Genelec 1029-A Owners manual

Active Monitoring System

The bi-amplified GENELEC 1029A is a two

way active monitoring speaker designed to be

The 1029A is ideal for near field monitoring,

As an active speaker, it contains drivers,

Waveguide

(DCW

) technology used

the bass response of the 1029A’s can be

As the amplifiers are built into the speaker

the mains supply and the line level input

The bass frequencies are reproduced by a

The high frequency driver is a 19 mm

Technology pioneered by Genelec, which has

The active crossover network consists of two

ters are complementary and the slopes are

this speaker to be exactly matched to any

Amplifiers

The amplifier unit is built into the speaker

taking note of the line of the listening axis

that the mains switch is off and the volume

tion has been made, the speakers are ready

to be switched on.

The input sensitivity of the speakers can be

The response of the system usually has to be

The adjustment is done by setting the tone

factory settings for these are ‘ALL OFF’ to

for suggested tone control settings in differ-

the effect of the controls on the anechoic

the response curve needed.

toring, avoid mounting them directly on the

This minimises the reflection from the con-

tioned in the room as this greatly affects their

to reflections of the wave from the room’s

the monitors at the same height and also at

the same distance from the front and side

walls so that the reflections, and therefore

the changes to the frequency response, are

the same.

The distance from the front wall should be

than 3 m to avoid an uneven frequency

The monitors should be aimed toward the