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Linn Setup Guide:
How to set up the Linn 343 Exakt Integrated loudspeaker
Product information
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343 Exakt Integrated
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| • Date of Introduction: | October 2026
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| • Type: | 4-way Floor-standing Fully integrated Aktiv loudspeaker with Exakt technology
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- Features
- Bass System – Power DAC technology combines DAC and amp into a single step,
- Pistonik drive units
- 343 Array amplification features Adaptive Bias Control technology
- Aluminium-magnesium alloy bass drive units
- Exakt Technology
Manuals
Installation
We recommend that your 343 loudspeakers are unpacked, installed and adjusted by an authorised Linn retailer. To get the best from your 343 loudspeakers, it is important that they are positioned and levelled correctly.
Please note, in order to achieve the very best from your 343's, some adjustment may be required after positioning, levelling and connecting.
Unpacking
Positioning
As with any stereo loudspeaker, there are some fundamental principles which should be observed to get the best sound from your loudspeakers.
- The loudspeakers should be place at an equal distance from the wall behind the loudspeakers.
- The speakers should be a similar (not the same) distance from the walls to the outside of each loudspeaker.
- Any toe-in applied should be the same for each loudspeaker.
- The loudspeakers should be level with all four spikes in contact with the floor. Use Linn Skeets for hard floors.
For further assistance, try our customer support pages.
Levelling
Screw the spikes into the corners of the stand.
Fit the lock nuts, but do not tighten at this stage.
Very carefully (do not scratch the cabinet), use a spirit level to check if it is sitting
level. If it is, gently rock the loudspeaker from front to back, side to side and
diagonally to check for any movement. If none is present and the loudspeaker is
sitting level, no adjustment to the spikes is necessary.
If the loudspeaker is not level, or moves when you rock it, loosen the appropriate lock nuts using the tool provided and use a screwdriver to turn the spikes to adjust their height. Adjust the spikes to level the speaker, using a spirit level placed on the stand.
Press down firmly on the top of the loudspeaker to ensure it is in close contact with the flooring.
Use the spirit level as before and continue to adjust the spikes as required.
Once the speaker is level and does not rock, use the screwdriver to hold the spike in place and fit and tighten the lock nuts with the spanner provided.
Note: To protect wooden or tiled floors, the spikes can be placed on Linn Skeets, which are available from your Linn retailer.
Connections & operation
Back Panel
- MAINS INPUT - To connect to the mains electricity supply.
- POWER SWITCH - To switch the mains power on/off.
- EXAKT LINK - From Exakt Master OR from an Exakt Slave connected to the Exakt master
- SERVICE - For use of Linn Technicians only!
- FALLBACK - Primarily for Linn service use only, to put the device into Fallback mode (used when reprogramming the unit).
Note: The LED behind the Fallback indicates the Exakt Link is active, but the product is not powered/switched off. - STATUS INDICATORS - Function of the LED's are given below:
- Example of wiring using a Klimax DSM with Linn 343 Exakt Integrated loudspeakers.
EXAKT LINK connection
Check HERE for information of Exakt link connection
LED Status indicators
- Front panel
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LED |
OFF |
ON |
Flash / Blink |
'RED' |
| Diffuser light (between cabinet and stand) | No power | Ready to Rock n Roll | Starting up or Fallback mode | Amplifier fault |
- Back panel
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LED |
OFF |
ON |
Flash / Blink |
| 0 Master Port | No Link | Link Discovered | Link Activity |
| 1 Audio Clock | No Clock | Clock locked | Clock not locked |
| 2 Slave Port | No Link | Link Enabled | Link Activity |
| 3 Software Status | Not Configured | Running | Hardware Fault |
Setup
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To set up a set of 343 Exakt speakers : 
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FAQ
Linn 343 common FAQ's to both PWAB and Exakt variants
What is the Linn Power DAC?
- Linn Power DAC is a new amplifier technology specifically designed for bass systems, also uses on the 343's, that require high performance, high power, and high efficiency. The Linn Power DAC is a true digital amplifier combining DAC and amplifier into a single process.
- At high playback levels the Power DAC reduces distortion by over 10 dB compared to conventional designs.
Linn 343 Exakt FAQ's
Why use different types of amplifier in 343 Integrated Exakt?
- The design of each amplifier in 343 is tailored to the requirements of its associated drive unit.
- The 343 Array is driven by a Linn designed Class-AB amplifiers with Adaptive Bias Control. This gives the best performance over the frequency range of these drive units. Even within the 343 array, the amplifiers are tailored to each drive unit. The tweeter amplifier is further ‘tuned’ to ensure very low distortion up to the very highest audio frequencies, improving the signal-to-noise level by around 15 dB compared to the prior art.
- The bass system uses the new Linn Power DAC architecture to achieve low distortion at high power whilst also being very efficient.
What is Adaptive Bias Control
- Adaptive Bias Control technology is the control of the ideal bias current for all the amplifier output transistors. This is established dynamically and in real-time by measuring, sampling and digitising the current measurement, then using a closed loop to set the output bias voltage through a DAC and novel analogue floating bias circuit.
- A digital control loop then implements and persistently adjusts this optimum bias current for the transistors; negating crossover distortion at any temperature – regardless of volume or demanding dynamic changes in music – for the entirety of the amp’s life.
