Linn Products Ltd is an independent precision-engineering company specialising in top performance sound reproduction. Founded in 1972 by Ivor Tiefenbrun, the company grew out of Ivor’s belief that he could vastly improve the sound quality of his own hi-fi system. Today, Linn is recognised as the world-leader in pitch-accurate sound reproduction and is renowned for the exceptional quality of its products which are manufactured entirely at Linn’s landmark purpose-built factory building just outside Glasgow.

Linn Products Ltd approached Roevin many years ago for assistance in the translation of instruction manuals for their entertainment systems. Since then, Roevin has worked closely with Linn to provide translations into many of the major European languages as well as Japanese. A particular challenge of translating consumer instruction manuals is that the “user-friendly” descriptions in the original English text must be faithfully and clearly rendered in the foreign language; this often requires close collaboration between translator and client to resolve any difficulties which may arise from the translator not having the entertainment system in front of them as they translate! Roevin’s Account Managers work closely with both Linn and the translator to ensure that the translation process is as problem-free as possible, thus freeing up valuable staff time and resources for the client.

We asked Philip Barnes, Technical Writer at Linn Products Ltd, why Roevin is Linn’s translation provider of choice:

“Roevin provide us with all the qualities we look for in a translation service provider: accurate translations and fast turnaround at a reasonable cost. In addition, we’ve developed a level of dialogue between both companies which results in any problems being resolved quickly and efficiently”.