Genesis G2.2 manual

i i i i absolute fidelity Owner s Manual and Set-up Guide Genesis 2.2 Loudspeak er System Contents SET-UP GUIDE 1 P LANNING THE P LACEMENT 1 U NPACKING 3 A SSEMBLING THE A COUSTIC S USPENSION 4 T HE S ERV O -C ONTROLL ED B ASS A MPLIFIER 5 M IDRANGE /T WEETER C ONNECTIONS 7 C ONTROL A DJUSTMENTS 8 S ERVO -C ONTROLLED B ASS A MPLIF IER P ROTECTION 1[...]

ii ii ii ii absolute fidelity A Messa ge fr om Gene sis Congratu lations ! And Thank You! You are no w the o wner of one o f the f inest loudsp eaker syst ems in the world ! The Gene sis 2.2 i s the re sult of te chnolog ies de veloped and refined o ver the past 40 years in louds peaker desig n. The G2.2 lou dspeaker system was cr eated f or the mu[...]

iii iii iii iii absolute fidelity This page i ntenti onally left bla nk W arr anty Stateme nt and Ex tended R egistr ation Card should be placed h ere[...]

1 1 1 1 absolute fidelity Set-up Guide Now that you have your new Gene sis 2 loud speaker system, we realize that you can ’t wait to hook it up and start the music! However , this i s a big , comp lex s ystem an d we want you to set it up correctl y and more i mportantl y, safel y. So, please r ead this set up guide (e ven if your deal er is sett[...]

2 2 2 2 absolute fidelity from the midrange ribbons. In order to allow for sufficient space from the sidewalls, this dictates that the optimum room is at least 19 feet (6m) wide. Pl ac in g the woofer tow ers asymm etrical bu t equid istance fr om the midrange/twe eter w ings wil l result i n better bass integration in the room. Keep the side of th[...]

3 3 3 3 absolute fidelity nearest wal l bein g different. As the room will gre atly influ ence t he soun d of your system, fine- tuning adju stments in placement w ill be n ecessar y. Ever y room wi ll be differ ent, with doorwa ys, clo sets, wall con structio n and c overin g, etc. all ma king a signifi cant imp act on positio ning. Unpacki ng The[...]

4 4 4 4 absolute fidelity build crate s stron g eno ugh to tra nsport these loud speaker s wit hout damage. Assembling t he Aco ustic Susp ension A unique f eature o f the Genesis 2 .2 loudspea ker system is the inte gration of an acoustic suspens ion s ystem for the loudspe aker column s. This is an essentia l feature of the cabi net s tructure ?[...]

5 5 5 5 absolute fidelity retract the s pikes first. This wi ll a void caus ing damag e to th e acoustic suspens ion a nd to your f loor. 5) If you ha ve very l ight and re sonant f loorboar ds, you m ay need to pla ce a he avy slab of marb le, sl ate, o r granite under the loudspe aker to avoid e xciting t he flo or. The Servo- Cont rolle d Bass A[...]

6 6 6 6 absolute fidelity Interface Ca bles ( CIC) and 6-foot (2m) Ser vo-Bass Intercon nects (SBI). An alternative placeme nt option is to ha ve the Control module in t he midd le, flank ed b y the two Servo-feed back Amplifier s, wi th the Servo-feedba ck Am plifier s closer to the w oofer towers and t he Con trol modu le between the midrange/ tw[...]

7 7 7 7 absolute fidelity Servo-B ass Intercon nects parallels s peaker cable input s disco nn ected . The shield ground sho uld be used only when necessary . Midrang e/Twe eter Con necti ons Next, conn ect the mid/ tweeter panels to your power ampli fier using a pair of hi gh qu ality loudspea ker cab les (not supplie d) to th e 5-wa y binding pos[...]

8 8 8 8 absolute fidelity Plug the XLR end o f th e SBI into the Co ntrol Mo dule and t he banana plug end in to the b inding pos ts of your midr ange/t weeter towers (pr eferred) or the output bindi ng post s of your power amp. Each end o f the SBI has a grounding a lligato r clip o n a flyi ng green lead. Le ave this grounding clip d isconnected [...]

9 9 9 9 absolute fidelity button, the dis play will flas h Ph Ph Ph Ph and then the current ph ase se tting will be shown. T he ne xt press of the b utton wi ll mo ve the pha se up or down. Set the ph ase to zero as an init ial se tting. (If you are not dr iving the servo-bas s amplifi er as recommen ded us ing the outpu t of the power amp lifier, [...]

10 10 10 10 absolute fidelity Position two gi ves you a soundstag e perspe cti ve of abou t the middle of t he conc ert h all. Posit ion three is more l ike th e orche stra seats, and positi on one may be more like the circle seats . W hile it is rel ativel y eas y to put the G enesi s 2 lo udspeaker s ystem into your roo m and s ystem an d get a r[...]

11 11 11 11 absolute fidelity Every G2 system is deli vered with a 3-stag e acrylic poli sh system by Novus. Do not use an y other cleaners or poli sh on your G2 loudspe akers.[...]

12 12 12 12 absolute fidelity T uning the system Music is t he best way t o begin to fin e-tune yo ur setup. W e suggest that video sources be used on ly after you have s etup th e system t o properly reprod uce mu sic. Fine-tu ne your system on ly after a t leas t 200 hours of play. As the loud speaker syste m breaks in, it will sound better and b[...]

