Linn announces Pistonik Driver Technology, Updates 360 loudspeakers

Introducing Pistonik

The first-ever Linn-designed drive units – a 6” upper bass and 8” woofer – feature their unique Pistonik motor system at the core. Pistonik produces flawless force over its entire range of in-and-out travel—even when driven extremely hard with bass-heavy music—thanks to a very long-stroke motor topology with a specially extended magnet gap.

 Major innovations throughout Pistonik’s design engineer out magnetic, mechanical, and thermal factors which together conspire to defeat linearity. To realise its full potential in the final drive unit design, a groundbreaking motor system requires an equally advanced suspension. Because Linn knows everything about how their loudspeaker systems are driven and the forces at play, they had the freedom to create a far more extreme suspension system than the norm – pushing performance right to the edge, safely.

Advanced multi-physics simulation informed the design of an ideal partner to mirror Pistonik; a finely tuned, bespoke suspension that stiffens rapidly and predictably at the last possible moment, remaining under complete control with impeccable linearity right up to maximum excursion. 

When these new drivers with Pistonik are integrated into Linn 360 systems, awesome volumes of air are moved, with absolute control, and the widest truly linear excursion of any low-frequency drive units, ever.

Pistonik is available as an upgrade to the 360 and will be standard on new pairs. Additionally, Linn is now offering the 360 in a beautiful Walnut finish.

Contact us to learn more and to schedule a demo of the Linn 360s.