Genesis Advanced Technologies G7.1c Setting up as Stereo Pair, Positioning, Loudspeaker Controls

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3 Setting up as Stereo Pair

3.1 Positioning

Used as a stereo pair, the G7.1c should be placed vertically at least 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 speaker. They should be placed on good, solid speaker stands about 18 to 24 inches (60cm) high.

Start with the speakers five feet (1.5m) apart with the tweeters placed closest together, and angled in (toed-in) towards the listener by about 3 degrees. You will want to sit 9 to 12 feet (3 to 4 metres) away from the speakers (if you have the space). We will experiment with moving the speakers around later.

As these speakers are dipolar in the high frequencies, they are pretty 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 two- dimensional. 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.

3.2 Loudspeaker Controls

3.2.1Tweeter Control

The knob marked TWEETER on the plate on the back of the speaker tailors the high-frequency response of the G7.1c. It is a subtle control, but can make a great difference in gaining that last bit of additional performance in tuning your speakers for the room in which you are using them. It can turn your system from very good to exceptional, so take the time to work through this process.

Turning this control clockwise will increase the level of the front tweeter. Use this control if you need a bit more treble, or to increase the apparent space of the soundstage. Too high a tweeter level, and you can feel that crashing cymbals are leaping out at you, and nylon stringed guitars sound steely. Start with this control at the 12 o'clock position. There is about a ± one dB range for this control.

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