absolute fidelity Owners Manual and Set-up Guide: Genesis 6.1e Loudspeaker Contents 1 2 3 4 A QUICK START SET-UP GUIDE 3 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 3 3 4 4 COMPLETE SET-UP GUIDE 5 2.1 2.2 2.3 5 5 6 7 3.1 3.2 7 8 ver 1.0 IMAGING AND SOUNDSTAGE FURTHER ADJUSTMENTS THE REFINEMENT STAGE ONE CHANGE AT A TIME DEFINING THE SOUNDSTAGE APPROPRIATE M ID -BASS BALANCE ROOM TREATMENT M ASTERING THE R EFINEMENTS OF THE SYSTEM 9 9 9 9 10 11 THE GENESIS 6.1E TECHNOLOGY 12 5.1 5.2 12 12 12 13 13 13 14 5.3 5.
absolute fidelity A Message from Genesis Congratulations! You are now the owner of one of the finest loudspeaker 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 loudspeaker that will deliver the best sound in its class.
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 you in two large shipping cartons.
absolute fidelity You will want to sit eight to twelve feet (2.4 to 4 metres) away from the speakers. Typical room placement: Place speakers about 18 inches into the room, the tweeters on the inside, 5 to 6 feet apart, and 8 to 12 feet from the listeners. Toe-in the speakers by about 5 degrees towards the listeners. Toe in by 5 o 18” 8’ to 10’ 1.
absolute fidelity 2 Complete Set-up Guide 2.1 Positioning A good starting position 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 tweeters placed closest together, and angled in (toed-in) towards the listener by about 5 degrees. You will want to sit eight to twelve feet (2.4 to 4.
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 room that you are using them in. They can turn your system from very good to exceptional, so take the time to work through this process.
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 time to carefully tune the system into the environment it is placed in.
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 room is unlikely to help. Find the best compromise for your room, your tastes and your space requirements.
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 instance, change position of the speakers and make an adjustment to the amplifier all at once.
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 provide a soundstage that is wall to wall and with pinpoint focus, the speakers disappearing completely on a recording containing such information. 4.4 Room Treatment No room is perfect. To optimize your sonic presentation it may be helpful to treat your room. Here are some guidelines: Front walls.
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 behind the listener is usually beneficial. 4.5 Mastering the Refinements of the system Fine tuning an audio system is an art that will take time and patience.
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 with the room, and have enough of adjustment to make them work with most rooms in the world.
absolute fidelity ribbon/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 front tweeters, creating a dipole. 5.2.2 Titanium Midrange We sometimes say that the midrange is a window into the mind of a composer or a singer. And indeed, the midrange is where the “magic” is in a well-recorded musical event.
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 musicality were improved. 5.4 Vibration-free Cabinet The cabinet was designed for aesthetics, but with an obsession to sonic quality, vibration control, structural strength, and rigidity.
absolute fidelity In some parts 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, extensive bracing was carefully incorporated using 25mm slabs of MDF to eliminate cabinet flex and panel resonance.
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 side § 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 (front & rear) § Midrange Transducers: One Genesis 5 “ titanium cone midrange § Bass Transducers: Two Genesis 6.
