G7.1c - Convertible
When Genesis makes an affordable loudspeaker, you can rest assured that it will be absolute fidelity™. To achieve the delicacy, speed, transparency, and bass response of the larger Genesis 3-way systems with a separate midrange in a 2-way system, we developed the world's first solid-titanium cone mid-woofer.
This made the Genesis 7.1c possible - a monitor-sized loudspeaker that will fit into a tight environment. The Genesis 7.1c has been designed as a "convertible" loudspeaker - our lingo for an L/C/R: a loudspeaker that can be used as a stereo pair, a center channel, or a surround or rear channel.
Used as a stereo pair on an appropriate loudspeaker stand, the monitor-sized G7.1c has spectacular imaging and soundstage. With a rear tweeter driven out of phase from the front tweeter, the G7.1c is a dipole in the high frequencies, enhancing "air", and soundstage and imaging when the speaker is positioned away from a rear wall.
Aesthetically, the Genesis 7-Series reflect the artistry and sculptural elegance of the highly regarded 6-Series in a smaller package.
Technical Details
The Genesis 7.1c is LC-tuned to optimize bass response down to 50Hz from a small cabinet, and yet it is also designed with a view of the entry-level amplifiers that are likely to be used to drive it. Hence, LC-tuning and the rear tweeter can be separately defeated.
A speaker level through-put allows convenient connection to any Genesis ServoSub™ for full frequency response. With better amplification, the G7.1c is able to scale the sonic heights of its more expensive brethren.
The G7.1c is built to the same exacting quality as the well-regarded Genesis 6-series. The drivers are mounted on a front baffle that is a full 36mm thick. The cabinet has the same solid construction, and the crossover is built with the same high quality components that are the hallmarks of the Genesis design.
Reviews
John Potis of 6moons.com calls the G7.1c "big, open, airy and very transparent". "Bass is smooth with a surprising sense of power. Microdynamics are really good. I think the G7.1c SE will impress a lot of horn and Lowther users."
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In the Ultimate AV Magazine website, Steven Stone reviewed the G7.1c in the context of a home theater system and recommends it for "exemplary speed, transparency, upper frequency purity, driver integration, and harmonic neutrality."
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