Linn 212, 221, 225, 242 Positioning and levelling

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.

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

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

system will work effectively in free space, but if bass extension is limited the

AKURATE 242 and 225 speakers contain a Bass Boost feature to enhance the

bass frequencies below 200 Hz (see

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AKURATE Loudspeaker System

Owner’s Manual

AKURATE 242, 225 and 212

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Subwoofer

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