Linn KLIMAX AKTIV, Owner'S Manual

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Installation (continued)
Fine-tuning
Once your KLIMAX AKTIV crossover is installed, some tuning of the sound may benefit the performance.
Firstly, ensure that your loudspeakers are correctly installed, positioned, levelled and connected. Correct
loudspeaker positioning is important for obtaining optimum system performance – your Linn retailer will be
happy to advise. Fine tuning of the AKTIV crossover thereafter can focus the sound to its very best but
cannot, by itself, overcome the problems associated with poor loudspeaker installation or positioning.
The performance of the system may also be affected by the room acoustics, which are dependent on many
factors, including room size, shape, contents and textures. The information below will assist in helping you to
achieve optimum sound from your system.
Adjustment switches
The KLIMAX AKTIV crossover is provided with rotary adjustment switches on the back panel. See the
reference card supplied for details on adjustments available on your model of KLIMAX AKTIV. The factory
settings will provide the best performance in the majority of room settings; however, if a room’s acoustics
are found to be a little bright or perhaps a bit bass-heavy, these switches allow the parameters to be fine-
tuned, in order to more closely match the system’s performance to the room acoustics.
When making adjustments, the loudspeakers must first be correctly positioned and connected (consult your
retailer or your loudspeaker owner’s manual). Then play a passage of music and listen, using the TUNE DEM
method, i.e. how easy is it to follow the tune? Make a single adjustment and listen to the same passage of
music again. Is it easier or more difficult to follow the tune?
Continue to do this (adjust / listen / adjust etc), one parameter at a time, until you focus the sound to its
optimum, in terms of tuneful performance.
Tip
If you are adjusting the switches and cannot see or read the back panel, it should be noted that each switch
has two Mute settings that can be used as a reference. So if you are adjusting the switch clockwise as you
face the back panel (= anti-clockwise if you are facing the front panel), find the two muted settings and the
next position round is the lowest setting.