Linn Audio LoudspeakersDelphinewLinn Audio Loudspeakers Delphi A Rennaisance in ListeningThe Linn Audio Loudspeakers Delphi Speaker System is the culmination of decades of research and development, as well as countless hours of expert and critical listening. It is so clear and distort...9950.00

Linn Audio Loudspeakers Delphi A Rennaisance in Listening

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Ships fromMoraga, CA, 94556
Ships toUnited States
Package dimensions30.0" × 30.0" × 30.0" (300.0 lbs.)
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The Linn Audio Loudspeakers Delphi Speaker System is the culmination of decades of research and development, as well as countless hours of expert and critical listening. It is so clear and distortion free that it has never even been heard before. It gives the biggest, yet cleanest sound you will ever hear. It’s very high efficiency will perform well with tube amplifiers, even very low power ones, such as single-ended triodes, for the cleanest possible sound.

The Delphi system is based on a classic design from the 60’s and 70’s, with a cabinet that is reminiscent of some JBL offerings. It is also, like the JBL, a 2 way system, using a large paper cone woofer, combined with a compression driver/horn for the mid and high ranges, and installed in a front ported type cabinet.

JBL was the highest of the high end of its day, and we have started with the design principles of this classic model. However, we have dramatically improved the performance of the drivers, so that this Delphi system is far superior to any speaker product available at that time, or even to the present day.

This product retails for $39,500, but we are offering it, for a limited time, to the Audiogon community for 1/4 price, when bought directly from the factory.

We call our systems “a Renaissance in listening.” Music so clear and distortion free that it has never even been heard before.

The Delphi is a 2 way system, that covers the entire audio spectrum, except for the very low end, and this low end may also be achieved using Linn Audio’s own sub-woofer system, for a small additional cost.

The unique aspect of this system (and all Linn Audio Loudspeakers) is the use of a compression driver horn for the mid-range and highs. Compression-driver/horns are basically superior to any cone type midrange, in that they have very low distortion (typically 90% less than cone drivers) as well as superior transient response and clarity. We have found that they also offer the best in reproducing the detail, imaging and sound stage of the original recording, not to mention very high SPL levels for a given power.

Horns are not typically used anymore in high-performance speakers, since they can have problems, primarily with resonances in the horn itself. This resonance can sound like distortion (though technically it is something different) so most high-performance speakers produced today use cone mid-range drivers. But Linn Audio, after years of testing and experimentation, has managed to eliminate the resonance problems with their horns, and therefore is left with all the inherent advantages of a horn driver, without the disadvantages.

The result is a sound so superior and unique that it has not even been heard before. We have had many comments by people who have auditioned our speakers at our showroom in Oakland CA, as well as at various audio shows, who say it is the best speaker they have ever heard. We of course agree, and this has been the goal all along, to develop a new sound, which is superior to anything available, and that so far has not even existed in the high-performance audio market.

We are so certain that you will have the same experience yourself, if you buy these speakers, that we offer a money-back guarantee. See the website for details.

Shipped in sturdy wooden crate, and comes with the full manufacturers warranty.

Overall Specifications:

Enclosure type: Front ported
Woofers: One - 15” paper cone type; 25 pound magnet, 4” voice coil
Midrange: One – compression driver/horn (2” throat, 2.58” diaphragm)
Sensitivity: 97 db overall for mono-amp; 110 db on high end, when bi-amped
Nominal impedance: 8 ohms
Minimum/Maximum Power: 15 watts/600 watts
Frequency response +/- 3 db 30hz – 18khz
Overall dimensions: Height: 43” including feet.
Width: 23.5”
Depth: 18.5”
Weight: 150 pounds each; Total shipping weight: 300 pounds.
Optional super tweeter and subwoofer units; extend the frequency range from 18hz – 40khz

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