Genesis apm 1 brochure

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Loudspeaker

he Genesis APM-t embodies our commitment to the

shattering of traditional high-end loudspeaker price-to-

performance ratios. With a stunning new form factor and
engineering innovations that belie their cost, our new APM-l is
an ideal audio/video loudspeaker svstem, offering unprecedent-
ed ease of placement in your listening environment. Their sleek
modern industrial design encompasses innovative engineering
and driver tecltnology, setting the stage for the captivating per-
formance of the revolutionary new APM-l from Genesis
Technologies.

Generally Speaking:

This series of loudspeakers, by Virtue oi its extraordinarv
dynamic range and extended frequency response, is perfect for
both high-end home audio and video applications. The APMJ
has in fact been specifically designed to excel in both or these
areas.

Like all Genesis loudspeakers, the APMJ embodies a dipole
design producing sound from both the front and the rear, one
out of phase with the other. While the advantages of dipole
design are many, the two main benefits are ease of placement
in the room (they can even be located very close to a wall
boundary! and more natural, spacious sound reproduction.

Dipoles achieve their superior performance because they create
a radiation pattern where the energy emanating to the sides of
the speakers is nearly noneexistent. With very little acoustical
energy reaching the side walls of your living room, not only is
placement of the speakers easy but, remarkably, the listener is
able to experience the music unencumbered by the normal
room interactions which plague most other speaker systems.

The APM-l Loudspeakers utilize our most sophisticated tech-
nology. Suspended within sculpted cherry wood iront battles
measuring a mere 1 1" wide are four 1 planar ribbon tweeters,
a pair of our newly minted titanium midrange modules, as well
as four mid-bass couplers. Down below are two 15 aluminum
cone servo subwoofers driven by twin integral (i-SAT §()()»\vatt
servo-controlled switching power amplifiers.

Drivers: some of the tricks of our trade

The tweeter used in both the front and back of the APIVH has
been described by many reviewers in both the American and
foreign Audiophile press as "possibly the worlds best. It is a l
planar ribbon design that is handcrafted trom an extremelv thin,
laminated membrane ot aluminum and Kaplon. It measures a
mere 0.0005 thick. The advantage of inrt'irporating suc h an
extremely thin membrane is its low mass. The result of this
design is a driver that produces a rapid and uniform response to
high frequency transients and has the speed of the best
ribbon/electrostatic designs without the characteristic distortion
and poor dispersion associated with them

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SPECIFICATIONS

GENESIS APM-1 LOUDSPEAKERS

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(:abinet Dimensions
Frequenm Response

loudspeaker Intpedem e 4 ohms
Sensivity 90 dB
\Neight 240 lb. each

Woofer amplifier €00 watt switching

amplifier, built in.

ur new 3 1/2" midi'ange driver is machined from

pure titanium, one of the lightest and stitfest

materials known to man. Its super low mass
makes it one of the best transducers ever made. With its
nearly instantaneous transient response, this titanium
midrange inspires the APM-i loudspeakers to sound life-
like and eftortless. This driver will be incorporated into
forthcoming Genesis produi ts costing many times that of
the AlM-l.

io create a sound bridge" between the midrange and the
servo-woofer st stem, the [\lM-l incorporates two of our

world-renowned () l/c metal cone mid-bass couplers ias
found in our Genesis V and new Genesis 500i. Being of an
extremely light and stiff design, this metal cone is capable of
handling the huge dynamic range demands of the system
while maintaining the extremely low coloration and excellent
transient response critical in reproducing the classic Genesis
Power Band.

As in all C. sis loudspeakers, the driyers used in the APMJ s
are custom crafted devices designed and tuned by Genesis
engineers for transparent and dvnamic performance.

The APM-1 gets the "Low Down

Servo conlrol of the woofers coupled with metal (one technol»
ogy are the keys to the phenomenal bass performance of the
APMJ. Listening to traditional woofer systems, one could
describe the bass as heavy, "soggy, or "boomy" to some
extent because the woofer has high mass and therefore high
inertia. This causes poor control and high distortion. in a servo
woofer system, complete control of the woofer is made possi-
ble by the addition of a motion sensor iaccelerometeri mount~
ed directly on the woofer itself. The resultant (let rease in dis,
tortion, greater frequency extension and tight control yield
musically accurate yet "floor shaking bass.

The servo controlled metal Lone woofer system of the APMJ
are driven bv the new Genesis (J-SAT Amplifier. This unique
power plant utilizes an extraordinary technology known as the
switt hing amplifier, first introduced to the audio world by
Genesis co-founder Arnie Nudell. Acclaimed for exemplary
performance by virtue of its perfectly linear response, nearvper-
fect efficiency, and "slam factor, our switching amplifier is
superior It) just about any other form of amplification. In fact,
the Genesis servwbass system forges the best melding of driver
and amplifier imaginable, yielding the precise and powerful
bass required for today's demanding dualvpurpose
taudiorvideoi speaker systems.

Looks arent everything, but they help . . .

The APMel is a dynamic, full range loudspeaker system capa-
ble of delivering live listening levels with active servovbass
response down to 23 Hz and high frequency response beyond
32 kHI. Of ( ourse the APth was designed for sonic virtuosh
ty, but they were also designed to be the best looking products
in their class. You will be captivated by the elegantly modern
form factor of their iO-layer sculpted cherry wood baffle and
ingeniously integrated grille work.

Prepare yourself for a truly exciting and dramatic new listening
experient e . . . the Genesis APM-i,

QC 61/075 '

Genesis Technologies, Inc.

P.O. Box 3789 EAGLE, COLORADO 81631 USA -
Yrs" oun wsssm

PHONE (970) 328-9515
AT WWW.GEN-TECH.COM

FAX (970) 328-9522