Page 1: Table Of Contents
~ÄëçäìíÉ=ÑáÇÉäáíó Owners Manual and Set-up Guide: Genesis 1.1 Loudspeaker System Contents SET-UP GUIDE 1.1 U NPACKING 1.2 P LACEMENT OF THE OOFER 1.4 S ERVO 1.5 C ROSSOVER EMOTE 1.7 C ROSSOVER TUNING THE SYSTEM 2.1 B EGIN WITH THE BASS LEVEL 2.2 I...
Page 2 ~ÄëçäìíÉ=ÑáÇÉäáíó Details: Here are the serial numbers of your Genesis 1.1 System. Please keep this document safe for future reference. Mid/Tweeter Panels : ________________ Woofer Towers Bass Amplifiers Dealer: Genesis Advanced Technologies 654 S Lucile St Seattle, WA 98108 USA Tel +1 206 762 8383 www.genesisloudspeakers.com...
Page 3 With its vast abilities, the Genesis 1.1 is also able to deliver sound as the filmmaker intended in home theater applications. The Genesis 1.1 is commissioned for the most discerning music lovers in the world.
Page 4 ~ÄëçäìíÉ=ÑáÇÉäáíó Micro Dynamic Capability: This describes the ability of a system to resolve the lowest level material with as much articulation and imaging as it does at the louder levels. The most difficult areas for loudspeaker systems to reproduce well are the extremes, i.e. the micro-dynamics from ppp to p (pianissimo to piano), and the last part of the macro- dynamics f to fff (forte to triple forte).
Page 5: U Npacking
1.1 Unpacking The Genesis 1.1 system is packed in eight (8) wooden shipping crates and four (4) cardboard boxes. There are two crates containing a woofer tower each, two midrange/tweeter wing-panel crates containing two wings per crate, two crates each containing the midrange ribbon and tweeters mounted on a Corian™...
Page 6 ~ÄëçäìíÉ=ÑáÇÉäáíó Undo the lag bolts that hold the bases to the crate. Remove the bases one at a time and set them down where the woofer towers and wings will go. Verify that the positions are accurately aligned as it may be impossible to move them later.
Page 7 ~ÄëçäìíÉ=ÑáÇÉäáíó all crates and store them safely, in case you need to move these speakers some time in the future. Next, set up the midrange/tweeter wings. The wings are marked left and right, so set them up on the correct side. First locate the crate containing the left wings, and locate the corresponding Corian panel.
Page 8: Placement Of The
~ÄëçäìíÉ=ÑáÇÉäáíó 1.2 Placement of the Genesis 1.1 Loudspeaker The G1.1 requires a large room in order to give the speaker ample space from the walls so that it can perform at its best. A typical room size is 29 ft x 48 ft with 12 ft ceilings.
Page 9: Oofer Connections
10 feet in front of the speakers, you have too small a room to accommodate the Genesis 1.1’s. Included with your Genesis 1.1 is a set of four large cables (with 3 channels each) used to connect the woofers. Each end of the cable is clearly marked, "amplifier"...
Page 10 The first big problem is that no power amplifier is “straight wire with gain”. The second problem is that interconnects and speaker cables are not perfect conductors. Hence, the Genesis 1.1 provides for two different methods of connection. Each SCB amp has two input connectors, unbalanced RCA and balanced XLR.
Page 11: C Rossover
We prefer the second method. This will allow everything in the chain up to the Genesis 1.1 crossover box (including all electronics and cables) to be taken into account. However, there are some systems that do not allow this. Some power amplifiers have BOTH positive and negative outputs at a significant potential above ground.
Page 12: Emote Control
These jumpers are made using the same internal wire connect the drivers of the Genesis 1.1. However, you should also try using jumpers made of the same wire as you use for your speaker cables.
Page 13: Rossover Controls
~ÄëçäìíÉ=ÑáÇÉäáíó preamplifier to drive your Servo-Controlled Bass amplifier, and your power amplifier is a solid-state design, adjust the phase to 45. If your power amplifier is a transformer-coupled valve design, adjust the phase to 75. The remote control has two buttons on the lower portion of the hand- held marked “MEM 1”...
Page 14: Egin With The Bass Level
~ÄëçäìíÉ=ÑáÇÉäáíó 2.1 Begin with the bass level For now, leave the low-pass filter set at 100 Hz, This control will be addressed later. Turn the volume control of the woofer amplifier up or down until the voice sounds correct. Whatever controls you use, turn them up and down only a little at a time.
