The Reference Granite Piano versions

The Linn Audio Reference Granite Speaker System is the culmination of decades of research and development, as well as countless hours of expert and critical listening.  It is large and very heavy, and gives the beggest yet cleanest sound you will ever hear!  Its very high sensitivity will perform well with tube amplifiers, even very low power ones, such as single ended triodes, for the cleanest possible sound.

We have created a new cabinet finishing process that gives a very high-quality piano-like finish. One version has wood grain showing through on the cabinet sides, with smooth satin finish on all the same parts as the wood version.  The other version is smooth satin black on all the surfaces of the entire cabinet.  Both finishes are very durable, and very hard, so not easily scratched or damaged, similar to a very fine piano, such as the Steinway.  Now you can have a beautiful piece of furniture with the look of a very fine musical instrument, which we consider the Reference Granite to be.  Though this type of finish is very expensive to produce, we are holding the list price to be the same as the Reference Granite wood version.

Note also the new design round wood horn, which has now replaced the oval cast-aluminum horn which was previously standard on all versions.  This horn has been developed over a period of three years, and has outstanding acoustical perfomance; better, we believe, than any other mid-range driver of any type currently available on the market.