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Owners Manual 

Genesis Reference-Series Amplifier 

 
 

Version 2.0 

September 2008 

Copyright Genesis Advanced Technologies 

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Page 1: ...idelity 654 S Lucile St Seattle WA 98108 Tel 206 762 8383 Fax 206 762 8389 Owners Manual Genesis Reference Series Amplifier Version 2 0 September 2008 Copyright Genesis Advanced Technologies All Right...

Page 2: ...Information 4 Set up and Operation 6 Speaker Connections 6 Input Connections 6 Playing Music 7 About Your Amplifier 9 Introduction 9 Design and Construction 9 Dynamic Power Delivery Supply DPDS 9 Sile...

Page 3: ...recisely matched components are used throughout copper core silver wire with Teflon insulation is used in the entire signal and power path Each and every unit is completely hand assembled in the USA a...

Page 4: ...supplied to do this Place the amplifier chassis top down on a clean surface Place the suspension frame on the shock absorbers so that the holes of the shock absorbers are aligned with the matching hol...

Page 5: ...er model that you have Connect the loudspeakers to the 5 way binding posts using good quality loudspeaker cables and the appropriate RCA or XLR interconnects to the pre amplifier Safety Information 1...

Page 6: ...t 5 While the Genesis Reference Amplifier runs very cool due to its high efficiency some ventilation and airflow at the faceplate is necessary for reliable operation Do not obstruct the vents at the s...

Page 7: ...tighten the binding posts as you may strip the plastic threads on the posts These ETI CablePods are designed to fully tighten without the use of tools DO NOT SHORT THE TERMINALS TOGETHER AND DO NOT GR...

Page 8: ...olume control on your preamplifier first before turning your amplifier on Locate the power toggle switch on the back next to the power umbilical inlet and flick it upwards to turn the amplifier ON In...

Page 9: ...stay warm circuits consume about as much power as a night light To turn the amplifier back to stand by flick the power toggle up When you know that you will not be using the amplifier for a long peri...

Page 10: ...y so often Except for Class A solid state amplifiers they also run much cooler and consume less electricity than valve amplifiers Solid state amplifiers are also able to drive a far wider range of lou...

Page 11: ...or even large banks of smaller capacitors in their power supplies tended to sound dark and slow The DPDS in the simplest explanation uses the frequency distribution of music and the Fletcher Munson c...

Page 12: ...e high voltages involved tube amplifiers use relatively small capacitors and chokes to produce smooth DC power The electronics used for regulation have to be noiseless and fast Generally noiseless is...

Page 13: ...same electrical circuit as the transformer will cause asymmetric compression of the power waveform Moreover noise generating devices such as light dimmers electric curling irons microwave ovens etc ca...

Page 14: ...floor and you do not want to mark the floor use a thin disc of copper a copper penny will do under each spike The weight of the amplifier on the spike will deform the disc and create a small indentati...

Page 15: ...w or 360w RMS 4ohm Current limited to 20amps for 20ms Frequency Response 10Hz 50kHz 0dB 3dB Power Bandwidth 18Hz to 36kHz Input Impedance 100k Ohms Balanced or Single ended Damping 2 000 minimum at 4...

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