Comments on: Aktimate Micro

By: Martin Emes

Martin Emes — Sat, 06 Dec 2014 16:15:57 +0000

Has anyone used the banana plugs on Aktimate speakers? I can’t figure them out at all, and any video tutorials and such I found on the net are for different kinds of banana plugs. These plugs just don’t seem to fit in anywhere, either I’m really stupid or they are the wrong kind. Cheers

By: John Reekie

John Reekie — Tue, 07 May 2013 04:35:40 +0000

Glad you got it sorted 🙂

By: Krys Holubecki

Krys Holubecki — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:04:01 +0000

Hi John, thanks for putting me on the right track. It was simply a set up problem and they sound even better from the USB port. Couldn’t quite believe the dealer’s story. Thanks again.

By: John Reekie

John Reekie — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 10:46:59 +0000

Hi Krys, thanks for your comment and I’m sorry to hear that you are having issues. When you run the MIDI Audio Setup application, does the Aktimate show up in the list? What about in the System Preferences Audio screen?

By: Krys Holubecki

Krys Holubecki — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:57:33 +0000

What a a comprehensive review! Thank you very much.
I recently bought a pair of these gorgeous speakers with the intent of using my itunes library on my MacBook which is also a recent purchase.
The sound from my iPod and 3.5mmm jacks is great. But…the USB input does not work. This is the latest USB 3.0 version and I have been advised by the dealer that the Micro’s only work with USB 2.0!!
Any comments would be appreciated

By: James

James — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:12:53 +0000

Cheers, John. I suspect a large part of this has to do with my being slightly pedantic, however, I’ll be sure to keep an eye on it. Thanks again for your response!

By: John Reekie

John Reekie — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 07:41:14 +0000

Hi James, you’re welcome, it was a new challenge for me and I’m glad that it helped you. I don’t recall the active speaker getting very hot. I would expect some increase in temperature would be normal after running the speakers at volume for a while, and solid state components do have a fairly high temperature rating… quite a lot higher than we do! But if this is happening even when the speakers are not being played loudly, perhaps the best thing to do would be to contact Aktimate to enquire.

By: James

James — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 18:18:18 +0000

Hi John.

Thanks for putting so much time into this review, which in turn played a big part in my recent decision to buy a set of AktiMate Micro speakers for myself. I’m delighted with them so far! One question I thought you might be able to help with: did you have any experience with the rear of the active speaker reaching significantly high temperatures (so much so that it’s uncomfortable to touch) after any period of time?

By: Henry

Henry — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:39:08 +0000

Got it – thank you. Great review and site; just found it and have now read several posts. Very instructive.

By: John Reekie

John Reekie — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 23:11:49 +0000

Sorry, my mistake, I had assumed that the output from the S8 had a highpass filter i.e. removed the lows from the signal sent to the main speakers. But it’s not, it passes through the full-range signal. I think it would probably work fine, based on the measurements I would try setting the filter on the S8 at 50-60 Hz, and also at around 120 Hz, as a couple of starting points to try.