Genesis 12t User Manual

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to experiment with increasing or decreasing the low pass filter control.
This control will raise or lower the frequency cutoff point of the woofer.
If you find that the sound is “thin” or lacking in mid bass, and that
turning the gain control up to “thicken” the sound creates too much low
bass, this is a good indication that you may want to turn the low pass
filter up to a higher frequency instead. This will extend the response of
the S2/12t into the upper bass regions without affecting the low bass
level.
Next, check the S2/12t using more than just a voice. Select some
music that you know to have good deep bass, a symphonic piece of
music if you can, or use a natural bass instrument for your guide. Try to
make it sound real. You may have to return to the vocal track from time
to time to make sure you have not gone too far in one direction.
If, at this point, the overall sound seems to be lacking in mid bass, turn
the low pass filter to a higher position or, alternately, position the main
speakers closer together in order to achieve better mid bass coupling
between the main speakers. If the overall sound is too “fat” turn the low
pass filter down or adjust the gain. At this point we suggest you use
only the low pass filter control until you get to the refinement stage.
Low bass
If you find that there isn’t enough deep bass in the overall sound of the
system, your first remedy is the gain control on the S2/12t amplifier.
This has several limitations. First, turned up too high, it may result in
some distortion on very low frequencies.
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-end
of your main speakers. This would make your system sound “boomy”
in the mid bass regions.
A good rule of thumb is to first adjust the gain control of the subwoofer
for proper mid bass response rather than low bass. The theory is that if
the mid bass response is correct, then the low bass response should
be very close to correct.
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.

Genesis 12t Specifications

Audio Specifications

frequency response	20Hz to 120Hz +/- 1dB
extended frequency response	16Hz to 180Hz -3dB, +2dB

Ports & Interfaces

high-level inputs	left and right with 5-way binding posts
low-level inputs	left and right, single-ended RCA and balanced XLR
LFE low-level mono inputs	single-ended RCA and balanced XLR

Weight and Dimensions

dimensions	31” x 21” x 16” (w x h x d)
dimensions_metric	533mm x 787mm x 406mm
weight	83.5 lbs (38 kg)