13 13 13 13 absolute fidelity make it sou nd real. You ma y have t o return to the vocal to make su re yo u hav e no t go ne t oo f ar in on e di rec tion . If, at this point, it do es not ha ve enough mid bass, tu rn the low pas s number to a h igher po sition or, alternat ely, p osition th e main speakers c loser togeth er in order to ac hieve be[...]

14 14 14 14 absolute fidelity panels abou t 2 to 5 degrees toward s your seatin g positio n until you have a pr operly def ined ce nter imag e. W he n prope rly set up v ery little s ound sh ould appea r to co me dir ect ly f rom the s peake r, instead, the sound stag e should exte nd far beyond th e left and righ t edge of t he loud speak ers and [...]

15 15 15 15 absolute fidelity and your foot will start to tap, and you will swa y to the music. This is basically what we term “PRAT” – or pace, rhythm and timing. Further a djustm ents W ith the woofer to wers pos itione d in the re commende d placement behind and o utside the midrange tw eeter pa nels, l o w b a ss i n th e r oo m sh o u ld[...]

16 16 16 16 absolute fidelity T he R efi nement stage After foll owing the rough s etup gu ide above, you ma y not be complete ly satis fied with the results. W e share with y ou here some of our observations in setting up these l o ud s p eak e rs . Make On e Change At A Ti me One rule of thumb you shou ld always keep in mind. Make one change at a[...]

17 17 17 17 absolute fidelity should be close enough together to achieve pr oper "coupling" of the midrange ribbon driv er. Coupling is desir able in the lower frequencies from the mid-bass on down. This simply means that the left and right drivers "work together" as opposed to working separately. If you find there is n't e[...]

18 18 18 18 absolute fidelity the speakers disap pearing completel y on a recor di ng c ont ai ni ng such information. Roo m Treatmen t No room is perfect. To optim ize your sonic pr esentat ion it may be helpful to treat your room. Here are some guidelin es: 1. Front walls . Th is lo udspeaker is a d ipole and ther efore there is sound com ing fro[...]

19 19 19 19 absolute fidelity absorbers behind you for best sound. Ab sorption behind the listener is usua lly be nef i c i al . Mastering the Refin ements of the syste m Fine tuning an audi o system is an art that will tak e time and patience. I t can b e one of the more re ward ing lear ning e xperien ces you will have in the p ursuit of music an[...]

20 20 20 20 absolute fidelity T he T ec hnology The Genesis 2.2 lo udspeaker co mprises four “tower s”: tw o midrange/twe eter w ings and t wo bas s columns. Each tower is o ver 6 feet tall (183cm), and the cabin et is m ade of a vibrat ion damp ing and resonanc e-contro l acr ylic/compo site san dwich m aterial. Th e tweeters and midrang e rib[...]

21 21 21 21 absolute fidelity floor or t he ceili ng. No deleteri ous interfer ence from these surface s is created ( as in virtual ly all o ther ki nds of spea kers). Another ad vantage of the line source is th at the verti cal spectr al content of music is vir tuall y the same through out the length of the line so urce. Hen ce, th e seati ng heig[...]

22 22 22 22 absolute fidelity ribbon/elec trostat ic designs wit hout the high dist ortion and poor dispersion that i s typic ally a ssocia ted with them. The G2.2 uses twelve of these tweeters confi gured as a vertical line source . Be cause the ou tput i s distr ibuted o ver many dr ivers, each wor ks at very lo w-stress. T his dra matica lly lo [...]

23 23 23 23 absolute fidelity The concep t of our s ervo b ass s ystem is a n eas y one to understan d: It em ploys an a cceler ometer as a sen sor to cons tantl y monitor the mo vement of the woofer cone an d continuou sly compares it to the inpu t signa l. This compar ison c ircuit in stantl y identifies any d eviation from the input a nd ap plie[...]

24 24 24 24 absolute fidelity The woofers ar e a un iquel y designe d metal cone driver m ade for the Genesi s ser vo syst em. Made with a cone of solid a lumini um, the suspens ion an d vo icecoi l have bee n maxi mized for long distortion-fr ee exc ursion so as to increas e dynami c range. Our aluminium c ones ar e a magn itude s tiffer than an y[...]

25 25 25 25 absolute fidelity of the po wer su pply in deliver ing the bass fre quencie s, resu lting in “floorsha kingly mu sical” bass to po wer the servo woofers. A further ad vantage to separ ating the a mplif ier modu les of the left and right w oofer to wers i s that if you are luck y enough to ha ve multiple 20 amp cir cuits in your l is[...]

26 26 26 26 absolute fidelity this syst em. The s pike pass es al l freque ncies to th e spi ke cup, and the n depen ding on the diamet er of t he spik e cup, it passes onl y freque nci es belo w a partic ular fr equenc y. A copper pe nny get s deformed – the sp ike m aking a n indentation where it m eets the pen ny, and a l ittle “nipp le” o[...]

27 27 27 27 absolute fidelity Specifi cations  Dime nsion s: Mid/Tweeter W ing: H 75” x W 21” x D 16” W oofer Tower: H 75” x W 15” x D 26” Amplifier (stack) : H 11” x W 17” x D13” Power Su pply: H 6” x W 10” x D 12”  W eight: 720 lbs (328kg) wing/ tower s 90 lbs (41kg) amplifier total  Frequen cy Re sponse: 16Hz to [...]