Positioning And Levelling - Linn Akurate 212 Owner's Manual

AKURATE 242, 225 and 212
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Positioning and levelling

To get the best from your Linn AKURATE speakers, it is important that they are
positioned and levelled correctly. The acoustics of a room are dependent on
many factors including size, shape and even furniture. The information below
will assist in helping you find the best position in your room for your speakers
and will tell you how to level them correctly.
Positioning
It pays dividends to experiment with loudspeaker positioning. However, the very
nature of the 3-K Array and its close driver proximity ensures uniform
dispersion characteristics and therefore should not require any significant
degree of toeing-in to improve performance.
A loudspeaker placed too close to a wall will tend to affect bass definition
creating a bass 'bloom', so a minimum of 9" (23 cm) is recommended between
the back of a speaker and the closest wall. If lack of space is an issue, foam
bungs are provided for insertion into the AKURATE 242 and 212 speakers' rear min. 9" (23 cm) min. 9" (23 cm) min. 9" (23 cm)
reflex ports to seal the cabinets. This converts the speakers to an infinite baffle
design and allows them to be placed closer to a wall. The AKURATE speaker Centre
system will work effectively in free space, but if bass extension is limited the
Subwoofer
AKURATE 242 and 225 speakers contain a Bass Boost feature to enhance the
bass frequencies below 200 Hz (see Bass Boost section).
AKURATE Loudspeaker System
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