{"product_id":"linn-343-floorstanding-speaker","title":"Linn 343 Floorstanding Speaker","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis isn’t a loudspeaker that sounds “big for its size”. That would be too easy, and not quite the point. 343 is more intriguing than that. It is technically explicit, visually calm and emotionally immediate. A loudspeaker with performance without imposition and presence without bulk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- TABS --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eOVERVIEW\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe wonder of 343 is how completely it changes what a compact loudspeaker can be: reference performance beautifully encapsulated in a form fit for any home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eFEATURES\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePistonik for 343\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e343 is the first speaker to be designed around Pistonik from the outset, with the cabinet, down-firing bass architecture, drive unit behaviour and supporting electronics evolving together as a single holistic acoustic system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere paired-driver arrangements can create advantages through combination, 343's fundamentally more capable single 8\" Pistonik driver delivers those qualities at source, with exceptional linearity, vast excursion and precise control.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePositioned close to the floor, it produces omni-directional bass with the depth and authority to give 343 its remarkable sense of scale, and the precision to preserve its composure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Composite Cabinet\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e343 required a cabinet design that could bring reference performance, integrated electronics and neat proportions into a single fully resolved form. Its purpose is acoustic, visual and mechanical...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e...and its first act is one of disappearance. The continuous cabinet — free from hard edges — allows sound to leave the loudspeaker more cleanly and consistently, reducing the small diffraction effects that reveal the position of the box in the room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReflections arriving from the room retain more of the same spectral character as the direct sound itself, helping the image remain stable, spatially precise and rock-solid across an exceptionally wide listening area.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e343 releases the recording into the room as the speaker itself recedes into the space around it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Integrated Module\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the rear of 343, concealed within a curvaceous cowl that completes the flowing form of the cabinet, is the module which contains the loudspeaker electronics. A quiet expression of the same design principle found throughout 343; advanced technology is gathered into a form that remains calm, compact, and complete.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuilding on our history of protecting delicate audio signals from interference — in keeping with the principles which underpin Sondek LP12 — the module is mounted using a three-point spring system which isolates the electronics from the cabinet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis serves as a true isolation system, mechanically decoupling the module from the cabinet to preserve the performance of the system it contains.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eLinn Drive Units featuring Pistonik\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first-ever Linn-designed drive units deliver the widest \u003cem\u003etruly\u003c\/em\u003e linear excursion of any low-frequency drivers available.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eApplications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e343 is available in two variants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExakt Integrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e The most self-sufficient model, with Utopik power supply, Exakt digital crossover, Power DAC architecture, Organik DACs and Adaptive Bias Control amplification housed within its integrated module.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePassive with Active Bass (PWAB):\u003c\/strong\u003e Shares the same Pistonik 6\" and 8\" drive units, and Utopik and Power DAC for the bass system, with the 343 array comprising upper bass, midrange and tweeter units driven instead by external amplification.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBass System with Power DAC Technology\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLinn's Power DAC technology combines DAC and amplification into a single stage — extending the digital signal path whilst minimising loss. It's highly efficient, ultra-low-noise, and provides the perfect platform for driving the lower bass system in 343.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen coupled with the prodigious linear excursion of the Linn-designed 8\" Pistonik unit it drives, 343 produces bass which feels intrinsic to the recording: clean and assured, lower frequencies arrive with immediacy and texture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eSPECIFICATIONS\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e343 Exakt Integrated\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eConfiguration:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fully integrated loudspeaker with built-in Exakt technology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpeaker Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4-way floorstanding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExakt:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCrossover:\u003c\/strong\u003e Exakt digital\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e343 Array:\u003c\/strong\u003e Class AB with Adaptive Bias Control\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBass System:\u003c\/strong\u003e Power DAC and Pistonik motor system\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRoom Correction:\u003c\/strong\u003e Space Optimisation+\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eConnections\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExakt Link:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Posts:\u003c\/strong\u003e N\/A\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eXLR:\u003c\/strong\u003e N\/A\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eDrive Units\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTweeter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 19 mm thin-ply woven carbon dome\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMidrange:\u003c\/strong\u003e 64 mm thin-ply woven carbon dome\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUpper Bass:\u003c\/strong\u003e 190 mm aluminium diaphragm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLower Bass:\u003c\/strong\u003e Down-firing 220 mm aluminium diaphragm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e343 Passive with Active Bass\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eConfiguration:\u003c\/strong\u003e Passive loudspeaker with active bass\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpeaker Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4-way floorstanding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExakt:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes, with external amplifiers and Exaktbox\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCrossover:\u003c\/strong\u003e Three-way analogue passive with active bass\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e343 Array:\u003c\/strong\u003e Separate amplification\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBass System:\u003c\/strong\u003e Power DAC and Pistonik motor system\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRoom Correction:\u003c\/strong\u003e Available with a Linn Network Music Player\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eConnections\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExakt Link:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 (for external Exakt operation)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Posts:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 pairs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eXLR:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eDrive Units\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTweeter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 19 mm thin-ply woven carbon dome\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMidrange:\u003c\/strong\u003e 64 mm thin-ply woven carbon dome\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUpper Bass:\u003c\/strong\u003e 190 mm aluminium diaphragm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLower Bass:\u003c\/strong\u003e Down-firing 220 mm aluminium diaphragm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAvailable Finishes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGlasgow Collection:\u003c\/strong\u003e Clyde Built, Single Malt, Linn Heritage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignature Collection:\u003c\/strong\u003e Triton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClassic Collection:\u003c\/strong\u003e Piano Black, Alpine White\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCustom:\u003c\/strong\u003e N\/A\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTrim:\u003c\/strong\u003e Black\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDimensions \u0026amp; 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