Genesis I.C.E. Genesis 6.1e manual

ver 1.0 1 1 absolute fidelity  Owners Manual and Set - up Guide: Genesis 6.1e Loudspeaker Contents 1 A QUICK START SET - UP GUIDE 3 1.1 U NPACKING 3 1.2 R OOM P LACEMENT 3 1.3 C ONNECTIONS 4 1.4 A DJUSTMENTS 4 2 COMPLETE SET - UP GUID E 5 2.1 P OSITIONING 5 2.2 S OURCE I NPUT C ONNECTIONS 5 2.3 L OUDSPEAKER C ONTROLS 6 3 TUNING THE SYSTEM 7 3.1 [...]

ver 1.0 2 2 absolute fidelity  A Message from Genesis Congratulations! You are now the owner of one of the finest l oudspeaker systems in the world. Based on technologies developed for our flagship Genesis 1 and the award - wining Genesis 6.1, the Genesis 6.1e is designed for those of us who live in beautiful homes and still want an elegant loud[...]

ver 1.0 3 3 absolute fidelity  1 A Quick Start Set - up Guide Now that you have your new Genesis 6.1e loudspeaker system, we realize that you can’t wait to hook it up and start playing! However, please read this quick set - up guide (even if your dealer is setting it up for you) before you proceed. 1.1 Unpacking Your loudspeakers will come to [...]

ver 1.0 4 4 absolute fidelity  You will want to sit eight to twelve feet (2.4 to 4 me tres) away from the speakers. 18” 8’ to 10’ Toe in by 5 o 1.3 Connections For most applications, the speakers should be plugged directly into the output your power amplifiers using high quality speaker cables and the 5 - way binding posts. The speakers ha[...]

ver 1.0 5 5 absolute fidelity  2 Complete Set - up Guide 2.1 Positioning A good starting posit ion for the G6. 1e is about 18 inches (0.45m) into the room, as measured from the front wall (the wall you look at as you are seated listening to the speakers), to the back of the base of the speaker. Start with the speakers six feet apart with the twe[...]

ver 1.0 6 6 absolute fidelity  2.3 Loudspeaker Controls The two knobs at the top of the plate on the back of the speaker tailor the mid - and high - frequency response of the G6.1e. They are subtle controls, but they can make a great difference in gaining that last bit of additional performance in tuning your speakers into the roo m that you are[...]

ver 1.0 7 7 absolute fidelity  3 Tuning the system Music is the best way to begin your set - up procedure. We suggest that video sources be used only after you have set - up the system to properly reproduce music. There is no “perfect” setting for the G6.1e loudspeaker. Every listening room is different, and we recommend that you take the ti[...]

ver 1.0 8 8 absolute fidelity  speaker enough) pull the speakers away from the front wall a little bit at a time. If you do not have them pulled far enough away, you may not have enough front to back depth. However, slightly more than 1/3 of the way into the room is about as far as you want to go. Pulling them half - way into the middle of the r[...]

ver 1.0 9 9 absolute fidelity  4 The Refinement stage After following the set - up guide above , you may not be completely satisfied with the results. We share with you here some of our observations in setting up these loudspeakers. 4.1 One Change at a Time One rule of thumb you should always keep in mind. Make one change at a time! Do not, for [...]

ver 1.0 10 10 absolute fidelity  depth well behind the speaker, excellent focus of instruments and voices with proper vertical information and mid bass fill. A Genesis loudspeaker system correctly set up, can and should pr ovide a soundstage that is wall to wall and with pinpoint focus, the speakers disappearing completely on a recording contain[...]

ver 1.0 11 11 absolute fidelity  absorptive material or even a piece of furniture can help break up this point of first reflection. Rear wall. In many cases it will be unnecessary to do anything with the wall behind your listening position . However, you may want to experiment with diffusers or absorbers behind you for best sound. Absorption beh[...]

ver 1.0 12 12 absolute fidelity  5 The Genesis 6.1e Technology 5.1 Dipolar Configuration What a lot of people don’t realize is that the room is as big (if not bigger), a part of their music system as is the loudspeakers. At Genesis, we strive to get the loudspeaker and the room to work well together and hence, design loudspeakers that interact[...]

ver 1.0 13 13 absolute fidelity  rib bon/electrostatic designs, without the high distortion and poor dispersion that is typically associated with them. The G6.1e uses two of these tweeters per channel. One front - firing, and the other rear - firing wired to the crossover out of phase to the fron t tweeters, creating a dipole. 5.2.2 Titanium Mid[...]

ver 1.0 14 14 absolute fidelity  circuit. Out of this comes the “magic” that is a Genesis designed loudspeaker system. For example, by going the more expensive route of using several smaller capacitors in parallel instead of a single big one, transparency and musical ity were improved. 5.4 Vibration - free Cabinet The cabinet was designed fo[...]

ver 1.0 15 15 absolute fidelity  In some par ts of the cabinet where vibration would have been the greatest, two inches (52mm) of multi - layer bonded MDF was used to provide the damping, structural integrity, as well as a rigid platform for the drivers to be located. In other parts of the cabinet, ext ensive bracing was carefully incorporated u[...]

ver 1.0 16 16 absolute fidelity  6 Specifications § Frequency Response: 48Hz to 36kHz, +/ - 3dB § Sensitivity: 89 dB 1 watt 1 meter § Min/Max Power (Tube): 75/500 watts per s ide § Min/Max Power (Solid State): 100/1000 watts per side § High Level Input Impedance: 4 ohms (Nominal) § HF Transducers: Two Genesis 1” Circular Ribbon Tweeters [...]