18 Facts About Linn Products

Linn Products is an engineering company that manufactures hi-fi and audio equipment.

From 2007 Linn Products was one of the first audio manufacturers to introduce digital music streaming using the home network and internet.

Linn Products Records was the first to sell DRM-free 24-bit Studio Master quality tracks downloaded over the internet.

In late 2014 Linn Products announced the integration of TIDAL's lossless music streaming service into Linn Products DS digital players enabling access to over 25 million audio tracks at CD-quality over the Internet.

Linn Products was founded by Ivor Tiefenbrun to produce the Sondek LP12 turntable.

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In 1975, Linn Products patented its isobaric loading principle, and launched the Linn Products Isobarik loudspeaker.

On 20 November 2009, Linn said it would stop making CD players to focus on digital streaming products instead.

In May 2006, Linn Products announced that founder Ivor Tiefenbrun would relinquish the position of Linn Products's managing director in favour of finance director and company secretary Peter Murphy, an 8-year veteran of the firm.

Linn Products shed two-thirds of its staff, including then managing director Peter Murphy and some senior managers.

At some point Linn Products closed the original factory that was next door to Castle Precision Engineering on Drakemire Drive.

Linn Products was one of the first audio manufacturers to understand the likely impact of the internet and the future importance of the network, which became the focus of the company's new strategy under its DS - Digital Streaming – product development plan.

Linn Products celebrated its 40th Anniversary with a limited edition Sondek LP12 launched in partnership with specialist whisky distiller Highland Park.

Inside each Exakt loudspeaker is a proprietary digital platform - called the Exakt engine by Linn Products - that allows the company to claim such performance-enhancing capabilities as the complete elimination of phase and magnitude distortion plus the ability to offer room optimisation.

In late 2014 Linn Products announced the availability of lossless music streaming service on Linn Products DS digital players to provide access to a CD-quality library of over 25 million audio tracks using the Internet.

In November 2014 Linn Products announced its sixth continuous year of profitability with revenue continuing to grow in five of the previous six years.

Linn Products focused on the electromechanical parts while Naim worked exclusively on the electronics.

In 2002 Linn Products formed a brand partnership to supply audio systems to Aston Martin cars.

Linn Products supplied amplification and loudspeaker systems for the Vanquish and DB9 models but three years later was replaced by Alpine Electronics, the previous supplier.