NEW FLAGSHIP LINN 360 LOUDSPEAKER RELEASED IN TWO VERSIONS

Glasgow based Linn has launched their all-new flagship loudspeaker, Linn 360, featuring new cabinet, new drive units, new electronics, and ‘new everything’.

The new Linn 360 loudspeaker has been designed to be ‘Audibly invisible. Visibly remarkable’.

LINN 360 LOUDSPEAKER

Designed to be ‘absent of sonic colouration’ the Linn 360 incorporates an innovative drive unit and amplifier technologies, with a curvaceous cabinet, intricately machined trim, and range of dynamic finishes.

Gilad Tiefenbrun, Linn’s CEO, says: “Decades ago, my father astonished a journalist when, upon being asked how – and if – music reproduction could get any better, he replied that he believed that we were only 1% along the road to making music at home as involving and impactful as live performance. As counter-intuitive as it sounds, we have found that the differences we have been able to achieve in our products are actually getting bigger. Much bigger. Because as we reveal more of the tiny details that lend realism to the music, the listener is able to connect with its emotional content in a way that they didn’t realise was possible. Our new 360 loudspeaker comprehensively demonstrates this step-change. It is without a doubt the finest loudspeaker we have ever made; streets ahead of our previous benchmark – and we are thrilled to share it with the world”.

AUDIBLY INVISIBLE

Critical to 360’s sonic character, is the ‘wholesale elimination of audible distortion’ brought about by Linn’s material science which drove development of the drive units, and their subsequent integration with their latest amplifier technologies in both the Bass System and new 360 Array. These are deployed alongside Linn’s established loudspeaker technologies, Exakt and Space Optimisation.

LINN 360 TWEETER

Linn says that the tweeter is the first 19mm Beryllium dome seen in the audio industry.

MIDRANGE

The midrange dome is crafted from thin-ply, woven carbon fibre, a composite originally utilised by NASA for their Mars rover. This material provides the perfect mix of stiffness and lightness. Similar to the tweeter, any inherent resonance and distortion created by the midrange drive unit is pushed almost three octaves above audible range.

LINN 360 BASS

Both upper and lower bass drive units employ an aluminium-magnesium alloy, also selected for its more-than-ample stiffness, chosen for precise piston-like behaviour without deviation.

LOWER BASS

The pair of lower bass drivers have greater range and more than double the excursion than Linn’s previous maximum.

LINN 360 POWER DAC

The Bass System delivers lower frequency sound with more impact, efficiency and less distortion with Linn’s new Power DAC technology. Built from the ground up, this new Linn technology combines DAC and amp into a single step.

360 ARRAY: ADAPTIVE BIAS CONTROL

Linn’s new Adaptive Bias Control amplifier technology is critical to the performance of tweeter, midrange and upper bass drive units, comprising the all-new 360 Array. Adaptive Bias Control eliminates distortion from the amplifiers using real-time, dynamic management and correction; ensuring that they behave at their absolute optimum in all scenarios.

DISPERSION

The curvaceous front of each speaker tapers from bottom to top, with shaped radii specifically matched to each individual drive unit.

The speakers’ constituent drive units are placed perfectly flush within this undulating baffle, so that they emanate sound, out and away from the speaker, without obstruction.

LINN SONDEK LP12

Machined into the 360 Array trim piece are a series of concentric arcs themselves redolent of the grooves of a vinyl record in a conscientious nod to Linn’s origins and the Sondek LP12 turntable upon which Linn was founded. These grooves are set adjacent to a tweeter protector, which draws the eye in with its chrome-plated Linn icon feature. The engineered trim is machined in-house from 5754-grade aluminium, and incorporates ingenious and subtle waveguides to help facilitate optimum performance from the drive units which they surround.

LINN 360 FINISHES

Designed expressly for 360, The Glasgow Collection is a range of curated cabinet finishes, that Linn says demonstrate “pride in our origins and celebrate our Scottish home”. These three special finishes are dynamic and complex; colour and texture play off the curves of the 360 cabinet under different lighting conditions and when viewed from different angles.

The Classic Collection offers a more subtle, monochrome palette: Piano Black, and Alpine White.

LINN 360 LOUDSPEAKER PRICING, AVAILABILITY AND VARIANTS

360 is available in an Exakt Integrated variant (for use in conjunction with a Linn DSM Network Music Player), with all crossover, amplification and digital-to-analogue conversion circuitry located within in the speaker itself utilising Exakt technology throughout.

360 is also available in a Passive with Aktiv Bass (PWAB) variant, allowing use in conjunction with 3rd-party amplification or an all-external Linn Exakt system using Exaktbox.

DIMENSIONS

Cabinet Volume: 60 litres

Width (with stand): 411 mm

Height (with stand): 1141 mm

Depth (with stand): 484 mm

Weight (with stand): 70kg

DRIVE UNITS

Tweeter: 19mm Beryllium dome

Midrange: 64mm thin-ply woven carbon dome

Upper Bass: 190mm aluminium/magnesium cone

Lower Bass: x2 220mm long throw aluminium cone

LINN 360 – EXAKT INTEGRATED VARIANT

Fully integrated Aktiv loudspeaker with built-in Exakt technology

Speaker Type: 4-way floor-standing

Exakt: Yes

Crossover: Exakt Digital

360 Array: Class A/B with Adaptive Bias Control

Bass System: Power DAC Technology

Room Correction: Space Optimisation+

Available Upgrades: None

Connections: Exakt Link x 2 Binding Post: n/a XLR (for Aktiv Bass): n/a

LINN 360 – PASSIVE WITH AKTIV BASS (PWAB) VARIANT

Passive loudspeaker with Aktiv Bass

Speaker Type: 4-way floor-standing

Exakt: Yes – with external amps and Exaktbox

Crossover: Analogue passive

360 Array: Seperate amplification

Bass System: Power DAC Technology

Room Correction: Space Optimisation with a Linn DSM

Available Upgrades: None

Connections: Exakt Link n/a Binding Post: x3 Pairs XLR (for Aktiv Bass): x1

PRICES

Orders can now be placed for both 360 Exakt Integrated and 360 PWAB.

Pricing (incl. tax)

Linn 360 Exakt Integrated £87,500

Linn 360 PWAB £55,000

HiFi Pig Says: A worthy new flagship for Linn’s range of loudspeakers, we look forward to hearing them.