Genesis G-6.1 Owners manual

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Owners Manual and Set-up Guide:

Genesis 6.1 Loudspeaker

Contents

1 A QUICK START SET-UP GUIDE 4

1.1 UNPACKING 4

1.2 ROOM PLACEMENT 4

1.3 POWER REQUIREMENTS 5

1.4 CONNECTIONS 6

1.5 ADJUSTMENTS 6

2 COMPLETE SET-UP GUIDE 7

2.1 POSITIONING 7

2.2 POWER CONNECTIONS 7

2.3 SOURCE INPUT CONNECTIONS 8

2.3.1 RECOMMENDED CONNECTIONS 8

2.3.2 ALTERNATIVE INPUT CONNECTION 8

2.4 LOUDSPEAKER CONTROLS 9

2.4.1 TWEETER AND MIDRANGE CONTROLS 9

2.4.2 BASS CONTROL 10

3 TUNING THE SYSTEM 11

3.1 ADJUSTING BASS GAIN 11

3.2 L

3.3 IMAGING AND SOUNDSTAGE 12

3.4 FURTHER ADJUSTMENTS 13

4 THE REFINEMENT STAGE 14

4.1 ONE CHANGE AT A TIME 14

4.2 DEFINING THE SOUNDSTAGE 14

4.3 APPROPRIATE MID-BASS BALANCE 14

4.4 ROOM TREATMENT 15

OW PASS FILTER 11

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4.5 MASTERING THE REFINEMENTS OF THE SYSTEM 16

5 HOME THEATER AND MULTI-CHANNEL MUSIC 17

5.1 LFE INPUT 17

5.2 LFE GAIN 18

5.3 LFE O

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THE GENESIS 6.1 TECHNOLOGY 19

6.1 THE SERVO-BASS ADVANTAGE 19

6.2 DIPOLAR CONFIGURATION 20

6.3 THE TRANSDUCERS 20

6.3.1 THE GENESIS RIBBON TWEETER 20

6.3.2 TITANIUM MIDRANGE 21

6.3.3 MID-BASS COUPLERS 21

6.3.4 ALUMINIUM-CONE WOOFERS 21

6.4 500 WATT CLASS D SERVO AMPLIFIER 22

6.5 CROSSOVER 23

6.6 VIBRATION-FREE CABINET 23

UTPUT 18

7 SPECIFICATIONS 26

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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, the Genesis 6.1 (G6.1) 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.

So that it will fit into the décor of any home, the cabinet design is a
combination of acoustic, furniture, interior design and architectural
principles. Subtle angles and complex curves are used to create an
optical illusion that makes the G6.1 look smaller and slimmer than it
actually is. The veneers are also carefully chosen to reflect and
enhance these curves and angles.

Sound structural engineering principles have been applied to make
the G6.1 cabinet rigid and well-damped, with no detrimental
vibrations. All construction and even internal braces have been
“tongue and grooved” to ensure that the cabinet is the best
environment on which to mount the transducers. This results in an
absence of cabinet coloration, and excellent sound-staging and
imaging.

More than just a full-frequency loudspeaker system, the G6.1 can
also reproduce vital infrasonic and ultrasonic frequencies to deliver
the emotive content of music. Hence, unlike speakers produced by
other manufacturers, the G6.1 has a frequency response from
16Hz to 36kHz.

The G6.1 Cinema System can optionally include a full complement
of matching surround speakers, center channel, and additional
bass modules. Hence the G6.1 is equally at home in an audiophile
two-channel music-only system and as a key component in a home
theater/multi-channel music environment.

Please read this Owners Manual and Set-up Guide to get the
maximum enjoyment out of your purchase. Also, check out our
website at www.genesisloudspeakers.com
tips and tricks, and support for our owners.

for the latest updates,

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1 A Quick Start Set-up Guide

Now that you have your new Genesis 6.1 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. The
cartons containing your speakers weigh over 160lbs (72.3kgs) each, so
we suggest a minimum of two strong people to move the speaker
cartons around. We will not be held liable for damage to either the
speakers or your backs during unpacking and setting up.

The packaging is designed to ship the speakers vertically, and to be
unpacked horizontally. Please observe the “This Side Up” signs when
shipping and unpacking.

If the speakers have been shipped to you with the shipping sleeve on,
you will receive the speakers vertically, standing on its end. In order to
remove the sleeve, you will need a space with a 12 foot (3.7 metre)
ceiling. Slide the sleeve up, and off, over the top of the carton.

With the shipping sleeve off, you will receive the speakers sitting on its
back. The carton is designed to unfold to make it easy to remove the
speakers. With a sharp knife, cut the tape on the top and two ends of
the carton. The sides will fall apart revealing the speaker held in place by
a back support box, and two pieces of foam holding on to the top and
bottom of the speaker. You will also find the wire grill that will go on the
front of the speaker.

Remove the foam on the bottom of the speakers, and slide the plastic
and foam wrapping off. Now, tilt up the speaker until it is resting on its
bottom. Remove the top piece of foam, and the wrapping. Repeat with
the other speaker, and store the packaging in a dry, safe place – just in
case you need to transport the speakers.

