Genesis Advanced Technologies 1.1 инструкция обслуживания

Ver 2.0 1 1 1 1 ~Äëçäì íÉ=ÑáÇÉäáíó  Owner s Manual and Set-up G uide: Genesis 1.1 Loudspeak er System Contents 1 SET-UP GUIDE 5 1.1 U NPACKING 5 1.2 P LACEMENT OF THE G ENE SI S 1.1 L OUDSPEAKER 8 1.3 W OOFER C ONNECTIONS 9 1.4 S ERVO - CONTROLLED B ASS A MPLIFIER C ONNECT IONS 10 1.5 C ROSSOVER C ONNECTIONS 11 1.6 R EMOTE C ONTRO[...]

Ver 2.0 2 2 2 2 ~Äëçäì íÉ=ÑáÇÉäáíó  Details: Genesis Advanced Technologies 654 S Lucile St Seattle, WA 98108 USA Tel +1 206 762 8383 Fax +1 206 762 8389 www.genesisloudspeakers.com Here are t he ser ial nu mbers o f your Ge nesis 1.1 System. Pleas e keep this docume nt safe for future reference . S e r i a l N u m b e r s Mid/Tw e[...]

Ver 2.0 3 3 3 3 ~Äëçäì íÉ=ÑáÇÉäáíó  A Messa ge fr om Gene sis Congratulations! You are now the owner of the finest loudspeaker system in the world. The Genesis Advanced Technolo gies 1.1 Loudspeaker System is the embodiment of our philosophy of “ absolute fidelit y  ” – the abi lity to reproduce any musical event faithful[...]

Ver 2.0 4 4 4 4 ~Äëçäì íÉ=ÑáÇÉäáíó  Micro D ynamic Capabilit y: 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 fro m ppp to[...]

Ver 2.0 5 5 5 5 ~Äëçäì íÉ=ÑáÇÉäáíó  1 Set-up Guide Now that you have your ne w Genesis 1.1 loudspeaker system, we realize that you can’t wait to hook it up and start playing! However, this is a big, complex system . There is no “quick” set-up. You will need at least three immensely strong people. Be prepared to allocate 5 to[...]

Ver 2.0 6 6 6 6 ~Äëçäì íÉ=ÑáÇÉäáíó  Undo the lag bolts that hold the bases to the c rate. Remove the bases one at a time and set them down where the woofer towers and wings will go. Verify that the positions are accu rately aligned as it may be impossible to move them later. Next, remove the woofer towers from their shipping crate[...]

Ver 2.0 7 7 7 7 ~Äëçäì íÉ=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 contain ing the left wings, and locate the corresponding Cor[...]

Ver 2.0 8 8 8 8 ~Äëçäì íÉ=ÑáÇÉäáíó  1.2 Placem ent of t he Genesi s 1. 1 Loudsp eaker The G1 .1 requ ires a large room in order to give the speak er ample spac e from the walls so th at it can perfo rm at its be st. A t ypica l room size is 29 ft x 48 ft wi th 12 ft ceili ngs. A good st artin g pos ition fo r the midrange/tweeter [...]

Ver 2.0 9 9 9 9 ~Äëçäì íÉ=ÑáÇÉäáíó  For some rooms, there may not be enough space and you will have to adjust as you see fit. In a smaller room, the spe akers can be just 20% of the way into the room, and the listening position can then be 20% from the rear wall. (see the diagram above). If you have to sit less than 10 feet in fro[...]

Ver 2.0 10 10 10 10 ~Äëçäì íÉ=ÑáÇÉäáíó  significa nt hu m bei ng in duced from el ectrom agnetic radi atio n near by. Otherw ise, the groun d jack ca n just be le ft unpl ugg ed. 1.4 Servo-c ontroll ed Bass Ampl ifier C onnec tions The way that the Servo C ontrolled Bass (SCB) ampli fier is connected to the rest of your syste m wi[...]

Ver 2.0 11 11 11 11 ~Äëçäì íÉ=ÑáÇÉäáíó  The preferred connection is to attach the bare wire on the Servo-Bass Interconnect to the midrange INPUT binding posts on the crossover box. This way, the Servo-Bass amplifier will “see” the same musical signal as the midrange/tweeter crossover, resulting in t he most coherent crossover [...]

Ver 2.0 12 12 12 12 ~Äëçäì íÉ=ÑáÇÉäáíó  use the supplied jumpers to connect the rear t weeters either to the midrange or the front tweeters. Depending on the amplifier used, one or the other will sound better. These jumpers are made using the same internal wire connect the drivers of the Genesis 1.1. However, you should also tr y [...]

Ver 2.0 13 13 13 13 ~Äëçäì íÉ=ÑáÇÉäáíó  preamplifier to driv e your Servo-Controlled Bass amplifier, and your power amplifier is a solid-state desig n, 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- [...]

