Vintage Asylum: Re: Linn Index Speakers by phenderson

Anything by Linn if it's in good working condition is a good buy at 50 pounds. UNLESS you have pronounced tastes and are hard to please. I can't imagine getting something better NEW for 50 pounds, but it is not out of the question you might get something you like better USED for 50 pounds, at a flea market or on Ebay. Used Celestion 3s -- not the ported model -- are a very small speaker I am very fond of and might go for under 50 pounds if the seller is near you and there's not a lot of postage. If you want bass, though, they aren't for you.

Use the Google Search Engine on "Linn Index" -- here's one listing that came up:

From a review by Rome Castellanus on Audio Shopper

" ... Index speakers are infinite baffle and two-way systems, each utilizing a 1" dome tweeter and an 8" woofer, a KEF unit if I am not mistaken. The speakers are intended for stand-mounting, and designed to work best within 2 - 4" from the back wall and at least 18" from any corner.

The speaker's specified frequency is 60Hz-20KHz+/-3dB. Sensitivity is 86SPL, 1w/1m and impedance is 8 Ohms nominal, 6 Ohms minimum. ...

... Indexes are no longer produced by Linn. During their ten-year tenure, Linn produced a series II version in 1991 with a 6" woofer and biwire connection. The Index speakers retailed from $325 (1985 Audio) to $595 (1994 Stereo Review). "

Good luck!

Peter