owner of one of the finest loudspeaker systems in the world. Based on technologies developed and evolved over the past four decades, the Genesis 5.3 is a small 4-ft tall floor-standing loudspeaker, and yet it delivers some of the dynamics, imaging and soundstage of our largest 7-foot tall 1½...

  • Page 4: P Lacement

    ~ Ä ë ç ä ì í É = Ñ á ÇÉ ä á í ó™ Set-up Guide Now that you have your new Genesis 5 loudspeaker system, we realize that you can’t wait to hook it up and start playing! However, please read this set up guide (even if your dealer is setting it up for you!) before you proceed.

  • Page 5: C Onnections

    ~ Ä ë ç ä ì í É = Ñ á ÇÉ ä á í ó™ Typical room placement: Place speakers about 20% of the way into the room and 10 to 12 feet from the listeners 6’ to 8’ 10’...

  • Page 6: I Nput C Onnections

    ~ Ä ë ç ä ì í É = Ñ á ÇÉ ä á í ó™ The built-in amplifier consumes about 10w on standby – about the same as a child’s night-light. Hence, leave the amplifier on unless you will not be using the system for an extended period of time (like a month-long vacation).

  • Page 7: P Latform

    ~ Ä ë ç ä ì í É = Ñ á ÇÉ ä á í ó™ While using this connection, switch the Bass Input Selector to the down/line-level position. This will bypass the high-level input from the servo amp, and the bass input is taken directly from the low- level inputs.
  • Page 8 ~ Ä ë ç ä ì í É = Ñ á ÇÉ ä á í ó™ Controls There are a total of five control knobs in two rows on the back plate of the Genesis 5 loudspeaker. The upper left knob on the back plate marked “Tweeter”...

  • Page 9: Bas Gain

    ~ Ä ë ç ä ì í É = Ñ á ÇÉ ä á í ó™ Tuning the system Two channel stereo music is the best way to begin your setup procedure. We suggest that multi-channel and video sources be used only after you have setup the system to properly reproduce music.

  • Page 10: Ass Filter

    ~ Ä ë ç ä ì í É = Ñ á ÇÉ ä á í ó™ music accompaniment should sound as if it were cut from one cloth, not separate. If the voice sounds “thin” or does not have enough “chest” to its sound, turn the woofers amplifier’s gain up till it does.

  • Page 11: S Oundstage

    ~ Ä ë ç ä ì í É = Ñ á ÇÉ ä á í ó™ Small rooms have more bass gain, hence the smaller the room, the higher the low-pass frequency to use, and the lower the bass gain level.

  • Page 12: Height:

    ~ Ä ë ç ä ì í É = Ñ á ÇÉ ä á í ó™ (toe-in) towards your listening position until you have a properly defined center image. If the speakers are too far apart you will lose the side image and if they are too close together you will have too small a center stage.
  • Page 13 ~ Ä ë ç ä ì í É = Ñ á ÇÉ ä á í ó™ Do not extend the spikes all the way to the end. They should only be screwed far enough down so that no part of the acoustic suspension touches the floor, or rests heavily on the carpet.
  • Page 14 ~ Ä ë ç ä ì í É = Ñ á ÇÉ ä á í ó™ You can tilt the tonality of the speaker towards bright or dry with the tweeter control, and forward or laid-back with the midrange control. Home Theater and Multi-Channel Music While the Genesis 5.3 was designed with the audiophile in mind, its performance and features make it ideal for Home Theater as well.

  • Page 15: Utput

    ~ Ä ë ç ä ì í É = Ñ á ÇÉ ä á í ó™ If you are planning to use long runs (more than 10 feet) of interconnects to connect the line-level LFE inputs of your G5 to your processor, we suggest that you use the balanced XLR inputs.
  • Page 16 ~ Ä ë ç ä ì í É = Ñ á ÇÉ ä á í ó™ the difference - by listening - with each adjustment, then make the next change. A common problem we find with many set-ups is a tendency to separate the speakers too far from each other and toe them in too much.

  • Page 17: T Reatment

    ~ Ä ë ç ä ì í É = Ñ á ÇÉ ä á í ó™ A good balance between proper low bass extension and a deep and spacious soundstage needs to be established to optimize your speaker's performance. In order to achieve what the speaker is capable of we suggest you focus your efforts on a proper balance of soundstage elements that includes information beyond the left and right sides of the speakers,...

  • Page 18: R Efinements Of The System

    ~ Ä ë ç ä ì í É = Ñ á ÇÉ ä á í ó™ listener. This reflection is undesirable because it is slightly delayed from the original sound and “smears” pinpoint imaging. This point on the sidewall can be easily determined with the help of a second person and a mirror.

  • Page 19: R Ibbon T Weeter

    ~ Ä ë ç ä ì í É = Ñ á ÇÉ ä á í ó™ The Technology The Genesis Ribbon Tweeter Reviewers in the Audiophile press have often remarked that the Genesis circular ribbon tweeter is the world’s best. It is a one inch circular planar ribbon design crafted from an extremely thin membrane of Kapton with a photo-etched aluminium “voice coil”...

  • Page 20: C Ouplers

    ~ Ä ë ç ä ì í É = Ñ á ÇÉ ä á í ó™ Mid-Bass Couplers In order to create a “sound bridge” between the midrange and the bass section, the G5 incorporates two 6.5inch metal cone mid-bass couplers.

  • Page 21: Cone W Oofers

    ~ Ä ë ç ä ì í É = Ñ á ÇÉ ä á í ó™ moderate levels. The Genesis servo bass system reduces this distortion to below one percent at almost any output level. It also drives the woofer to constant acceleration, which makes its frequency response totally flat!! The servo system is a more proactive approach to controlling a loudspeaker than high-damping factor and high current in the normal...

  • Page 22: S Uspension

    ~ Ä ë ç ä ì í É = Ñ á ÇÉ ä á í ó™ cones and the loudspeaker enclosure all work in unison to produce bass output that descends evenly to below your hearing limits. 500 watt Class D Servo Amplifier While the advantages of metal cones include extreme stiffness resulting in very low distortion and break-up, one problem is that of greater mass.
  • Page 23 ~ Ä ë ç ä ì í É = Ñ á ÇÉ ä á í ó™ resonate at the same frequencies. This ensures that all midrange frequencies are “dumped” below the base of the cabinet so that floor-borne vibrations do not affect the imaging and soundstage of the loudspeaker.

  • Page 24: Specifications

    ~ Ä ë ç ä ì í É = Ñ á ÇÉ ä á í ó™ Specifications Dimensions: H 46” x W 13 ¼” x D 23 ¼” Weight: 145 lbs (66kg) per side Frequency Response: 18Hz to 36kHz, +/- 3dB Controls: Low-pass, bass gain, LFE gain Rear Tweeter (+/- 1 dB)

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