Page 15: Maging And Soundstage
~ÄëçäìíÉ=ÑáÇÉäáíó 2.2 Imaging and Soundstage One great advantage of a true line-source is that good imaging and soundstage is a given. However, it is possible to fine-tune the system for ultimate enjoyment. If your vocal selection is a well-recorded audiophile CD or LP with good soundstaging information, the performer should appear to come from behind the loudspeakers and be at the appropriate height for a standing person.
Page 16: Hase Control
~ÄëçäìíÉ=ÑáÇÉäáíó When properly set up, very little sound should appear to come directly from the speaker. Instead, the sound stage should extend far beyond the left and right edge of the loudspeakers and there should be tremendous front to back depth. When the recording is close-miked (when the instrument or performer is very close to the recording microphone), the music may appear to come directly from the loudspeaker.
Page 17: Running-
~ÄëçäìíÉ=ÑáÇÉäáíó 2.4 Further adjustments With the woofer towers positioned in the recommended placement, behind and outside the midrange tweeter panels, low bass in the room should not be a problem. Should you have too much bass, simply turn the volume down on the remote control. Too little, and the opposite will apply.
Page 18: A Ppropriate
This simply means that the left and right drivers "work together" as opposed to working independently. With the broad wings of the Genesis 1.1, we have not found this to be a problem. However, if the gap between the two towers is more than 7 feet, you will find that the speakers lose coupling, and the mid-bass suffers.
Page 19: Oom Treatment
~ÄëçäìíÉ=ÑáÇÉäáíó the mid-bass regions. Keep the low-pass below 115Hz except in exceptionally large rooms. Another good rule of thumb is to first set the volume control of the woofer towers for proper mid-bass rather than low bass. The theory is that if the mid-bass is correct, then the low bass should be very close to correct.
Page 20: M Astering The
~ÄëçäìíÉ=ÑáÇÉäáíó Sidewalls. Because the speaker is a dipole it is less sensitive to the sidewalls. However, as a rule of thumb, it is a good idea to keep the speaker as far away from the sidewalls as is practical. With this in mind, it may be helpful to add some damping material or diffuser panels to the point of first reflection.
Page 21: The Genesi
John William Strutt Lord Rayleigh (1842 – 1919) dynamically and spatially realistic sound reproduction. The Genesis 1.1 is a near perfect line-source that is 7.5 feet tall (nearly the room’s entire height). A line source has no vertical dispersion at any frequency. Hence there is no sound bouncing from either the floor or the ceiling.
Page 22 The Genesis 1.1 is also a dipole radiator. The midrange and tweeter drivers are mounted on a rigid Corian™ baffle with no enclosure. This has two advantages: firstly, it eliminates any enclosure or boxy colorations caused by cabinet vibrations or resonance.
Page 23: The Woofer
Genesis, first introduced the servo system in the legendary Infinity Servo Statik One in 1968. The system has evolved, and been improved for the last 40 years, and the one used in the Genesis 1.1 is the latest state of the art.
Page 24 The woofers used in a servo system must be strong enough to withstand the high-current approach of the servo amplifier, and yet delicate and light enough to react extremely quickly. The Genesis 1.1 features a total of six front-firing 12-inch woofers per channel, each with its own accelerometer, enclosure chamber, and servo amplifier.
Page 25: The Crossover
In the Genesis 1.1, the amplifier was designed as a holistic system of integrated connecting cables, woofers, custom tailored EQ network and remote controlled crossover circuitry. The proprietary six-channel...
Page 26: Corian
This results in a completely inert baffle from which to launch the midrange and high-frequency soundwave. 4.9 Summary The Genesis 1.1 contains the knowledge and experience of over 40 years of loudspeaker design. We believe that no other product in the market can approximate the sonic realism of the Genesis 1.1.
Page 27: Specifications
~ÄëçäìíÉ=ÑáÇÉäáíó Specifications Frequency Response: Sensitivity: Controls (on amplifier): Controls (on speaker): Input Impedance: HF Transducers (per side): Midrange Transducer (per side): Single 75” Ribbon LF Transducers (per side): Amplifier Power Rating: Amplifier Inputs: Dimensions: Mid/Tweeter Wing: Woofer Tower: Amplifier: Crossover: Weight: Finish: Ver 2.0...

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