Akubarik
Contents
Product info
- Product Name: AKUBARIK
- Date of Introduction: April 2013
- Type: Integrated Aktiv Isobarik Loudspeaker
- Features
Manuals
Installation
We recommend that your Akubarik loudspeakers are unpacked, installed and adjusted by an authorised Linn retailer. To get the best from your Akubarik loudspeakers, it is important that they are positioned and levelled correctly.
Please note, in order to achieve the very best from your Akubarik, some adjustment may be required after positioning, levelling and connecting. See the Fine adjustment section.
Unpacking
IMPORTANT:
The Akubariks are heavy; take great care when moving them.
When unpacking, lifting or moving them, we recommend using two people to avoid personal injury.
- Do not lift your Akubarik using the amplifier module, this will cause damage to your loudspeaker.
- Do not lay the loudspeakers on their front face or the amplifier on the rear as this will damage the loudspeaker.
- We recommend that you retain the packaging in case you need to transport your loudspeaker(s) at a later date.
- Loudspeakers are packed individually with a separate package containing both speaker stands.
- Take care when unpacking to avoid damage to the cabinets.
Move the (boxed) loudspeaker to an uncluttered, flat area adjacent to its eventual position (this will avoid any excessive moving and carrying of unpacked loudspeakers).
Stand the loudspeaker box on its base.
Remove the plastic clips holing the box together (four from the base and one from the sleeve).
Remove the cardboard sleeve by lifting it straight up until it clears the top of the cabinet
Leaving the top end cap on (to protect the loudspeaker) turn the Akubarik upside down.
Remove the bottom end caps to allow the stand to be fitted (see below).
Once the stand has been fitted, carefully rotate speaker onto the stand. Lift the loudspeaker out of the top end-cap and remove its protective bag.
Leave the packaging between the amplifier module and the cabinet and the 3-K Array cover in place until the loudspeakers have been moved to their final position.
Once you have positioned the loudspeakers, remove the two packaging pieces between the amplifier and the cabinet and VERY CAREFULLY snip the plastic tie holding the 3-K Array cover in place and remove it.
Fitting the Stand
On a clean, level surface that will not damage the loudspeaker; carefully stand the speaker upside-down without laying it on its front or rear face.
Remove the five bolts holding the transit plinth in place using a 13mm socket spanner.
Remove the transit plinth and retain with the packaging in case you need to transport your loudspeaker(s) in the future.
Position the speaker stand above the speaker as shown above and attach using the 5 bolts removed in step 2.
IMPORTANT: Take care not to over tighten the bolts.
Positioning
For further assistance, try our customer support pages or the Linn Forum.
Levelling
Back Panel Connections
- MAINS SWITCH - Power on / off switch.
- MAINS INPUT - To connect to the mains electricity supply.
- BALANCED IN - To connect pre-amp outputs with balanced (XLR) outputs*.
Operation
Fine Adjustments
Once your Akubariks are correctly positioned, levelled and connected, some tuning of the sound may benefit the performance. The acoustics of a room are dependent on many factors including size, shape, contents and textures. The information below will assist in helping you to achieve optimum sound from your loudspeakers in any setting.
The Akubariks are provided with two adjustment switches on the back panel. 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 certain parameters to be fine-tuned, in order to allow the loudspeaker performance to match the room acoustics more closely.
| Switch | Function | Available Settings | Factory Default Setting | |
| Roll-On | Set frequency of high pass filter | 20Hz, 40Hz, 60Hz | 20Hz | |
| Bass Cut | Reduce Bass level | 0dB to -7dB (1dB steps) | 0dB | |
| Mid | Adjust gain of Midrange | -1.5dB to +2dB (in 0.5dB steps) | * | |
| Tweeter | Adjust gain of Tweeter | -1.5dB to +2dB (in 0.5dB steps) | * | |
| Super Tweeter | Adjust gain of Super Tweeter | -1.5dB to +2dB (in 0.5dB steps) | * |
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* - Individually tuned at factory to match specific 3K Array
NB:- Invalid settings will mute the entire speaker and light Blue and Red LEDs together.
