Leema Acoustics creates free speaker calibration PDF guide for locked-down music lovers

We typically run news pieces without passing comment. However, this one is worthy of note. Instead of pointing to a specific new product line, new model, a discount deal or even some ‘back office’ information about staff members, this one is simply a helpful guide to setting up a pair of loudspeakers. This is born of audio distributors and retailers setting up loudspeakers in hotel rooms for expos, in demonstration rooms and in the end-user’s listening room. Sadly, for now those ‘hands on’ experiences are performed at a distance, but if you have stripped your system down and rebuilt it for the fourth time, even aligned all the screw heads out of boredom, then maybe it’s time to set the system up using a time-honoured grid method. And Leema’s seven-page PDF shows you how.

Granted that there is more than one way to set up a pair of loudspeakers, and for some their installation is far more ‘black belt’ than this. But, if the way you set up your loudspeakers is merely using the instructions provided by the speaker manufacturer, this tape and LP-sleeve system is an excellent start. It even includes recommended tracks required to set up the system:

21st April 2020, Wales, UK: With the UK lockdown extended until May at the earliest, Leema Acoustics has published a free comprehensive speaker calibration guide for locked-down music lovers wanting to get the best from the hardware they already own. 

The Welshpool-based manufacturer, founded by two ex-BBC sound engineers in 1998, has teamed up with Andy Moore, Leema Acoustics’ Export Sales Business Manager at MIAN Audio Distribution (Leema’s UK distributor), to produce the ‘Grid Method’ speaker calibration guide, which is based on Moore’s 30 years’ industry experience. The seven-page full-colour PDF is available for free download and can be accessed here:https://bit.ly/2VzcKk5

Leema Acoustics has a long history with loudspeakers: the company’s first product was a compact five-litre micro monitor, the Xen (MkII pictured below). Founder Lee Taylor said, “I couldn’t find a really high-quality micro monitor for home and studio use; they were either compromised in the bass, or in SPL capability. My co-founder and I decided to design a micro monitor of only 5l volume with a bass response from 55Hz -6dB to 25kHz +/-1.5dB.”

This was quite a tall order and took a long time to achieve, but we managed it and produced some speakers for our own use. I took them in to commercial studios to use while mixing and other engineers said, ‘Can you make some for me?’ and things evolved.”

The free speaker calibration guide has been produced by Leema in recognition of the importance of the loudspeaker as the final interface into the room. It has been designed to help Leema Acoustics’ customers (and others) ensure correct speaker placement and, therefore, realise the full potential of their low-distortion Welsh-made electronics.

About Leema Acoustics 

Leema Acoustics is an internationally respected manufacturer of high-performance audio products founded by two ex-BBC sound engineers. Leema products are proudly hand-made in Wales using UK- and European-sourced components.

Founded in 1998, Leema Acoustics’ unique design processes, fanatical attention to detail and pursuit of accurate sound reproduction have seen the company win numerous press accolades in recent times. Today’s Leema Acoustics incorporates the latest technology into a product range that covers electronics, loudspeakers and cables, delivering complete high-performance audio solutions to consumers, with the benefits of expert design, UK hand-assembly and local component sourcing. 

https://www.leema-acoustics.com