Listening
The Genesis III provided an interesting contrast to the Thiel CS3.6 loudspeakers I've been living with for the past few months—and to the Lynnfield 500L reviewed elsewhere in this issue.
The IIIs ended up exactly a third of the way into the 21'-deep and 14.5'-wide listening room. This produced the best coupling between the loudspeaker and the room, and…
Description: Five-way dynamic loudspeaker. Driver complement: Two 8" metal-cone woofers, two 3" dome midrange units, one 1" planar-ribbon tweeter. Crossover frequencies: 70Hz, 250Hz, 850Hz, 4.2kHz. Frequency response: 32Hz–34kHz ±3dB. Sensitivity: 87dB/W/m. Nominal impedance: 4 ohms.
Dimensions: 19.5" W by 51.5" H by 16.5" D. Weight: 145 lbs each.
Serial numbers of samples reviewed: 440551 & 2.
Price: $6199/pair (piano black), $6399/pair (rosewood) (1993); no longer available (2013). Approximate number of dealers: 12.
Manufacturer: Genesis…
The IIIs were auditioned in my dedicated listening room and with the following equipment: Audio Research LS2B preamp; Mark Levinson No.23.5, Forté Model 4, and VTL 225W monoblock power amplifiers; C.E.C. TL 1 and Mark Levinson No.31 transports feeding a Mark Levinson No.30 digital processor; and a heavily modified Well-Tempered Turntable fitted with an AudioQuest AQ7000nsx cartridge amplified by a Vendetta Research SCP2B phono preamp. A Tice Power Block and Titan conditioned power to the system (except the power amplifiers).
Interconnects were AudioQuest…
Though John Atkinson carried out the following measurements, I saw the results only after completing my auditioning. JA experimented with the controls and found the flattest measured on-axis response with the tweeter control at 9 o'clock, the upper-midrange control at maximum, and the lower-midrange control at the flat position. He also measured the III with the rear-panel level controls at the positions set by Arnie Nudell for the Stereophile listening room when he brought the III to Santa Fe for review. For auditioning in my listening room, I used slightly…
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