Genesis Advanced Technologies G2.2 Servo-Controlled Bass Amplifier Protection, Word about Finish

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Position two gives you a soundstage perspective of about the middle of the concert hall. Position three is more like the orchestra seats, and position one may be more like the circle seats.

While it is relatively easy to put the Genesis 2 loudspeaker system into your room and system and get a reasonable sound, it is not as easy to perfectly integrate the loudspeakers into your room, and get great music out of it. The time you will take to do this properly will be well worth it for the long-term enjoyment you will derive. This fine tuning is covered later in this manual.

Servo-Controlled Bass Amplifier Protection

The servo-bass amplifier has numerous protection circuits built in to protect both the amplifier and the woofers. If you over-drive the amplifier, it will self-protect and you will hear clicking or thumping sounds. If that happens, turn down the volume of your system to protect your hearing and your speakers.

The amplifier is designed to be current-limited to 20amps – this is more than enough to supply over 1600W transients to the woofers. However, the servo-system in the G2 is not compression or dynamic limited. Hence, it is possible to play the system too loud, and damage the woofers.

Due to the efficiency of the amplification modules, they deliver and draw current extremely quickly. Hence, you may find that a very loud bass drum thwack will cause your lights to dim, or the circuit breakers to trip if you do not supply enough power to your system.

A possible solution will be to install an additional 20amp circuit in your listening room, and purchase an additional power supply to separate the power needs of the left and right woofer towers. Also, a Dynamic Reservoir (developed for the Genesis Reference Amplifier) is available as an optional upgrade. You will only need to do this if heavy bass dims your lights.

A Word about Finish

The G2 is entirely covered in high-gloss acrylic. Acrylic was picked for its sonic properties as well as its beauty. However, acrylic is a soft material that can scratch easily.

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