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ARTIKULAT
Loudspeaker System
Owner’s Manual
Introduction English
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The term 'AKTIV' refers to the proprietary Linn active crossovers and loudspeaker
configuration.
AKTIV or passive?
In passive mode, the output from the power amplifier is passed through the passive
crossover in the loudspeaker, which results in some loss of audio signal as some of its
energy is used to power the crossover circuitry and therefore is effectively lost.
In an AKTIV system, on the other hand, the crossover circuitry is mains powered and so
does not rely on the signal. The fact that it is powered also allows advanced circuitry to
be included, which exerts a much greater degree of control over the processing of the
audio signal, providing a more precise audio output to the drive units. This results in
significantly improved sonic performance.
Three options are available for driving ARTIKULAT 350, 340 and 320 loudspeakers:
Fully AKTIV, using internal AKTIV modules and amplification - i.e. the ARTIKULAT
350A, 340A and 320A loudspeaker models.
Fully AKTIV, using external AKTIV modules and amplification (an upgrade to the
standard loudspeaker models is required).
AKTIV bass and passive upper frequencies - i.e. 3-K Array* (and in the case of the
ARTIKULAT 350 and 340 models, upper bass).
Note:
The ARTIKULAT 345 bass extension loudspeaker and the lower-bass drivers in the
ARTIKULAT 350, 340 and 320 loudspeakers are AKTIV in all configurations.
* See
Features
chapter for further details.
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