I have had these speakers for a few months now and they were in need of some crossover attention when I bought them.
Genesis is a spin off of EPI or Epicure speakers of which I am always a fan of. Very simple designed, requiring minimal crossover components. The woofer and tweeter are designed to roll off at their crossover point naturally.
This pair I bought already had the woofers refoamed, the crossover panel was worse for wear. The spring clips were broken and the glue holding them to the cabinet was no longer bonding the plate to the cabinet.
I opted to use MDF 5"x5" board that I cut. I installed new gold plated binding post to accept banana plugs. Upgraded the capacitor to a Solen polypropylene cap, and installed 18 gauge audiophile speaker wire.
The cabinets were a bit rough, some wax was on the vinyl veneer and on the speaker grill cloth. I cleaned all that up.
This pair of Genesis still had the QC tags on the front baffle, I opted to leave them on as you do not see this attention to detail in today's gear.
I kept the original serial # tags as these speakers are 20 off each other in production.
I always like the sound of the EPI 100 and the Genesis Model 1 is the equivalent to the EPI. Excellent bass from a sealed 8 inch woofer and the inverted dome is smooth as silk. These are highly musical speakers. The bass is almost on par with the New Large Advents with 10" woofers and the mid range and highs or on par with the Dynaco A35's.
These are truly a wonderful speakers and always a pleasure to restore. I think I have done at least a dozen pairs now.
Genesis is a spin off of EPI or Epicure speakers of which I am always a fan of. Very simple designed, requiring minimal crossover components. The woofer and tweeter are designed to roll off at their crossover point naturally.
This pair I bought already had the woofers refoamed, the crossover panel was worse for wear. The spring clips were broken and the glue holding them to the cabinet was no longer bonding the plate to the cabinet.
I opted to use MDF 5"x5" board that I cut. I installed new gold plated binding post to accept banana plugs. Upgraded the capacitor to a Solen polypropylene cap, and installed 18 gauge audiophile speaker wire.
The cabinets were a bit rough, some wax was on the vinyl veneer and on the speaker grill cloth. I cleaned all that up.
This pair of Genesis still had the QC tags on the front baffle, I opted to leave them on as you do not see this attention to detail in today's gear.
I kept the original serial # tags as these speakers are 20 off each other in production.
I always like the sound of the EPI 100 and the Genesis Model 1 is the equivalent to the EPI. Excellent bass from a sealed 8 inch woofer and the inverted dome is smooth as silk. These are highly musical speakers. The bass is almost on par with the New Large Advents with 10" woofers and the mid range and highs or on par with the Dynaco A35's.
These are truly a wonderful speakers and always a pleasure to restore. I think I have done at least a dozen pairs now.
I've been looking for a pair of these for years. Having bad luck. What's the sonic difference between the Genesis 1's and EPI 100's? Have you heard the Genesis 1+ ?
ReplyDeleteThe build quality is better with the Genesis, the cabinet is a little larger.
DeleteQuality control is a little higher given the QC tag attached to each speaker. The tweeter is better built also.
Yes I have heard them. I always like EPI and Genesis.
I see this is an old post, but aside from the glue issue mentioned above I have a pair in very good condition that I would like to sell. Original tweeters, re-foamed woofers. Still sound great!
DeleteCanuck audio mart is probably your best forum for selling them. I use them all the time
DeleteI have a pair that I would like to restore. One of the tweeters is blown though. How do you suggest i find a replacement?
ReplyDeleteHi Remi. Ebay is the best place to get a pair of replacements.
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