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Owners Manual and Set-up Guide:
Genesis 5.3 Loudspeaker
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Summary of Contents for Genesis Genesis 5.3
- Page 1 THE REFINEMENT STAGE REATMENT ASTERING THE EFINEMENTS OF THE SYSTEM THE TECHNOLOGY ENESIS IBBON WEETER ITANIUM IDRANGE OUPLERS ERVO BASS DVANTAGE LUMINIUM CONE OOFERS WATT LASS ERVO MPLIFIER COUSTIC USPENSION PECIFICATIONS 1 1 1 1 Genesis 5.3 Owners Manual Ver 2.0...
- Page 2 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 ver 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...
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Page 3: S Ome A Ssembly R Equired
™ 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 4 There is also a circular hole in the middle of the frame that is always oriented towards the front of the loudspeaker. 4 4 4 4 Genesis 5.3 Owners Manual Ver 2.0...
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Page 5: Room Placement
(60cm) from the back of the speaker to the wall. 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’ to 12’ 5 5 5 5 Genesis 5.3 Owners Manual Ver 2.0... -
Page 6: Power Connections
ON. The built-in amplifier has an auto-sensing circuit that will put the amplifier into muted stand-by when there is no music being played 6 6 6 6 Genesis 5.3 Owners Manual Ver 2.0... -
Page 7: Source Input Connections
G5 is driven by the preamplifier. If you do this, use a good quality balanced interconnect cable to connect the balanced output of your preamplifier to the preamp 7 7 7 7 Genesis 5.3 Owners Manual Ver 2.0... -
Page 8: The Acoustic Platform
Genesis 5 loudspeaker. The upper left knob on the back plate marked “Tweeter” is a volume control for the front tweeter. Turning 8 8 8 8 Genesis 5.3 Owners Manual Ver 2.0... -
Page 9: Tuning The System
The room in which the G5 is placed would probably be the greatest influence on the sound of the loudspeaker. Since we do not live in anechoic chambers, at Genesis, we do not design our loudspeakers to work perfectly in a perfectly damped 9 9 9 9 Genesis 5.3 Owners Manual Ver 2.0... -
Page 10: Bas Gain
If you find that turning the volume up creates too much low bass and makes the speakers sound boomy, you will then need to work on the low pass filter. Genesis 5.3 Owners Manual Ver 2.0... -
Page 11: Low Pas Filter
The larger the room, the lower the low-pass frequency to use, and the higher the bass gain. The two knobs are turned in opposite directions – what you want to achieve is balance. Genesis 5.3 Owners Manual Ver 2.0... -
Page 12: Imaging And Soundstage
If the speakers are far apart and toed-in significantly, you will find that you will only have a small sweet spot in which to sit and enjoy your Genesis 5.3 Owners Manual Ver 2.0... -
Page 13: S Oundstage H Eight
Tuning into the room There are no absolute rules concerning the speaker/room coupling, so do not be afraid to experiment with speaker Genesis 5.3 Owners Manual Ver 2.0... -
Page 14: Home Theater And Multi-Channel Music
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. The G5 is truly a full frequency loudspeaker that satisfies the requirement for THX™, Dolby Digital... -
Page 15: Lfe Gain
For runs of interconnect less than 10 feet (3 metres), a single- ended interconnect can be used. LFE Gain The G5 has a knob that controls LFE G separately from the B . This allows you to have the G5’s plugged both into your Genesis 5.3 Owners Manual Ver 2.0... -
Page 16: The Refinement Stage
It also results in a very narrow sweet spot that is really only suitable for one person with his head clamped still. Genesis 5.3 Owners Manual Ver 2.0... - Page 17 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, front to back depth well behind the speaker, excellent focus of Genesis 5.3 Owners Manual Ver 2.0...
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Page 18: Room Treatment
A Genesis loudspeaker system correctly set up, can and should provide a soundstage that “melts the walls of your room” and with pinpoint focus. The speakers disappear completely on a recording that has such quality. -
Page 19: Mastering The Refinements Of The System
If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at Genesis. Our website is the first place that you can look to for more information,... -
Page 20: Titanium Midrange
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” that is a mere 0.0005 inch thick. -
Page 21: The Servo-Bass Advantage
The concept of the Genesis servo bass system is an easy one to understand: It employs, an accelerometer as a sensor, to constantly monitor the movement of the woofer cone and instantaneously compares it to the input signal. -
Page 22: Aluminium-Cone Woofers
However, this also means that the woofer, the cables attaching the woofer to the amplifier, and the power amplifier has to be designed as an integrated system. Thus, the Genesis 5 is designed with a built-in 500W servo amplifier for the bass section. -
Page 23: S Uspension
One side benefit of this powered woofer system is that almost any sized amplifier can be used to drive the Genesis 5. No longer must one choose between having an amplifier with enough power to drive the woofers, and a smaller amplifier having better spatial and tonal characters. - Page 24 “nipple” on the other side. This still performs the same function as a pin-point suspension system, but at the same time protects your hardwood floor. Genesis 5.3 Owners Manual Ver 2.0...
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Page 25: Specifications
LFE Buffered Daisy Chain (RCA & XLR) ! Nominal Impedance: 4 ohms (speakers) ! Sensitivity: 90 dB 1 watt 1 meter ! Power Rating: 500 watts each ! Finish: High Gloss Black High Gloss Titanium High Gloss Arctic Silver Genesis 5.3 Owners Manual Ver 2.0...
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