1.2 Room Placement

A good starting position for your G6.1 is about 18 inches (46cm) 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
speakers. Place the speakers about six feet (1.8 metres) apart with the
tweeters closest together. Toe the speakers in slightly towards the
listeners – by about 5 to 10 degrees – no more.

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This is the best starting point for audiophile two channel stereo set-ups.
If you are primarily using these speakers for home theatre enjoyment,
the speakers can be placed nearer to the wall. If you are only going to
use these speakers for stereo, you may want to pull them further away
from the wall.

You will want to sit nine to twelve feet (three to four metres) away from
the speakers. When sitting further away, you should place the speakers
further apart.

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.

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Toe in by 5

18”

8’ to 10’

1.3 Power Requirements

The G6.1 has a bass section powered with a highly efficient 500W
amplifier. Each speaker is capable of drawing over 5 amps at 110V or

2.5 amps at 240V. We recommend that each speaker be plugged
directly into a dedicated power socket.

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If you have no choice but to use an
extension cord, make sure that it is a
heavy-duty version that is capable of
delivering the required current. If you
use a power conditioner, we
recommend that it is capable of
delivering at least 10 amps.

1.4 Connections

For most applications, the speakers
should be plugged directly into the
output your power amplifiers using
high quality speaker cables and the 5­way binding posts. Switch the bass
inputs selector UP to “High Level”. If
you are also using the speakers in a
home theatre set-up, you should also
plug the “LFE” or “Subwoofer” output
from your home theatre processor into
the LFE IN of the speaker.

1.5 Adjustments

Don’t be too worried by all those knobs
on the back of the G6.1. Just set all
knobs to the 12 o’clock position. That
is a good place to start. The G6.1 will
sound great, straight out of the box,
set-up like this. As you play your
system for the next hundred hours or
so, the speakers will settle in and
break in.

Once you familiarize yourself with their

performance, putting a little bit of
additional effort in tuning the speakers properly into your system (which
includes the room) will give you greater long-term enjoyment and
benefits.

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2 Complete Set-up Guide

2.1 Positioning

A good starting position for the G6.1 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 8 to 10 feet (2.4 to 3.0 metres) away from
the speakers (if you have the space). We will experiment with moving
the speakers around later.

As these speakers are dipolar, they are really room-friendly and you are
free to move the speakers closer to, or further away from the front and
side walls. We do recommend, however, that you give the speakers a
little bit of breathing space behind them, so don’t push them up tight
against the wall.

If you have the speakers too close to the front wall, you will find that the
image depth is not as good - the soundstage becomes a little two­dimensional. If you have the space to move the speakers away from the
wall, do so. You will be rewarded with the deep, broad soundstage that
this loudspeaker is capable of. You should be able to “see” the
soundstage behind, as well as in front of, the loudspeakers. The sound
stage will also extend outside the left and right sides of the speakers.

2.2 Power Connections

Connect the power cord to the built-in amplifier, check the voltage
selection and then plug that into a power socket. A heavy-duty power
cord is included with your speakers for this purpose. We do not
recommend using an extension cord for the G6.1 due to the high power
demands of the 500W amplifier. However, if you MUST use an
extension cord, use an extremely heavy duty one used for professional
construction equipment if you can find it.

Before you plug the power cord in, please make sure that the
voltage selector is set to the proper voltage. Taiwan, Japan and

North America will require the 115v setting. Most European countries
and other Asian countries will require 230v. We recommend that you
plug the G6.1 into an unswitched outlet, or a switched outlet that will
always be left ON.

The built in amplifier can draw over 5 amperes at 110V or 2.5 amperes
at 240V with source material that has extremely heavy bass. As many
rooms North America are wired with only 20 amperes of current, you

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might find that the power supply you have limits the amount of bass that
your G6.1 can deliver.

You will know that your speakers are limited by the power supply if the
lights dim when there is a heavy bass-drum whack. If you have the
luxury of bringing a dedicated line in for your hifi system, we recommend
a minimum of 30 amps.

There is an on/off switch for the power

amplifier. This switch should always be

left on unless the system will not be

used for a long time (like if you are

going on vacation). The built-in

amplifier has an auto-sensing circuit

that will automatically shut the

amplifier off when there is no signal for

around 10 minutes. It will immediately

switch the amplifier on if there is a

signal sensed.

connected to the plus, positive, or red terminal on your power amplifier.
The minus(-), negative(-ve) or black terminal should be connected to the
amplifier’s minus(-), negative(-ve) or black output.

2.3.2 Alternative Input Connection

You may wish to connect the bass section of the G6.1 directly to your
preamplifier instead. You may wish to do this if you know that your
power amplifier does not have a flat response down to below 20Hz.

2.3 Source Input Connections

2.3.1 Recommended Connections

Connect the speaker outputs of your

power amplifier to the HIGH LEVEL

INPUTS binding posts using a high-

quality loudspeaker cable. This is

recommended both sonically and for

convenience. The B

selector switch should be in the

ASS INPUTS

up

position – pointing to the high-level

inputs being used.

Make sure that you have the correct

polarity connected for both speakers –

the plus(+), positive(+ve) or red

terminal on the G6.1 should be

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