Ver 2.0 14 14 14 14 ~Äëçäì íÉ=ÑáÇÉäáíó  2.1 Begin wi th the b ass level Fo r n ow , l e av e t he l ow -p as s fi l ter s e t a t 100 Hz, This control will be ad dr es se d l at e r. 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 li[...]

Ver 2.0 15 15 15 15 ~Äëçäì íÉ=ÑáÇÉäáíó  2.2 Imaging a nd Soun dst age One grea t advanta ge of a true line -sou rce is that good im agin g and sound sta ge is a given. Howe ver, it is possib le to fine -tune th e system for ul ti mate enj oym ent. If your voca l s ele ct ion is a we ll- re co rded aud iop hi le CD or L P wit h goo[...]

Ver 2.0 16 16 16 16 ~Äëçäì íÉ=ÑáÇÉäáíó  W hen properly s et up, ve ry littl e soun d should appea r to come dire ctly f rom t he s peake r. I nstead, the sound stage should extend far beyond the left and right edge of the loudspeakers and there should be tremendous front to back depth. W hen the recording is close-miked (when the [...]

Ver 2.0 17 17 17 17 ~Äëçäì íÉ=ÑáÇÉäáíó  2.4 Furt her adjustm ents W ith the w oof er towers positioned in the recom mended placement, behind and outside the midrange tweeter panels, lo w b a ss in th e ro om sh o u ld n o t b e a p ro b lem . Should you ha ve too much bass, simply turn the volume down on the remote control. Too li[...]

Ver 2.0 18 18 18 18 ~Äëçäì íÉ=ÑáÇÉäáíó  3.3 Defini ng the Sou ndstage A common pr oblem w e find wi th many set-ups is a t endency to separate the speakers too far from each other. This giv e s an unnaturally stretched soundstage between the two speakers, and creates problems with focus. The ke y problem is a lack of soundstage in[...]

Ver 2.0 19 19 19 19 ~Äëçäì íÉ=ÑáÇÉäáíó  the mid-bass r egions. K eep the low-pass below 115Hz ex cept in exceptiona lly large room s. 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 bas s should [...]

Ver 2.0 20 20 20 20 ~Äëçäì íÉ=ÑáÇÉäáíó  2. Sidewa lls . 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 f ar away from the sidewal ls as is practical. W ith this in mi nd, it may b e helpful t o add so me damping materi al or diffuser pane[...]

Ver 2.0 21 21 21 21 ~Äëçäì íÉ=ÑáÇÉäáíó  4 T he T ec hnology The Genesis 1.1 comprises four columns: two midrange/tweeter “wings” and two bass towers. Each module is 7 ½ feet tall (228cm), and covered in fine rare-wood veneers or high-gloss painted finishes. The dipole midrange/tweeter column houses a 6-foot line source ribbon[...]

Ver 2.0 22 22 22 22 ~Äëçäì íÉ=ÑáÇÉäáíó  Another advantage of the 7.5-foot line source is that the vertical spectral content of music is virtually the same t hroughout the length of the line source. Hence, the seatin g height does not matter with this speaker; unlike point so urce speakers where it is important for the ears to be a[...]

Ver 2.0 23 23 23 23 ~Äëçäì íÉ=ÑáÇÉäáíó  drivers . Each works a t v ery lo w-stre ss. T his dra ma ticall y lowe rs the distortions in the high frequencies at all reason able listening volumes. 4.3 75-in ch midr ange ribbo n W e sometimes say that the midrange is a window into the mind of a composer or a singer. And indeed, the mid[...]

Ver 2.0 24 24 24 24 ~Äëçäì íÉ=ÑáÇÉäáíó  woofer cone makes it slo w to start moving. After it is moving, the momentum of the cone makes it continue to move after the signal has stopped. The sonic result is overhang, bloat, lack of tautness and definition, and a blurring of dynamic impact. W ith the serv o system, the circuit senses[...]

Ver 2.0 25 25 25 25 ~Äëçäì íÉ=ÑáÇÉäáíó  are a magnitude stiffer than plastic or paper cones, and virtually eliminate the problems caused by cone bending and break-up. The lowest break-up mode (where there can be any chance of distortion at all), is at 3,600Hz – far above the 16Hz to 140Hz frequency range at which these woofers o[...]

Ver 2.0 26 26 26 26 ~Äëçäì íÉ=ÑáÇÉäáíó  Each crossover is designed by computer modelling plus years of knowledge and experience. More importantly, the crosso vers are designed with many, many hours of music listening, and constant refining, tuning and tweaking of the circuit. Out of this comes the “magic” that is a Genesis des[...]

Ver 2.0 27 27 27 27 ~Äëçäì íÉ=ÑáÇÉäáíó  Specifications  Frequency Response: 16Hz to 36kHz, +/- 1dB  Sensitivity: 91 dB 1 watt 1 meter  Controls (on amplifier): Gain, Phase, low-pass, high-pass  Controls (on speaker): Rear Tweeters (+/- 1 dB) Midrange (+/- 0.75 dB)  Input Impedance: 4 ohms (nominal) 33K ohms (amplifi[...]