Genesis 1.2 User Manual

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When such music is used on the G1.2, you may find that the bass
bloated and “fat”. Do not use such music for tuning your system.
The G1.2 is capable of a bass response that is flat down to 16Hz.
When music with a bass boost (or worse, a rising bass response) is
played, there is the danger that the woofers will bottom and/or the
current limiters will kick in.
For this reason, we have provided two additional memory setting for
the control modules. We suggest that for such popular contemporary
music, a much higher high-pass bass setting (up to 32Hz) be used.
This will still provide significant bass energy for pop and rock music,
as the lowest E-string on the electric bass guitar is 41Hz, and would
still be reproduced faithfully by the G1.2.
3.2 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.
If the vocal appears to be larger than life, you should first check the
system volume. Is it a volume that would be appropriate for
someone actually singing in your room? If there is too much volume
the artist will appear too big, and the opposite is true for too little
volume.
If the volume is set correctly and the image is still too big, place the
woofer towers closer together or closer to the midrange/ tweeter
wings and re-listen. Repeat this process till you have it right. Having
the woofer towers inside of the midrange/tweeter wings is rarely the
correct solution. If the image is still too large, try moving the
midrange/tweeter wings closer together.
If the voice is too low in height, turn the Midrange Control to the next
higher position and the image of the voice will move upward slightly.
However, be sure that you know that the height of the image is
correctly recorded.
We have a famous audiophile recording that we used for some time to
set the imaging height. Unfortunately, when we got the image height

Genesis 1.2 Specifications

Audio Specifications

frequency response	16Hz to 36kHz, +/- 1dB
sensitivity	91 dB 1 watt 1 meter
input impedance	4 ohms (nominal)
bass amplifier power rating	Six channels per side @400 watts each

Transducers

HF transducers	26 Genesis 1” Circular Ribbon Tweeters (20 front, 6 rear)
midrange transducer	Single 75” Ribbon
LF transducers	Twelve Genesis 12” woofers with ribbed aluminum cones

Weight and Dimensions

weight per side	approx.1, 000 lbs (450kg)
mid/tweeter wing dimensions	H 90” x W 41.5” x D 5” each
woofer tower dimensions	H 90” x W 15.5” x D 19” each