Genesis Advanced Technologies 2.2 - Manual (Page 23)

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front to back depth and soundstage properties of your system. It is
easy, yet unproductive, to go too far in one direction (and if you
move the woofer towers too far from the wall you may lose low bass
extension and if they are too near the walls, you will create a
boominess in the room).
Secondly, you may make the mid bass produced by the top of the
woofer out of proportion with the mid bass produced by the bottom
of the midrange ribbon. This would tend to sound bloated or thick in
the mid bass regions.
Another good rule of thumb is to first set the volume control of the
woofer towers for proper midbass rather than low bass. The theory
is that if the midbass is correct, then the low bass should be very
close to correct. If the midbass is proper and the low bass is still not
right, here are some other suggestions.
A good balance between proper low bass extension and a deep
and spacious soundstage needs to be established to optimize your
new speaker's performance. This is because large space
ambience information is largely in the lowest frequencies. The
wavelength of a 20Hz soundwave is approximately 60 feet (20m),
so if you want to recreate the soundspace of a cathedral, you will
need to go lower than even 20Hz.
In order to achieve what the speaker is capable of we suggest you
focus your efforts on a proper balance of soundstage elements that
includes information beyond the left and
right sides of the
speakers, front to back 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 will “melt the walls” and with pinpoint
focus, the speakers disappearing completely on a recording
containing such information.
Room Treatment
No room is perfect. To optimize your sonic presentation it may be
helpful to treat your room. Here are some guidelines:
1.
Front walls. This loudspeaker is a dipole and therefore
there is sound coming from both the front and the back of
the speaker. How the front wall is treated or not treated is